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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueStade de France, Paris, France[1]
Dates
  • 4 August 2024 (round 1)
  • 6 August 2024 (final)
Winning time8:52.76 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winfred Yavi  Bahrain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peruth Chemutai  Uganda
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Faith Cherotich  Kenya
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The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in two rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 4 and 6 August 2024. This was fifth time that the women's 3000 metres steeplechase was contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 36 athletes qualified for the event by entry standard or ranking.

The winning margin was 0.58 seconds - the first time the women's steeplechase was won by less than a second at the Olympics.

Summary

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Defending champion Peruth Chemutai returns as the world leader for the season, barely ahead of world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech who is also the 2019 world champion and 2023 silver medalist. 2023 gold medalist Winfred Yavi also entered. Those three athletes were the individual heat winners. 2022 world champion was Norah Jeruto, 2019 bronze Gesa Krause and 2023 bronze Faith Cherotich but the rest of the recent podiums were missing. Valerie Constien, Faith Cherotich, Alice Finot and Courtney Wayment were high on the world list.[2]

From the gun, a pack of Chemutai, Chepkoech, Cherotich and Sembo Almayew went to the front with Chemutai on point. After the four formed a break a lap into the race, Yavi, on the front of the second group, bridged the small gap to tag onto the back of the pack. Chepkoech took over the lead for the next three laps, when Chemutai moved up again. Almayew moved up to her shoulder. Yavi moved up around a struggling Cherotich to stay in contact. With two laps to go, Almayew struggled to keep pace and Yavi moved up again. At the bell Chemutai, Chepkoech and Yavi were in a close pack in that order. Through the turn, Yavi moved up behind Chemutai. Down the backstretch, those two separated. Chepkoech was broken, Cherotich went by. Through the final water jump Chemutai held the inside line and the advantage. Behind them Alice Finot, running fastest of all of them, picked off Alamyew and a fading Chepkoech, setting her sights on Cherotich. Going in to the final barrier, Yavi got past Chemutai but then stutter-stepped, both jumping high over the barrier together. Who would have the speed at the end? At first it looked like Chemutai had the advantage, but not known as a fast finisher, Yavi exhibited better sprint form and speed, pulling away for the gold. Cherotich held off Finot for bronze.[3]

It was a new Olympic Record for Yavi, the #4 performance of all time (though she already holds #2). Chemutai improved upon her own National Record. Cherotich moved up to #13 and the #7 performer. Finot was #23, #11 performer and the European Record plus the French record at home. Even further back Elizabeth Bird became the #19 performer with a new British Record and Lomi Muleta became #22.

Background

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The women's 3000 metres steeplechase is one of the most recent additions to the Olympic athletics programme, having been added at the 2008 Olympics.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) 8:44.32[4] Fontvieille, Monaco 20 July 2018
Olympic record  Gulnara Galkina (RUS) 8:58.81 Beijing, China 17 August 2008
World leading  Peruth Chemutai (UGA) 8:55.09[5] Eugene, United States 25 May 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[6]
Area Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s)
Africa (records)  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) 8:44.32 WR
Asia (records)  Winfred Yavi (BHR) 8:50.66
Europe (records)  Gulnara Galkina (RUS) 8:58.81
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
 Courtney Frerichs (USA) 8:57.77
Oceania (records)  Genevieve Lacaze (AUS) 9:14.28
South America (records)  Tatiane Raquel da Silva (BRA) 9:24.38

The following records were set during the event:

Country Athlete Round Time Notes
 Bahrain Winfred Yavi Final 8:52.76 OR

Qualification

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For the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[7] 36 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 9:23.00 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[7]

Results

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Round 1

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Round 1 was held on 4 August, starting at 10:05 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1]

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Peruth Chemutai  Uganda 9:10.51 Q
2 Faith Cherotich  Kenya 9:10.57 Q
3 Gesa Krause  Germany 9:10.68 Q, SB
4 Courtney Wayment  United States 9:10.72 Q
5 Lomi Muleta  Ethiopia 9:10.73 Q, PB
6 Marwa Bouzayani  Tunisia 9:10.91 PB
7 Carolina Robles  Spain 9:22.48
8 Parul Chaudhary  India 9:23.39 SB
9 Aneta Konieczek  Poland 9:24.43 PB
10 Daisy Jepkemei  Kazakhstan 9:24.69
11 Aimee Pratt  Great Britain 9:27.26 SB
12 Regan Yee  Canada 9:27.81

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Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Winfred Yavi  Bahrain 9:15.11 Q
2 Sembo Almayew  Ethiopia 9:15.42 Q
3 Valerie Constien  United States 9:16.33 Q
4 Elizabeth Bird  Great Britain 9:16.46 Q
5 Norah Jeruto  Kazakhstan 9:16.46 Q, SB
6 Olivia Gürth  Germany 9:16.47 PB
7 Ceili McCabe  Canada 9:20.71
8 Kinga Królik  Poland 9:26.61 PB
9 Luiza Gega  Albania 9:27.41
10 Flavie Renouard  France 9:27.70 SB
11 Cara Feain-Ryan  Australia 9:28.72 PB
12 Jackline Chepkoech  Kenya 9:35.56

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Heat 3

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya 9:13.56 Q
2 Alice Finot  France 9:14.78 Q
3 Lea Meyer  Germany 9:14.85 Q, PB
4 Alicja Konieczek  Poland 9:16.51 Q, NR
5 Irene Sánchez-Escribano  Spain 9:17.39 Q, PB
6 Ilona Mononen  Finland 9:22.77 NR
7 Marisa Howard  United States 9:24.78
8 Stella Rutto  Romania 9:31.23
9 Amy Cashin  Australia 9:32.93
10 Tatiane Raquel da Silva  Brazil 9:33.96 SB
11 Belén Casetta  Argentina 9:34.78
12 Xu Shuangshuang  China 9:43.50

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Final

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The final is scheduled to be held on 6 August, starting at 21:10 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winfred Yavi  Bahrain 8:52.76 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peruth Chemutai  Uganda 8:53.34
NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Faith Cherotich  Kenya 8:55.15 PB
4 Alice Finot  France 8:58.67 ER
5 Sembo Almayew  Ethiopia 9:00.83 SB
6 Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya 9:04.24
7 Elizabeth Bird  Great Britain 9:04.35 NR
8 Lomi Muleta  Ethiopia 9:06.07 PB
9 Norah Jeruto  Kazakhstan 9:08.97 SB
10 Lea Meyer  Germany 9:09.59 PB
11 Irene Sánchez-Escribano  Spain 9:10.43 PB
12 Courtney Wayment  United States 9:13.60
13 Alicja Konieczek  Poland 9:21.31
14 Gesa Felicitas Krause  Germany 9:26.96
15 Valerie Constien  United States 9:34.08
Source:[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ https://worldathletics.org/records/toplists/middlelong/3000-metres-steeplechase/all/women/senior/2024?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229524&ageCategory=senior
  3. ^ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase - Final race analysis" (PDF). Olympics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 3000 Metres Steeplechase women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 3000 Metres Steeplechase women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Records - 3000 Metres Steeplechase women". World Athletics. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase - Round 1 - Heat 1/3 results" (PDF). Olympics. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase - Round 1 - Heat 2/3 results" (PDF). Olympics. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase - Round 1 - Heat 3/3 results" (PDF). Olympics. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase - Final results" (PDF). Olympics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.