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Steeplechase (athletics)



 
 
The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics
Athletics (track and field)

Track and field athletics, commonly known as athletics or track and field, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping....
, which derives its name from the steeplechase
Steeplechase (horse racing)

The steeplechase is a form of horse racing and derives its name from early races in which orientation of the course was by reference to a Church steeple , jumping fences and ditches and generally traversing the many intervening obstacles in the countryside....
 in horse racing.

length of the race is usually 3000 meters. The number of laps depends on whether the water jump is located to the inside of lane one or to the outside of lane eight or nine.






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The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics
Athletics (track and field)

Track and field athletics, commonly known as athletics or track and field, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping....
, which derives its name from the steeplechase
Steeplechase (horse racing)

The steeplechase is a form of horse racing and derives its name from early races in which orientation of the course was by reference to a Church steeple , jumping fences and ditches and generally traversing the many intervening obstacles in the countryside....
 in horse racing.

Rules

The length of the race is usually 3000 meters. The number of laps depends on whether the water jump is located to the inside of lane one or to the outside of lane eight or nine. Each runner encounters a total of 28 barriers over the course of the race, as well as 7 water jumps. According to IAAF
International Association of Athletics Federations

The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international Sport governing body for the sport of athletics . It was founded in 1912 during a war, at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation....
 rules, barrier height is 914 mm (36 in) for men and 762 mm (30 in) for women. Unlike those used in hurdling
Hurdling

Hurdling is a type of track and field athletics race. There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 metres hurdles for men and 100 metres hurdles for women....
, steeplechase barriers do not fall over if hit; some runners actually step on top of them (which is legal). Four barriers are spaced around the track on level ground, and a fifth barrier at the top of the second turn (fourth barrier in a complete lap from the finish line) is the water jump, which consists of a barrier followed by a pit of water which is 3.66 m (12 ft) long and slopes upward from 700 mm (27.6 in) deep at the barrier end to even with the surface of the track. This slope rewards runners with more hurdling ability, because a longer jump results in a shallower landing in the water.

History

The event originated in the British Isles. Runners raced from one town's steeple to the next. The steeples were used as markers due to their visibility over long distances. Along the way runners inevitably had to jump creeks and low stone walls separating estates. The modern athletics event originates from a two-mile cross country steeplechase that formed part of the Oxford University
University of Oxford

The University of Oxford , located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation in the English-speaking world....
 sports (in which many of the modern athletics events were founded) in 1860. It was replaced in 1865 by an event over barriers on a flat field, which became the modern steeplechase. It has been an Olympic event since the inception of the modern Olympics
Olympic Games

The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter sports. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia, Greece, Greece....
, though with varying lengths. Since the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City in October 1968....
 the steeplechase in the Olympics has been dominated by Kenya
Kenya

The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border....
n athletes, including a clean sweep of the medals at the 2004 Games.

The steeplechase for women (3,000 meters long, but with lower barriers than for the men) made its first major championship appearance at the 2005 World Championships
2005 World Championships in Athletics

The 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983....
 in Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
. In 2008, Women's 3,000 meters steeplechase appeared the first time on the Olympic tracks in Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 (see Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metre steeplechase
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metre steeplechase

The Women's 3000 metre steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15–17 August at the Beijing National Stadium, the first time this event had ever been held at the Olympics....
).

World record progression

The official world record in the 3000-meter steeplechase for men is held by Saif Saaeed Shaheen
Saif Saaeed Shaheen

Saif Saaeed Shaheen formerly Stephen Cherono is a Steeplechase runner now representing Qatar. He currently holds the World records in athletics for 3000 metre steeplechase....
 of Qatar
Qatar

Qatar , officially the State of Qatar , is an Arab emirate in Southwest Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the larger Arabian Peninsula....
 (formerly Stephen Cherono of Kenya
Kenya

The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border....
) at 7:53.63 and was set on September 3, 2004 during the Memorial van Damme
Memorial Van Damme

Memorial van Damme is an annual Athletics event at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium that takes place on August 26 as the fifth part of the IAAF Golden League....
 in Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
. On August 16, 2002 Brahim Boulami
Brahim Boulami

Brahim Boulami is a Moroccan Athletics who had set two world records in the 3,000 meter steeplechase , 7:55.28 and 7:53.17. The latter was overturned because he tested positive for the banned drug of abuse Erythropoietin....
 of Morocco
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
 ran 7:53.17 but this has not been ratified by the IAAF
International Association of Athletics Federations

The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international Sport governing body for the sport of athletics . It was founded in 1912 during a war, at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation....
, as Boulami was banned for two years in 2003 after testing positive for EPO
Erythropoietin

Erythropoietin, or its alternative erythropoetin or EPO, is a glycoprotein hormone that controls erythropoiesis, or red blood cell production....
.

The first person to run the steeplechase in under eight minutes was Moses Kiptanui
Moses Kiptanui

Moses Kiptanui is a Middle distance track event and Long-distance track event Athletics mostly famous for steeplechase in which he was the number one ranked athlete from 1991 to 1995 and three time IAAF World Championships in Athletics....
 of Kenya, who ran it in 7:59.18 on August 16, 1995 in Zürich, Switzerland.

The official world record in the 3000 m steeplechase for women is held by Gulnara Galkina-Samitova of Russia at 8:58.81 and was set at the 2008 Olympics.

Men (manual timing)

TIMEATHLETEVENUEDATE
8:49.6 Bern 1954-08-28
8:47.8 Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
 
1955-07-01
8:45.4 Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
 
1955-07-15
8:45.4 Moscow 1955-08-18
8:41.2 Brno
Brno

Brno is the second-largest city in the Czech Republic. It was founded in 1243, although the area had been settled since the 5th century. Today Brno has 403,304 inhabitants and is the seat of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Court, Supreme Administrative Court, Supreme Prosecutor's Office and Ombudsman....
 
1955-08-31
8:40.2 Budapest
Budapest

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1955-09-11
8:39.8 Moscow 1956-08-14
8:35.6 Budapest
Budapest

Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
 
1956-09-16
8:35.5 Tallinn
Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital and largest city in the Republic of Estonia and of Harju County. It occupies a surface of 159.2 km? in which 397,617 inhabitants live....
 
1958-07-21
8:32.0 Warsaw
Warsaw

Warsaw is the Capital and World's largest cities of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains....
 
1958-08-02
8:31.4 Tula
Tula

Tula may refer to:In geography:*Tula, Hidalgo, a town in Mexico*Tula, Tamaulipas, a place in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico*Tula River in central Mexico...
 
1960-06-26
8:31.2 Kiev
Kiev

Kiev, also known as Kyiv , is the Capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River....
 
1961-05-28
8:30.4 Walcz
Walcz

Walcz [] is a county town in Walcz County of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. During the years 1975 to 1998, the city was administratively part of the Pila Voivodeship....
 
1961-06-26
8:29.6 Leuven
Leuven

Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flanders, Belgium. It is located about 30 kilometers east of Brussels, with as other neighbouring cities Mechelen, Aarschot, Tienen, and Wavre....
 
1963-09-07
8:26.4 Leuven
Leuven

Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flanders, Belgium. It is located about 30 kilometers east of Brussels, with as other neighbouring cities Mechelen, Aarschot, Tienen, and Wavre....
 
1965-08-07
8:24.2 Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
 
1968-07-17
8:22.2 Kiev
Kiev

Kiev, also known as Kyiv , is the Capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River....
 
1969-08-19
8:22.0 Berlin 1970-07-04
8:20.8 Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
 
1972-09-14
8:20.8 Lagos
Lagos

Lagos is the most populous conurbation in Nigeria with 7,937,932 inhabitants at the 2006 census. It is currently the second most Largest cities in africa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa , immediately following Bamako....
 
1973-01-15
8:19.1 Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
 
1973-06-19
8:10.4 Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
 
1975-06-25
8:09.8 Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
 
1975-07-01
8:08.2 Montreal
Montreal

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1976-07-28
8:05.4 Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
 
1978-05-13


Men (electronic timing)

TIMEATHLETEVENUEDATE
8:05.35 Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
 
1989-07-03
8:02.08 Zürich
Zürich

Z?rich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Z?rich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne....
 
1992-08-19
7:59.18 Zürich
Zürich

Z?rich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Z?rich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne....
 
1995-08-16
7:59.08 Zürich
Zürich

Z?rich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Z?rich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne....
 
1997-08-13
7:55.72 Cologne
Cologne

Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants....
 
1997-08-24
7:55.28 Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
 
2001-08-24
7:53.63 Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
 
2004-09-03


Women (electronic timing)

TIMEATHLETEVENUEDATE
10:34.5 Walnut
Walnut, California

Walnut is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population is 30,004 and its current mayor is Joaquin Lim....
 
1996-04-20
10:30.2 Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
 
1996-05-17
10:23.47 Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
 
1996-06-23
10:19.6 Walnut
Walnut, California

Walnut is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population is 30,004 and its current mayor is Joaquin Lim....
 
1998-04-18
9:55.28 Bucharest
Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the D?mbovita River....
 
1998-06-21
9:48.88 Tula
Tula

Tula may refer to:In geography:*Tula, Hidalgo, a town in Mexico*Tula, Tamaulipas, a place in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico*Tula River in central Mexico...
 
1999-07-31
9:43.64 Bucharest
Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the D?mbovita River....
 
2000-08-07
9:40.20 Reims
Reims

The city of Reims lies in the Champagne-Ardenne region in northeastern France 129 km east-northeast of Paris.Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
 
2000-08-30
9:22.29 Milan
Milan

Milan is the second largest city of Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. It is the capital in the Province of Milan, as well as the Regions of Italy capital of Lombardy....
 
2002-06-05
9:21.72 Ostrava
Ostrava

Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic, however it is the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. It is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence....
 
2002-06-12
9:16.51 Gdansk
Gdansk

Gdansk is the city at the centre of the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Poland. It is Poland's principal seaport as well as the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship....
 
2002-07-27
9:08.33 Tula
Tula

Tula may refer to:In geography:*Tula, Hidalgo, a town in Mexico*Tula, Tamaulipas, a place in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico*Tula River in central Mexico...
 
2003-08-10
9:01.59 Iraklio 2004-07-04
8:58.81 Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
2008-08-17


European record progression

TIMEATHLETEVENUEDATE
8:49.6 Bern 1954-08-28
8:47.8 Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
 
1955-07-01
8:45.4 Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
 
1955-07-15
8:45.4 Moscow 1955-08-18
8:41.2 Brno
Brno

Brno is the second-largest city in the Czech Republic. It was founded in 1243, although the area had been settled since the 5th century. Today Brno has 403,304 inhabitants and is the seat of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Court, Supreme Administrative Court, Supreme Prosecutor's Office and Ombudsman....
 
1955-08-31
8:40.2 Budapest
Budapest

Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
 
1955-09-11
8:39.8 Moscow 1956-08-14
8:35.6 Budapest
Budapest

Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
 
1956-09-16
8:35.5 Tallinn
Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital and largest city in the Republic of Estonia and of Harju County. It occupies a surface of 159.2 km? in which 397,617 inhabitants live....
 
1958-08-02
8:32.0 Warsaw
Warsaw

Warsaw is the Capital and World's largest cities of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains....
 
1958-08-02
8:31.4 Tula
Tula

Tula may refer to:In geography:*Tula, Hidalgo, a town in Mexico*Tula, Tamaulipas, a place in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico*Tula River in central Mexico...
 
1960-06-26
8:31.2 Kiev
Kiev

Kiev, also known as Kyiv , is the Capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River....
 
1961-05-28
8:30.4 Walcz
Walcz

Walcz [] is a county town in Walcz County of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. During the years 1975 to 1998, the city was administratively part of the Pila Voivodeship....
 
1961-06-26
8:29.6 Leuven
Leuven

Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flanders, Belgium. It is located about 30 kilometers east of Brussels, with as other neighbouring cities Mechelen, Aarschot, Tienen, and Wavre....
 
1963-09-07
8:26.4 Leuven
Leuven

Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flanders, Belgium. It is located about 30 kilometers east of Brussels, with as other neighbouring cities Mechelen, Aarschot, Tienen, and Wavre....
 
1965-08-07
8:24.2 Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
 
1968-07-17
8:22.2 Kiev
Kiev

Kiev, also known as Kyiv , is the Capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River....
 
1969-08-19
8:22.2 Warsaw
Warsaw

Warsaw is the Capital and World's largest cities of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains....
 
1972-08-10
8:20.8 Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
 
1972-09-14
8:18.4 Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
 
1973-07-03
8:18.4 Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
 
1974-06-26
8:15.2 Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
 
1974-07-02
8:14.2 Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
 
1974-08-01
8:10.4 Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
 
1975-06-25
8:09.8 Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
 
1975-07-01
8:08.2 Montreal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
 
1976-07-28
8:07.62 Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
 
1984-08-24
8:06.91 Monaco
Monaco

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2002-07-19
8:06.91 Paris
Paris

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2003-07-04
8:04.95 Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
 
2005-08-26


Best year performance


Men's seasons best (outdoor)

YEARTIMEATHLETEPLACE
19688:22.2Kiev
Kiev

Kiev, also known as Kyiv , is the Capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River....
19698:24.2Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
19708:21.98Berlin
19718:24.0Adelaide
Adelaide

Adelaide is the List of Australian capital cities and most populous city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of South Australia, and is the fifth-largest city in Australia, with a population of more than 1.1 million....
19728:20.8Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
19738:13.91Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
19748:14.2Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
19758:09.70Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
19768:08.02Montréal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
19778:14.05Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
19788:05.4Seattle
19798:17.92Champaign
Champaign, Illinois

Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago and west of Indianapolis, Indiana....
1980
1980 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1980 in athletics ....
8:09.70Moscow
1981
1981 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1981 in athletics ....
8:12.13Zagreb
Zagreb

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1982
1982 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1982 in athletics ....
8:16.17Koblenz
Koblenz

Koblenz is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle River, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated....
1983
1983 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1983 in athletics ....
8:12.37Berlin
1984
1984 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1984 in athletics ....
8:07.62Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
1985
1985 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1985 in athletics ....
8:09.17Koblenz
Koblenz

Koblenz is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle River, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated....
1986
1986 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1986 in athletics ....
8:10.01Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
1987
1987 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1987 in athletics ....
8:08.57Rome
1988
1988 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1988 in athletics ....
8:05.51Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
1989
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8:05.35Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
1990
1990 in athletics (track and field)

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8:10.95Hengelo
Hengelo

Media:Nl-Hengelo.ogg is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and is has a station for the International Amsterdam - Hannover - Berlin service, see Transportation....
1991
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8:06.46Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
1992
1992 in athletics (track and field)

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8:02.08Zürich
Zürich

Z?rich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Z?rich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne....
1993
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8:06.36Stuttgart
Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-W?rttemberg in southern Germany. The list of cities in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 590,429 while the metropolitan area referred to as Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million ....
1994
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8:08.80Zürich
Zürich

Z?rich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Z?rich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne....
19957:59.18Zürich
Zürich

Z?rich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Z?rich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne....
19968:05.68Milan
Milan

Milan is the second largest city of Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. It is the capital in the Province of Milan, as well as the Regions of Italy capital of Lombardy....
19977:55.72Cologne
Cologne

Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants....
1998
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8:00.67Monaco
Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe . The territory lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea....
1999
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7:58.98Monaco
Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe . The territory lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea....
2000
2000 in athletics (track and field)

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8:02.76Monaco
Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe . The territory lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea....
2001
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7:55.28Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
2002
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7:58.09Monaco
Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe . The territory lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea....
2003
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7:57.38Monaco
Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe . The territory lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea....
2004
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7:53.63Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
2005
2005 in athletics (track and field)

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7:55.51Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
2006
2006 in athletics (track and field)

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7:56.32Athens
Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
2007
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7:58.80Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
2008
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8:00.57Heusden-Zolder
Heusden-Zolder

Heusden-Zolder is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769....


Women's seasons best (outdoor)

YEARTIMEATHLETEPLACE
199610:23.47Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
199710:30.90Indianapolis
1998
1998 in athletics (track and field)

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9:55.28Bucharest
Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the D?mbovita River....
1999
1999 in athletics (track and field)

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9:48.88Tula
Tula

Tula may refer to:In geography:*Tula, Hidalgo, a town in Mexico*Tula, Tamaulipas, a place in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico*Tula River in central Mexico...
2000
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9:48.88Reims
Reims

The city of Reims lies in the Champagne-Ardenne region in northeastern France 129 km east-northeast of Paris.Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
2001
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9:44.36Poznan
Poznan

Poznan is a city in west-central Poland with over 567,882 inhabitants . Located on the Warta River, it is one of the oldest cities in Poland, making it an important historical centre and a vibrant centre of trade, industry, and education....
2002
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9:16.51Gdánsk
Gdansk

Gdansk is the city at the centre of the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Poland. It is Poland's principal seaport as well as the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship....
2003
2003 in athletics (track and field)

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9:08.33Tula
Tula

Tula may refer to:In geography:*Tula, Hidalgo, a town in Mexico*Tula, Tamaulipas, a place in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico*Tula River in central Mexico...
2004
2004 in athletics (track and field)

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9:01.59Iraklio
2005
2005 in athletics (track and field)

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9:15.04Athens
Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
2006
2006 in athletics (track and field)

The following events in athletics took place in 2006 in sports:...
9:17.15Athens
Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
2007
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9:06.57Osaka
Osaka

is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
2008
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8:58.81Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....


National records

  • As of 2008-10-03
NATIONTIMEATHLETEVENUEDATE
7:53.63 Saif Saaeed Shaheen
Saif Saaeed Shaheen

Saif Saaeed Shaheen formerly Stephen Cherono is a Steeplechase runner now representing Qatar. He currently holds the World records in athletics for 3000 metre steeplechase....
 
Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
 
2004-09-03
7:55.28 Brahim Boulami
Brahim Boulami

Brahim Boulami is a Moroccan Athletics who had set two world records in the 3,000 meter steeplechase , 7:55.28 and 7:53.17. The latter was overturned because he tested positive for the banned drug of abuse Erythropoietin....
 
Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
 
2001-08-24
7:55.72 Bernard Barmasai
Bernard Barmasai

Bernard Barmasai is an athlete from Kenya. He specialised in Steeplechase running but is nowadays a marathoner.He set the new 3000 metres steeplechase world record of 7:55.72 on August 24, 1997 in Cologne....
 
Cologne
Cologne

Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants....
 
1997-08-24
8:04.95 Simon Vroemen
Simon Vroemen

Simon Frans Vroemen is a Netherlands runner, specialising in the Steeplechase .Vroemen has a degree in molecular sciences from the Wageningen University....
 
Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
 
2005-08-26
8:05.75 Mustafa Mohamed
Mustafa Mohamed

Mustafa Hassan Mohamed is a long-distance runner who mainly competes in steeplechase . Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, he moved to Sweden at the age of 11, became a Swedish citizen and now lives in Lysekil....
 
Heusden
Heusden

Heusden is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands. It is located between the cities Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch....
 
2007-07-28
8:06.91 Bouabdellah Tahri Paris 2003-07-04
8:07.12 Tareq Mubarak Taher
Tareq Mubarak Taher

Tareq Mubarak Taher, born as Dennis Kipkurui Sang , is a middle distance track event who represents Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya....
 
Heusden
Heusden

Heusden is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands. It is located between the cities Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch....
 
2007-07-28
8:07.44 Luis Miguel Martín
Luis Miguel Martín

Luis Miguel Mart?n is a Spain runner who specializes on the 3000 metres steeplechase. He took up the event in 1998....
 
Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
 
2002-08-30
8:07.96 Mark Rowland
Mark Rowland

Mark Rowland was a United Kingdom Athletics who was a shock medallist at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.Unheralded and unknown both in his own country and globally prior to the Games, the tall and ungainly Rowland came third in the men's Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase behind the Kenya competitors...
 
Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
 
1988-09-30
8:08.26 Saad Shadad Al-Asmari Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
 
1995-08-27
8:08.57 Francesco Panetta
Francesco Panetta

Francesco Panetta is a former Italy long-distance runner, who won several medals at international championships in the 1980s. His greatest achievement was the victory at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics over 3000m steeplechase in Rome 1987....
 
Rome 1989-09-05
8:08.82 Daniel Lincoln
Daniel Lincoln

Daniel Lincoln is a world-class United States athletics athlete and the American record holder in the Steeplechase ....
 
Rome 2006-07-14
8:09.11 Bronislaw Malinowski
Bronislaw Malinowski (athlete)

Bronislaw Malinowski was a Poland athlete, named after the famous anthropologist, who is best known for winning a gold medal in the 3000m Steeplechase race during the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union....
 
Montreal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
 
1976-07-28
8:09.48 Damian Kallabis
Damian Kallabis

Damian Kallabis is a retired German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.In 1997 his personal best time was 8:37.35 minutes....
 
Zürich
Zürich

Z?rich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Z?rich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne....
 
1999-08-11
8:10.01 William Van Dijck
William Van Dijck

William Van Dijck was a Belgium Athletics , primarily active on the Steeplechase . He was the first Belgian to win a medal at the World Championships, winning the bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics....
 
Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
 
1986-09-05
8:10.23 Laid Bessou
Laďd Bessou

La?d Bessou is an Algerian runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase....
 
Monaco
Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe . The territory lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea....
 
2000-08-18
8:10.46 Sun Ripeng Shanghai
Shanghai

Shanghai is the List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population in China and one of the List of metropolitan areas by population in the world, with over 20 million people....
 
1997-10-19
8:10.83 Günther Weidlinger
Günther Weidlinger

G?nther Weidlinger is an Austrian long-distance runner.He finished eighth in the 3000 m steeplechase final at the 2000 Olympics. He has also reached the final in the same event at the European Athletics Championships twice, finishing last in 2002 European Athletics Championships and 7th in 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenbur...
 
Sevilla 1999-08-21
8:12.05 Jim Svenřy
Jim Svenřy

Jim Sven?y is an athlete from Fr?na in Norway who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase.AchievementsExternal links...
 
Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
 
1997-08-22
8:12.58 Filbert Bayi
Filbert Bayi

Filbert Bayi was a Tanzanian Middle distance track event of the 1970s who set the world records for 1500 metres in 1974 and World record progression for the mile run in 1975....
 
Moskva
Moskva

Moskva is the Russian name of the Russian capital known in English as Moscow. It may also refer to one of the following:*Moskva River, a central-Russian river on which Moscow lies...
 
1980-07-31
8:12.58 Graeme Fell
Graeme Fell

Graeme Vincent Fell is a former 3000 meters steeplechase runner. In 1982 he competed for England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, winning a silver medal in the 3000m steeplechase behind Julius Korir of Kenya....
 
Koblenz
Koblenz

Koblenz is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle River, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated....
 
1985-08-28
8:12.60 Tapio Kantanen
Tapio Kantanen

Tapio Kantanen was a Finland athlete, who mainly competed in the 3000 metre steeple chase.He competed for Finland at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany where he won the bronze medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase event....
 
Montreal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
 
1976-07-28
8:13.26 Florin Ionescu Sevilla 1999-08-21
8:13.47 Yakob Jarso Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
2008-08-18
8:14.05 Peter Renner
Peter Renner

Peter Renner was a New Zealand athlete from Mosgiel, New Zealand who mostly competed in the Steeplechase .He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1982 Commonwealth Games, 1986 Commonwealth Games and 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games....
 
Koblenz
Koblenz

Koblenz is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle River, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated....
 
1984-08-29
8:14.29 Benjamin Kiplagat Hengelo
Hengelo

Media:Nl-Hengelo.ogg is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and is has a station for the International Amsterdam - Hannover - Berlin service, see Transportation....
 
2008-05-24
8:14.41 Wander Moura
Wander Moura

Wander do Prado Moura is a retired long-distance Running from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina....
 
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata is an Argentina city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina....
 
1995-03-22
8:15.06 Fethi Baccouche Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
 
1987-07-02
8:15.54 Pavel Potapovich Paris 2003-07-04
8:16.22 Shaun Creighton
Shaun Creighton

Shaun Creighton is a retired Australian long-distance runner....
 
Villeneuve d'Ascq
Villeneuve d'Ascq

Villeneuve d'Ascq is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France.It is located between Lille and Roubaix, at the crossroads of the principal freeways towards Paris, Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels....
 
1993-07-02
8:16.96 Boštjan Buc
Boštjan Buc

Bo?tjan Buc is a Athletics from Slovenia, competing in the middle-distance events. He is the current Slovene records in athletics holder in the men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase , clocking 8:16.96 on June 12, 2003 at a meet in Ostrava....
 
Ostrava
Ostrava

Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic, however it is the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. It is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence....
 
2003-06-12
8:17.97 Gábor Markó Potsdam
Potsdam

Potsdam is the capital city of the Germany States of Germany of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the center of Berlin....
 
1984-07-21
8:18.43 Halil Akkas
Halil Akkas

Halil Akkas is a Turkey middle distance runner. He was born in K?tahya.He won the Steeplechase at the 2005 Summer Universiade and also finished fifth that year at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki....
 
Izmir
Izmir

Izmir, also once called Smyrna, is Turkey's third most populous city and the country's largest port after Istanbul. It is located along the outlying waters of the Gulf of Izmir, by the Aegean Sea....
 
2007-05-22
8:18.93 Yoshitaka Iwamizu
Yoshitaka Iwamizu

is a long-distance runner from Japan, who is competing in the 3000 metres steeplechase.He finished fifth at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, won a silver medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan and finished eleventh at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris....
 
Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis

Saint-Denis is a commune in France in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.4 kilometres from the Kilometre Zero. Saint-Denis is a sous-pr?fecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis d?partement in France, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis....
 
2003-08-23
8:18.97 Ion Luchianov Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
2008-08-16
8:19.00 Whaddon Niewoudt Stellenbosch 1992-05-08
8:19.82 Manuel Silva Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
 
2004-07-27
8:24.01 Filippos Filippou
Filippos Filippou

Filippos Filippou is a football player, currently playing for Aris Limassol as a defender . His former teams are Atromitos Yeroskipou, Apollon Limassol, Olympiakos Nicosia, Nea Salamina and APOP Kinyras Peyias....
 
Dar-el-Beida 1983-09-15
8:22.24 Christian Belz
Christian Belz

Christian Belz is a Switzerland long-distance runner.He competed at the 2000 Olympics and 2004 Olympics, going out in the heats on both occasions....
 
Hengelo
Hengelo

Media:Nl-Hengelo.ogg is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and is has a station for the International Amsterdam - Hannover - Berlin service, see Transportation....
 
2001-06-04
8:22.9 Flemming Jensen Eugene
Eugene, Oregon

The city of Eugene is the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, Oregon, United States. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie River and Willamette River rivers, about 60 miles east of the Oregon Coast....
 
1983-04-30
8:23.8 Dusan Moravcik Praha 1972-09-17
8:24.09 Brendan Quinn Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
 
1985-08-30
8:24.14 Itai Maggidi Longeville-lčs-Metz
Longeville-lčs-Metz

Longeville-l?s-Metz is a Communes of France in the Moselle Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France....
 
2008-07-04
8:24.66 Angel Rodriguez
Angel Rodríguez

Angel Rodr?guez is a professional Grand Prix motorcycle racing motorcycle road racing who raced in the 125cc and 250cc World championships between and ....
 
Göteborg 1995-08-07


Women

Updated 2008-10-03
NATIONTIMEATHLETEVENUEDATE
8:58.81 Gulnara Galkina
Gulnara Samitova

File:Gulnara Samitova-Galkina on 2008 Summer Olympics.jpgGulnara Iskanderovna Samitova-Galkina is a Russian middle-distance runner. In July 2004 she ran 3000 metres steeplechase in a new world records in athletics of 9:01.59....
 
Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
2008-08-17
9:07.41 Eunice Jepkorir
Eunice Jepkorir

Eunice Jepkorir is a Kenyan Long-distance track event runner.She is from Eldama Ravine. Her parents are farmers and she has eight siblings . She started serious running at the age of 15 while at high school....
 
Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
2000-08-17
9:15.04 Dorcus Inzikuru
Dorcus Inzikuru

Dorcus Inzikuru is a Ugandan Athletics competing in steeplechase . She won the innaugural World title in women's 3000 m steeplechase, as well as the first Commonwealth Games title in the event....
 
Athinai
Athinai

Athinai can refer to:*The English transliteration of ? ????a , the Greek name for the city of Athens.*SS Athinai , a ship of Greek registry that burned and sank in the Atlantic on 20 September, 1915....
 
2005-06-14
9:16.51 Alesya Turova Gdansk
Gdansk

Gdansk is the city at the centre of the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Poland. It is Poland's principal seaport as well as the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship....
 
2002-07-27
9:16.85 Cristina Casandra
Cristina Casandra

Cristina Casandra, n?e Iloc is a Romanian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She took up the event in 2000, having initially specialized in the 5000 metres....
 
Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
2008-08-17
9:17.15 Wioletta Janowska
Wioletta Janowska

Wioletta Frankiewicz is a Poland runner. She competes in the 1500 metres, but she competes also in the 3000 metre steeplechase event, as she did in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland....
 
Athinai
Athinai

Athinai can refer to:*The English transliteration of ? ????a , the Greek name for the city of Athens.*SS Athinai , a ship of Greek registry that burned and sank in the Atlantic on 20 September, 1915....
 
2006-07-03
9:17.85 Zemzem Ahmed Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
2008-08-17
9:18.35 Donna MacFarlane Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
 
2008-06-06
9:21.76 Marta Domínguez
Marta Domínguez

Marta Dom?nguez Azpeleta is a Spain runner who currently mainly competes in 5000 metres and 10000 metres. In 2002 she won these events at the European indoor and outdoor championships, and won her second straight title in 2006 in the 5000 metres at the European outdoor championship ....
 
Barcelona
Barcelona

Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081....
 
2008-07-19
9:22.26 Jenny Barringer Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
2008-08-17
9:25.50 Habiba Ghribi Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
2008-08-15
9:25.51 Hanane Ouhaddou
Hanane Ouhaddou

Hanane Ouhaddou is a Morocco runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.She finished fifth in at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics and ninth at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 3000 metres steeplechase....
 
Heusden-Zolder
Heusden-Zolder

Heusden-Zolder is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769....
 
2007-07-28
9:26.25 Liu Nian Wuhan
Wuhan

is the capital of Hubei province, and is the most populous city in central People's Republic of China. It lies at the east of Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and Han River ....
 
2007-11-02
9:27.21 Mardrea Hyman
Mardrea Hyman

Mardrea Hyman is a Jamaican runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase....
 
Monaco
Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe . The territory lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea....
 
2008-09-09
9:27.51 Sophie Duarte
Sophie Duarte

Sophie Duarte is a France runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.She finished fifth at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 3000 metres steeplechase, in her major international debut....
 
Osaka
Osaka

is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
 
2007-08-27
9:27.48 Elena Romagnolo Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
2008-08-15
9:28.29 Roisin McGettigan
Roisin McGettigan

Roisin McGettigan is an Republic of Ireland runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She graduated from Providence College in 2003....
 
Heusden-Zolder
Heusden-Zolder

Heusden-Zolder is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769....
 
2007-07-28
9:28.47 Veerle Dejaeghere
Veerle Dejaeghere

Veerle Dejaeghere is a Belgium runner who has specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.She formerly specialized in the 1500 metres, reaching the semi-final in this event at the 2000 Olympics....
 
Neerpelt
Neerpelt

Neerpelt is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Neerpelt had a total population of 16,117. The total area is 42.78 km? which gives a population density of 377 inhabitants per km?....
 
2007-06-02
9:29.14 Helen Clitheroe
Helen Clitheroe

Helen Clitheroe is a United Kingdom Long-distance track event. She competed in the 1500m at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and in the Steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....
 
Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
2008-08-15
9:29.86 Antje Moldener Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
2008-08-15
9:30.20 Lívia Tóth
Lívia Tóth

L?via T?th is a Hungary runner who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase....
 
Monaco
Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe . The territory lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea....
 
2005-09-09
9:30.21 Rasa Troup Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
2008-08-15
9:32.54 Kate McIllroy Heusden-Zolder
Heusden-Zolder

Heusden-Zolder is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769....
 
2006-07-22
9:33.19 Karoline Bjerkeli Grřvdal Neerpelt
Neerpelt

Neerpelt is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Neerpelt had a total population of 16,117. The total area is 42.78 km? which gives a population density of 377 inhabitants per km?....
 
2007-06-02
9:36.72 Iríni Kokkinaríou Athinai
Athinai

Athinai can refer to:*The English transliteration of ? ????a , the Greek name for the city of Athens.*SS Athinai , a ship of Greek registry that burned and sank in the Atlantic on 20 September, 1915....
 
2008-06-14
9:38.31 Fatiha Bahi Azzouhoum Athinai
Athinai

Athinai can refer to:*The English transliteration of ? ????a , the Greek name for the city of Athens.*SS Athinai , a ship of Greek registry that burned and sank in the Atlantic on 20 September, 1915....
 
2005-06-14
9:38.55 Christin Johansson Heusden-Zolder
Heusden-Zolder

Heusden-Zolder is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769....
 
2007-07-28
9:38.68 Minori Hayakari Heusden-Zolder
Heusden-Zolder

Heusden-Zolder is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769....
 
2007-07-28
9:39.20 Inęs Monteiro Athinai
Athinai

Athinai can refer to:*The English transliteration of ? ????a , the Greek name for the city of Athens.*SS Athinai , a ship of Greek registry that burned and sank in the Atlantic on 20 September, 1915....
 
2005-06-14
9:40.28 Johanna Lehtinen Athinai
Athinai

Athinai can refer to:*The English transliteration of ? ????a , the Greek name for the city of Athens.*SS Athinai , a ship of Greek registry that burned and sank in the Atlantic on 20 September, 1915....
 
2006-07-03
9:41.14 Natalya Tobias Kiev
Kiev

Kiev, also known as Kyiv , is the Capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River....
 
2007-08-04
9:42.01 Michaela Mannová Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz

Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland, on the Brda River and Vistula rivers, with a population of 360,142 , agglomeration more than 400 000, which makes it the 8th biggest city in Poland....
 
2003-07-19
9:42.08 Dobrinka Shalamanova
Dobrinka Shalamanova

Dobrinka Shalamanova is a Bulgarian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase....
 
Milano 2007-06-24
9:45.87 Miranda Boonstra Göteborg 2006-08-10
9:46.12 Türkan Erismis Bangkok
Bangkok

The city of Bangkok is the Capital , largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai language as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom and came to the forefront of Thailand when it was given the status as the...
 
2007-08-12
9:46.52 Zenaide Viera Neerpelt
Neerpelt

Neerpelt is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Neerpelt had a total population of 16,117. The total area is 42.78 km? which gives a population density of 377 inhabitants per km?....
 
2007-06-02
9:48.87 Andrea Mayr Regensburg
Regensburg

Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen River rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube....
 
2007-06-09
9:51.16 Carol Henry Baton Rouge 2002-06-01
9:51.56 Inna Poluškina
Inna Poluškina

Inna Polu?kina is Latvian long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres. She has won the Latvian championship in 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m and half marathon....
 
Ventspils
Ventspils

Ventspils is a city in northwestern Latvia in the Kurzeme region of Latvia, the sixth largest city in the country. As of 2006, Ventspils had a population of 43,806....
 
2008-06-14
9:52.98 Letiwe Marakurwa Sacramento
Sacramento

Sacramento, an Italian language-, Spanish language- and Portuguese language-language word meaning sacrament, is a common Toponymy in parts of the world where those tongues were or are spoken....
 
2003-06-13
9:53.65 Daniela Kuleska Odessa
Odessa

Odessa or Odesa is the Capital of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major port located on the shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 ....
 
2001-06-06
9:55.11 Tebogo Masehla El Djezair 2007-07-20
9:55.43 Talis Apud Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , is the second largest city of Brazil and South America, behind S?o Paulo, and the third largest metropolitan area in South America, behind S?o Paulo and Buenos Aires....
 
2007-07-28
9:59.04 Oksana Juraval Zenica
Zenica

Zenica is an industrial city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the capital of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity....
 
2007-06-23


Top 25 performers

(Updated November 12, 2008.)

PosTime Athlete Venue Date
1. 8:58.81 Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
August 17, 2008
2. 9:06.57 Osaka
Osaka

is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
 
August 27, 2007
3. 9:07.41 Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
August 17, 2008
4. 9:09.19 Osaka
Osaka

is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
 
August 27, 2007
5. 9:15.04 Athinai
Athinai

Athinai can refer to:*The English transliteration of ? ????a , the Greek name for the city of Athens.*SS Athinai , a ship of Greek registry that burned and sank in the Atlantic on 20 September, 1915....
 
June 14, 2005
6. 9:16.51 Gdansk
Gdansk

Gdansk is the city at the centre of the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Poland. It is Poland's principal seaport as well as the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship....
 
July 27, 2002
7. 9:16.85 Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
August 17, 2008
8. 9:17.15 Athinai
Athinai

Athinai can refer to:*The English transliteration of ? ????a , the Greek name for the city of Athens.*SS Athinai , a ship of Greek registry that burned and sank in the Atlantic on 20 September, 1915....
 
July 3, 2006
9. 9:17.35 Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
August 17, 2008
10. 9:17.85 Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
August 17, 2008
11. 9:18.35 Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
 
June 6, 2008
12. 9:20.23 Huelva
Huelva

Huelva is a city in southwestern Spain, the capital of the Huelva in the autonomous region of Andalusia. It is located along the Gulf of Cadiz coast, at the confluence of the Odiel river and Rio Tinto rivers....
 
June 13, 2008
13. 9:21.76 Barcelona
Barcelona

Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081....
 
July 19, 2008
14. 9:21.94 Athinai
Athinai

Athinai can refer to:*The English transliteration of ? ????a , the Greek name for the city of Athens.*SS Athinai , a ship of Greek registry that burned and sank in the Atlantic on 20 September, 1915....
 
July 3, 2006
15. 9:22.26 Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
August 17, 2008
16. 9:22.29 Milano June 5, 2002
17. 9:22.50 Huelva
Huelva

Huelva is a city in southwestern Spain, the capital of the Huelva in the autonomous region of Andalusia. It is located along the Gulf of Cadiz coast, at the confluence of the Odiel river and Rio Tinto rivers....
 
June 13, 2008
18. 9:22.76 Heusden-Zolder
Heusden-Zolder

Heusden-Zolder is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769....
 
July 20, 2008
19. 9:23.35 Rieti
Rieti

Rieti is a town in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake....
 
August 26, 2006
20. 9:24.04 Kazan
Kazan

Kazan is the capital types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Tatarstan, Russia, and one of Russia's largest cities. It is a major industrial, commercial and cultural center, and remains the most important center of Tatar culture....
 
July 18, 2008
21. 9:24.29 Melbourne
Melbourne

Melbourne is the more common name for the geographic region and Census in Australia of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area. It is the second List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million and serves as the List of Australian capital cities of Victoria ....
 
March 22, 2006
22. 9:25.50 Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 
August 15, 2008
23. 9:25.51 Heusden-Zolder
Heusden-Zolder

Heusden-Zolder is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769....
 
July 28, 2007
24. 9:26.07 Rieti
Rieti

Rieti is a town in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake....
 
August 26, 2006
25. 9:26.23 Heusden-Zolder
Heusden-Zolder

Heusden-Zolder is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769....
 
July 28, 2007


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