3000 metres steeplechase


The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the horse racing steeplechase.

Rules

It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships; it is also an event recognized by World Athletics. The obstacles for the men are high, and for the women.
The water jump consists of a barrier followed by a pit of water with a landing area defined as follows: The pit is 3.66m square. The pit's forward-direction measurement starts from the approach edge of the barrier and ends at the point where the water jump slope reaches the flat surface of the steeple pathway. Rulebook language simply but clearly says "The water jump, including the hurdle, shall be 3.66m in length." Pits have an upward slope; the water is deeper near the barrier and is within 2 cm of ground level at the departure end. That slope begins approximately forward of the barrier at which point the water is deep.
The length of the race is usually ; junior and some masters events are, as women's events used to be. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. During the course of the race, each runner must clear a total of 28 ordinary barriers and seven water jumps. This entails seven complete laps after starting with a fraction of a lap run without barriers. The water jump is located on the back turn, either inside the inner lane or outside the outer lane. If it is on the outside, then each of the seven laps is longer than the standard 400 m, and the starting point is on the home straight. If the water jump is on the inside, each lap is shorter than 400 m, the starting point is on the back straight, so the water jump and barrier in the home straight are bypassed in the first half lap at the start.
Unlike those used in hurdling, steeplechase barriers do not fall over if hit, and rules allow an athlete to negotiate the barrier by any means, so many runners step on top of them. Four barriers are spaced around the track on level ground, and a fifth barrier at the top of the second turn is the water jump. The slope of the water jump rewards runners with more jumping ability, because a longer jump results in a shallower landing in the water.

All-time top 25 steeplechase runners

Men

PosTimeAthleteDateVenueRef
17:53.63 3 September 2004Brussels
27:53.6422 July 2011Monaco
37:54.3131 May 2012Rome
47:55.2824 August 2001Brussels
57:55.7224 August 1997Cologne
67:55.7622 July 2011Monaco
77:56.1624 August 1997Cologne
87:56.8111 May 2012Doha
97:57.2924 August 2001Brussels
107:58.1520 July 2018Monaco
117:58.415 September 2014Brussels
127:59.0813 August 1997Zürich
138:00.096 July 2013Paris
148:00.125 June 2016Birmingham
158:00.454 July 2015Saint-Denis
168:01.1818 August 2009Berlin
178:01.364 October 2019Doha
188:01.6731 May 2012Rome
198:01.6924 August 2001Brussels
208:03.4124 August 1997Cologne
218:03.5723 June 2000Paris
218:03.5718 May 2013Shanghai
238:03.7418 August 2000Monaco
248:03.817 July 2010Lausanne
258:03.8916 August 1997Monaco

Annulled

The following athletes had their performance annulled due to doping offenses:
RankTimeAthleteDateVenueRef
18:44.3220 July 2018Monaco
28:52.7827 August 2016Saint-Denis
38:58.7826 May 2017Eugene
48:58.8117 August 2008Beijing
58:59.6231 August 2018Brussels
69:00.0128 May 2016Eugene
79:00.8520 July 2018Monaco
89:02.3530 September 2019Doha
99:03.3030 September 2019Doha
109:05.3611 September 2015Brussels
119:05.6830 September 2019Doha
129:06.5727 August 2007Osaka
139:06.6629 August 2019Zürich
149:07.0611 June 2017Hengelo
159:07.147 June 2012Oslo
169:07.4117 August 2008Beijing
179:07.9420 July 2018Monaco
189:08.2320 July 2018Monaco
199:08.3917 August 2009Berlin
209:09.1927 August 2007Osaka
219:09.3925 July 2009Barcelona
229:09.617 June 2012Oslo
239:10.272 September 2018Berlin
249:12.5017 August 2009Berlin
259:12.5513 August 2013Moscow

Annulled

The following athletes had their performances annulled due to doping offenses:

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Women

World Championships medalists

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Women

Season's bests

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National records

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