2023_World_Athletics_Championships_–_Women's_3000_metres_steeplechase
The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 23 and 27 August 2023.[1]
| Women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2023 World Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The final underway. | ||||||||||
| Venue | National Athletics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 23 August (heats) 27 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:54.29 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
2025 → | ||||||||||
World record holder Beatrice Chepkoech showed her intention by assuming the lead 50 metres into the race. She proceeded to bang out 72 second laps confident she could burn off any competition. And it worked. Over the next six laps, one by one, they fell off the back, except one. Winfred Yavi refused to go away. Coming in to the bell, Yavi pulled next to Chepkoech. After the bell, Yavi pulled away, slowly, steadily. Yavi jumped the water jump barrier without touching it, she exited faster, looked back over her shoulder to make sure. It was clear would no challenge would be coming. By the time Yavi reached the finish line, Chepkoech was over 20 metres back. Faith Cherotich, the last to fall off the pace was the next to finish to collect bronze.
Yavi's time 8:54.29 was the fifth fastest of all time. Chepkoech had run two superior times, making Yavi the #4 performer of all time. Cherotich became #12. Fifth place Alice Finot became #19 and sixth place Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimšek became #20.
Before the competition records were as follows:[2]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) |
8:44.32 | Montecarlo, Monaco | 20 July 2018 |
| Championship record |  Norah Jeruto (KAZ) |
8:53.02 | Eugene, United States | 20 July 2022 |
| World Leading | Jackline Chepkoech (KEN) |
8:57.35 | London, Great Britain | 23 July 2023 |
| African Record | 8:44.32 | Montecarlo, Monaco | 20 July 2018 | |
| Asian Record |  Ruth Jebet (BHR) |
8:52.78 | Paris, France | 27 August 2016 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record |  Courtney Frerichs (USA) |
8:57.77 | Eugene, United States | 21 August 2021 |
| South American Record |  Tatiane Raquel da Silva (BRA) |
9:24.38 | Watford, Great Britain | 11 June 2022 |
| European Record |  Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) |
8:58.81 | Beijing, China | 17 August 2008 |
| Oceanian record |  Genevieve Lacaze (AUS) |
9:14.28 | Paris, France | 27 August 2016 |
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 9:23.00.[3]
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows:
Heats
The first 5 athletes in each heat (Q) qualify to the final.[4]
Final
The final was started on 27 August at 21:05.[5]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Winfred Mutile Yavi |  Bahrain (BHR) | 8:54.29 | WL |
 | Beatrice Chepkoech |  Kenya (KEN) | 8:58.98 | SB |
 | Faith Cherotich | Kenya (KEN) | 9:00.69 | PB |
| 4 | Zerfe Wondemagegn |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 9:05.51 | |
| 5 | Alice Finot |  France (FRA) | 9:06.15 | NR |
| 6 | Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimšek |  Slovenia (SLO) | 9:06.37 | NR |
| 7 | Peruth Chemutai |  Uganda (UGA) | 9:10.26 | PB |
| 8 | Luiza Gega |  Albania (ALB) | 9:10.27 | SB |
| 9 | Jackline Chepkoech | Kenya (KEN) | 9:14.72 | |
| 10 | Marwa Bouzayani |  Tunisia (TUN) | 9:15.07 | |
| 11 | Parul Chaudhary |  India (IND) | 9:15.31 | NR |
| 12 | Lomi Muleta | Ethiopia (ETH) | 9:15.36 | |
| 13 | Sembo Almayew | Ethiopia (ETH) | 9:18.25 | |
| 14 | Olivia Gürth |  Germany (GER) | 9:20.08 | PB |
| 15 | Courtney Wayment |  United States (USA) | 9:25.90 |
- "Budapest 23 - World Athletics Timetable" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- "3000 Metres Steeplechase Women − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- "Summary - 3000 Metres Steeplechase Men - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- "Results 3000 Metres Steeplechase Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 27 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.