Steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships

3000 metres steeplechase
at the World Athletics Championships
3000 metres steeplechase; at the World Athletics Championships
Overview
Gender	Men and women
Years held	Men: 1983 – 2023 ; Women: 2005 – 2023
Championship record
Men	8:00.43 Ezekiel Kemboi (2009)
Women	8:57.84 Beatrice Chepkoech (2019)
Reigning champion
Men	Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)
Women	Winfred Yavi (BHR)

The 3000 metres steeplechase has been held as an event at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in the men's division since 1983 and in the women's division since 2005. It can be noted for a series of lengthy winning streaks in the men's division, where Kenyan born athletes have won every championship since 1991. Moses Kiptanui won three in a row, 1987-1995, Saif Saaeed Shaheen, born Steven Cherono, won two in 2003-5. The longest winning streak in any event in the World Championships, is 5 in a row by Ezekiel Kemboi, 2009-15. More remarkably, Kemboi prefaced that streak with a streak of three silver medals, 2003-7. 2007 champion Brimin Kipruto has a complete set of medals, including two bronze. Kenya has also fared well in the women's division winning 9 of the 21 medals issued to date. 2013 women's champion Milcah Chemos Cheywa also has a complete set of medals.

Age

All information from IAAF^[1]

Distinction	Male athlete	Age	Female athlete	Age
Youngest champion	Moses Kiptanui	19 years, 334 days	Yuliya Zarudneva	23 years, 113 years
Youngest medalist	Conseslus Kipruto	18 years, 250 days	Mekides Abebe	20 years, 356 days
Youngest participant	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	16 years, 321 days	Zerfe Wondemagegn	16 years, 336 days
Oldest champion	Ezekiel Kemboi	33 years, 91 days	Yekaterina Volkova	29 years, 192 days
Oldest medalist	Ezekiel Kemboi	33 years, 91 days	Habiba Ghribi	31 years, 139 days
Oldest participant	Graeme Fell	36 years, 143 days	Minori Hayakari	38 years, 271 days

Men's champions

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki details	Patriz Ilg (FRG)	Bogusław Mamiński (POL)	Colin Reitz (GBR)
1987 Rome details	Francesco Panetta (ITA)	Hagen Melzer (GDR)	William Van Dijck (BEL)
1991 Tokyo details	Moses Kiptanui (KEN)	Patrick Sang (KEN)	Azzedine Brahmi (ALG)
1993 Stuttgart details	Moses Kiptanui (KEN)	Patrick Sang (KEN)	Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA)
1995 Gothenburg details	Moses Kiptanui (KEN)	Christopher Kosgei (KEN)	Saad Al-Asmari (KSA)
1997 Athens details	Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN)	Moses Kiptanui (KEN)	Bernard Barmasai (KEN)
1999 Seville details	Christopher Kosgei (KEN)	Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN)	Ali Ezzine (MAR)
2001 Edmonton details	Reuben Kosgei (KEN)	Ali Ezzine (MAR)	Bernard Barmasai (KEN)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)	Eliseo Martín (ESP)
2005 Helsinki details	Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)	Brimin Kipruto (KEN)
2007 Osaka details	Brimin Kipruto (KEN)	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)	Richard Mateelong (KEN)
2009 Berlin details	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)	Richard Mateelong (KEN)	Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA)
2011 Daegu details	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)	Brimin Kipruto (KEN)	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
2013 Moscow details	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)	Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
2015 Beijing details	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)	Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)	Brimin Kipruto (KEN)
2017 London details	Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)	Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)	Evan Jager (USA)
2019 Doha details	Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)	Lamecha Girma (ETH)	Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)
2022 Eugene details	Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)	Lamecha Girma (ETH)	Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)
2023 Budapest details	Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)	Lamecha Girma (ETH)	Abraham Kibiwott (KEN)

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kenya (KEN)	13	12	7	32
2	Morocco (MAR)	2	2	2	6
3	Qatar (QAT)	2	0	0	2
4	Italy (ITA)	1	0	1	2
5	Germany (GER)	1	0	0	1
6	Ethiopia (ETH)	0	3	0	3
7	East Germany (GDR)	0	1	0	1
7	Poland (POL)	0	1	0	1
9	France (FRA)	0	0	3	3
10	Algeria (ALG)	0	0	1	1
	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	1	1
	Great Britain (GBR)	0	0	1	1
	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	0	0	1	1
	Spain (ESP)	0	0	1	1
	United States (USA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 entries)		19	19	19	57

Multiple medalists

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ezekiel Kemboi	Kenya (KEN)	2003–2015	4	3	0	7
2	Moses Kiptanui	Kenya (KEN)	1991–1997	3	1	0	4
3	Conseslus Kipruto	Kenya (KEN)	2013–2022	2	2	1	5
4	Soufiane El Bakkali	Morocco (MAR)	2017-2019	2	1	1	4
5	Saif Saaeed Shaheen	Qatar (QAT)	2003–2005	2	0	0	2
6	Brimin Kipruto	Kenya (KEN)	2005–2015	1	1	2	4
7	Christopher Kosgei	Kenya (KEN)	1995–1999	1	1	0	2
7	Wilson Boit Kipketer	Kenya (KEN)	1997-1999	1	1	0	2
9	Lamecha Girma	Ethiopia (ETH)	2019-2023	0	3	0	3
10	Patrick Sang	Kenya (KEN)	1991-1993	0	2	0	2
11	Ali Ezzine	Morocco (MAR)	1999-2001	0	1	1	2
11	Richard Mateelong	Kenya (KEN)	2007-2009	0	1	1	2
13	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad	France (FRA)	2011-2013	0	0	2	2

Women's champions

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2005 Helsinki details	Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA)	Yekaterina Volkova (RUS)	Jeruto Kiptum (KEN)
2007 Osaka details	Yekaterina Volkova (RUS)	Tatyana Petrova (RUS)	Eunice Jepkorir (KEN)
2009 Berlin details	Vacant ^[2]^[3]	Yuliya Zarudneva (RUS)	Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)
2011 Daegu details	Habiba Ghribi (TUN)	Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)	Mercy Wanjiku (KEN)
2013 Moscow details	Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)	Lydiah Chepkurui (KEN)	Sofia Assefa (ETH)
2015 Beijing details	Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN)	Habiba Ghribi (TUN)	Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER)
2017 London details	Emma Coburn (USA)	Courtney Frerichs (USA)	Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN)
2019 Doha details	Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN)	Emma Coburn (USA)	Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER)
2022 Eugene details	Norah Jeruto (KAZ)	Werkuha Getachew (ETH)	Mekides Abebe (ETH)
2023 Budapest details	Winfred Yavi (BHR)	Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN)	Faith Cherotich (KEN)

Multiple medalists

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Milcah Chemos Cheywa	Kenya (KEN)	2009–2013	1	1	1	3
2	Yekaterina Volkova	Russia (RUS)	2005-2007	1	1	0	2
	Habiba Ghribi	Tunisia (TUN)	2011-2015	1	1	0	2
	Emma Coburn	United States (USA)	2017-2019	1	1	0	2
	Beatrice Chepkoech	Kenya (KEN)	2019-2023	1	1	0	2
5	Hyvin Jepkemoi	Kenya (KEN)	2015-2017	1	0	1	2
6	Gesa Felicitas Krause	Germany (GER)	2015–2019	0	0	2	2

Medalists by country

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kenya (KEN)	3	3	6	10
2	Russia (RUS)	1	3	0	4
3	United States (USA)	1	2	0	3
4	Tunisia (TUN)	1	1	0	2
5	Bahrain (BHR)	1	0	0	1
	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	1	0	0	1
	Uganda (UGA)	1	0	0	1
6	Ethiopia (ETH)	0	1	1	2
7	Germany (GER)	0	0	2	2

[FOOTNOTEButler201334–7-1] Butler 2013, p. 34–7.

[si2-2] World champion steeplechaser Marta Dominguez banned for doping

[stamford-3] Spanish runner Marta Dominguez banned 3 years by CAS

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Early editions	Malmö 1976 (one event only) Sittard 1980 (two events only)
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Complete event overview
Men	1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023
Women	1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023