2015_World_Championships_in_Athletics_–_Women's_3000_metres_steeplechase

2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

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The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 24 and 26 August.[1]

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Summary

The reigning champion from 2013 Milcah Chemos Cheywa was absent from the competition due to a back injury.[2][3]

This championship race had a preview of sorts at the 2015 Herculis meet in Monaco where most of the finalists raced to a different order. That race was won by Habiba Ghribi in the world leading time. This final was going to be slower and tactical, everybody was watching each other. A lap into the race, Lalita Babar broke away, building up a 10 to 15 meter gap on the pack. She was treated as a breakaway in a bicycle racing, but the peloton didn't give chase. With 2 laps to go, the pack led by Emma Coburn swallowed up the lead and went past. For the next lap, the pack was content to let Coburn lead, Ghribi coming up to her shoulder and the rest going sometimes five abreast over the barriers. At the bell, Ghribi took the lead, Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi and Coburn battling down the backstretch. Going into the final water jump Jepkemoi finally passed Coburn, with Gesa Felicitas Krause and Sofia Assefa forming a tight pack of five to sprint for the medals. As Krause pressed Ghribi from the inside, Jepkemoi had to swing wide out to lane two to find some running room. Krause took the lead over the final barrier as Ghribi stuttered. Ghribi was stronger to take the lead back from Krause but Jepkemoi ran past both of them on the outside and on to victory.[4]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[5]

World record  Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) 8:58.81 Beijing, China 17 August 2008
Championship record  Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) 9:06.57 Osaka, Japan 27 August 2007
World leading  Habiba Ghribi (TUN) 9:11.28 Fontvieille, Monaco 17 July 2015
African record  Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) 9:07.14 Oslo, Norway 7 June 2012
Asian record  Ruth Jebet (BHR) 9:20.55 Zürich, Switzerland 28 August 2014
NACAC record  Emma Coburn (USA) 9:11.42 Glasgow, United Kingdom 12 July 2014
South American record  Sabine Heitling (BRA) 9:41.22 London, United Kingdom 25 July 2009
European record  Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) 8:58.81 Beijing, China 17 August 2008
Oceanian record  Donna MacFarlane (AUS) 9:18.35 Oslo, Norway 6 June 2008

Qualification standards

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Schedule

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All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

KEY: QQualified qFastest non-qualifiers NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[7]

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Final

The final was held at 21:00.[8]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. [2]
    Musumba, Chris (2015-07-02). INJURY SCARE: Coach Kirwa worried over women's steeplechase conquest in Beijing. Kenya Standard. Retrieved on 2015-08-16.
  3. [3]
    Start list
  4. [4]
    "REPORT: WOMEN'S 3000M STEEPLECHASE FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Records & Lists – 3000 meters steeplechase". IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. [6]
    IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
  7. [7]
    "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  8. [8]
    Final results
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