2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha from 1 to 4 October 2019.[1]

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the 2019 World Championships
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates1 October (heats)
4 October (final)
Competitors46 from 26 nations
Winning time8:01.35
Medalists
    Kenya
    Ethiopia
    Morocco
Video on YouTube
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Summary

Kenya considers the steeplechase to be their national sport. With defending champion Conseslus Kipruto, they qualified four to the final. USA, with two Kenyan ex-pats and Ethiopia also qualified all three of their entrants. This was only the second major championship since 2007 without perennial medalist Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad. Kipruto almost didn't make it. A stress fracture in April would sideline him for months, but he build a primitive swimming pool at his home in Mosoriot Kenya to do aqua training until he could run again.[2]

While they are a neighboring long distance running rival, Ethiopia does not have the same successful track record in the steeplechase, but were encouraged by Getnet Wale winning the 2019 IAAF Diamond League. Here the Ethiopians took to the lead. Chala Beyo took the point first with Wale and Kipruto pushing the pace out front. After two laps, Wale took over. Beyo would not finish. Starting slower, Lamecha Girma ran in the middle of the pack for a while before moving forward to take over leading duties for the team. The fast pace dropped off many of the runners, the lead pack dwindling to the entire Kenyan team, Hillary Bor, Djilali Bedrani, returning silver medalist Soufiane El Bakkali, Wale and Girma. With two laps to go, Kipruto moved out to the lead and looked around for his teammates to join him, but help did not come forward. Instead Wale moved ahead again and El Bakkali planted himself on Kipruto's shoulder. As the pace increased, the other three Kenyan's fell off the back of the pack. Bedrani and Bor were the next to go. It was a four man group at the bell with Girma on the tail end. Through the penultimate turn, El Bakkali took the lead. For most of the last decade, the steeplechase was decided by a devastating move off the first barrier on the backstretch, usually by Ezekiel Kemboi. It is where Kipruto won the race in 2017 and the Olympics in 2016. Here, coming off the barrier, Kipruto gained a couple of feet on Wale but El Bakkali remained in command. Instead, Girma ran around the group and into the lead. Kipruto tried to react, passing El Bakkali over the water jump. Wale had no answer for the speed and the medalists were decided. Going into the final barrier, Girma opened up two metres on Kipruto. Coming off the barrier, Kipruto launched into a sprint gaining slightly on Girma. Desperately looking for the finish Girma dipped a little early, Kipruto dipped like a seasoned professional hurdler. In the photo finish, Kipruto took the gold by .01. 18 year old Girma got the consolation prize of the Ethiopian national record that 19 year old Wale had improved twice already in 2019.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[3]

World record  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:53.63 Brussels, Belgium 3 September 2004
Championship record  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:00.43 Berlin, Germany 18 August 2009
World Leading  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) 8:04.82 Monaco 12 July 2019
African Record  Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN) 7:53.64 Monaco 22 July 2011
Asian Record  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:53.63 Brussels, Belgium 3 September 2004
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Evan Jager (USA) 8:00.45 Paris, France 4 July 2015
South American Record  Wander do Prado Moura (BRA) 8:14.41 Mar del Plata, Argentina 22 March 1995
European Record  Mahiedine Mekhissi (FRA) 8:00.09 Paris, France 6 July 2013
Oceanian record  Peter Renner (NZL) 8:14.05 Koblenz, West Germany 29 August 1984

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 8:29.00.[4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
1 October18:15Heats
4 October21:45Final

Results

Heats

The first three in each heat (Q) and the next six fastest (q) qualified for the final.[6]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Getnet Wale Ethiopia (ETH)8:12.96Q
21Djilali Bedrani France (FRA)8:13.02Q
31Leonard Kipkemoi Bett Kenya (KEN)8:13.07Q
41Matthew Hughes Canada (CAN)8:13.12q, SB
51Fernando Carro Spain (ESP)8:13.56q
62Lamecha Girma Ethiopia (ETH)8:16.64Q
72Soufiane El Bakkali Morocco (MAR)8:17.96Q
82Abraham Kibiwott Kenya (KEN)8:18.46Q
92Andrew Bayer United States (USA)8:18.66q
101Stanley Kebenei United States (USA)8:19.02q
113Conseslus Kipruto Kenya (KEN)8:19.20Q
123Benjamin Kigen Kenya (KEN)8:19.44Q
133Hillary Bor United States (USA)8:20.67Q
143Chala Beyo Ethiopia (ETH)8:21.09q
151Zak Seddon Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)8:22.51q
162Albert Chemutai Uganda (UGA)8:23.08
173Ibrahim Ezzaydouni Spain (ESP)8:23.99
183Benjamin Kiplagat Uganda (UGA)8:24.44SB
191Yohanes Chiappinelli Italy (ITA)8:24.73
203Avinash Sable India (IND)8:25.23qR, NR
212Altobeli da Silva Brazil (BRA)8:25.34SB
221Amor Ben Yahia Tunisia (TUN)8:26.12SB
232Yemane Haileselassie Eritrea (ERI)8:26.58
241Martin Grau Germany (GER)8:26.79SB
251Tom Erling Kårbø Norway (NOR)8:27.01PB
261Boniface Abel Sikowo Uganda (UGA)8:27.96
272Osama Zoghlami Italy (ITA)8:28.57
282Daniel Arce Spain (ESP)8:31.69
293Topi Raitanen Finland (FIN)8:32.44
303Ryan Smeeton Canada (CAN)8:32.53
312Karl Bebendorf Germany (GER)8:32.58
322John Gay Canada (CAN)8:33.74
333Carlos Andrés Martín Colombia (COL)8:35.10
342Bilal Tabti Algeria (ALG)8:35.15
353Salem Mohamed Attiaallah Egypt (EGY)8:35.18
361Abdelkarim Ben Zahra Morocco (MAR)8:36.67
373Yoann Kowal France (FRA)8:37.90
383Takele Nigate Ethiopia (ETH)8:38.34
391Kaur Kivistik Estonia (EST)8:39.26
403Yaser Bagharab Qatar (QAT)8:39.65
412Rantso Mokopane South Africa (RSA)8:42.22
422Ben Buckingham Australia (AUS)8:42.86
432Krystian Zalewski Poland (POL)8:51.79
443Otmane Nait-Hammou Athlete Refugee Team (ART)9:30.17
1Fouad Idbafdil Athlete Refugee Team (ART)DNF
3Mohamed Tindouft Morocco (MAR)

Final

The final was started on 4 October at 21:45.[7]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Conseslus Kipruto Kenya (KEN)8:01.35WL
Lamecha Girma Ethiopia (ETH)8:01.36NR
Soufiane El Bakkali Morocco (MAR)8:03.76SB
4Getnet Wale Ethiopia (ETH)8:05.21PB
5Djilali Bedrani France (FRA)8:05.23PB
6Benjamin Kigen Kenya (KEN)8:06.95
7Abraham Kibiwott Kenya (KEN)8:08.52
8Hillary Bor United States (USA)8:09.33
9Leonard Kipkemoi Bett Kenya (KEN)8:10.64
10Stanley Kebenei United States (USA)8:11.15SB
11Fernando Carro Spain (ESP)8:12.31
12Andrew Bayer United States (USA)8:12.47PB
13Avinash Sable India (IND)8:21.37NR
14Matthew Hughes Canada (CAN)8:24.78
15Zak Seddon Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)8:40.23
Chala Beyo Ethiopia (ETH)DNF

References

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