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2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the 2019 World Championships
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates1 October (heats)
4 October (final)
Competitors46 from 26 nations
Winning time8:01.35
Medalists
gold medal    Kenya
silver medal    Ethiopia
bronze medal    Morocco
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The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha from 1 to 4 October 2019.[1]

The winning margin was 0.01 seconds which as of 2024 is the only time the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase has been won by less than 0.2 seconds at these championships.

Summary

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Kenya considers the steeplechase to be their national sport. With defending champion Conseslus Kipruto, they qualified four to the final. the USA, with two Kenyan ex-pats and Ethiopia, also qualified all three of their entrants. This was only the second major championship since 2007 without perennial medalist Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad. Kipruto almost didn't make it. A stress fracture in April would sideline him for months, but he builds a primitive swimming pool at his home in Mosoriot Kenya to do aqua training until he could run again.[2]

While they are a neighboring long-distance running rival, Ethiopia does not have the same successful track record in the steeplechase, but was encouraged by Getnet Wale winning the 2019 IAAF Diamond League. Here the Ethiopians took to the lead. Chala Beyo took the point first with Wale ,and Kipruto pushing the pace out front. After two laps, Wale took over. Beyo would not finish. Starting slower, Lamecha Girma ran in the middle of the pack for a while before moving forward to take over leading duties for the team. The fast pace dropped off many of the runners, the lead pack dwindling to the entire Kenyan team, Hillary Bor, Djilali Bedrani, returning silver medalist Soufiane El Bakkali, Wale and Girma. With two laps to go, Kipruto moved out to the lead and looked around for his teammates to join him, but help did not come forward. Instead, Wale moved ahead again and El Bakkali planted himself on Kipruto's shoulder. As the pace increased, the other three Kenyan's fell off the back of the pack. Bedrani and Bor were the next to go. It was a four-man group at the bell with Girma on the tail end. Through the penultimate turn, El Bakkali took the lead. For most of the last decade, the steeplechase was decided by a devastating move off the first barrier on the backstretch, usually by Ezekiel Kemboi. It is where Kipruto won the race in 2017 and the Olympics in 2016. Here, coming off the barrier, Kipruto gained a couple of feet on Wale but El Bakkali remained in command. Instead, Girma ran around the group and into the lead. Kipruto tried to react, passing El Bakkali over the water jump. Wale had no answer for the speed and the medalists were decided. Going into the final barrier, Girma opened up two metres on Kipruto. Coming off the barrier, Kipruto launched into a sprint gaining slightly on Girma. Desperately looking for the finish Girma dipped a little early, Kipruto dipped like a seasoned professional hurdler. In the photo finish, Kipruto took the gold by .01. 18-year-old Girma got the consolation prize of the Ethiopian national record that 19-year-old Wale had improved twice already in 2019.

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[3]

World record  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:53.63 Brussels, Belgium 3 September 2004
Championship record  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:00.43 Berlin, Germany 18 August 2009
World Leading  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) 8:04.82 Monaco 12 July 2019
African Record  Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN) 7:53.64 Monaco 22 July 2011
Asian Record  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:53.63 Brussels, Belgium 3 September 2004
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Evan Jager (USA) 8:00.45 Paris, France 4 July 2015
South American Record  Wander do Prado Moura (BRA) 8:14.41 Mar del Plata, Argentina 22 March 1995
European Record  Mahiedine Mekhissi (FRA) 8:00.09 Paris, France 6 July 2013
Oceanian record  Peter Renner (NZL) 8:14.05 Koblenz, West Germany 29 August 1984

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 8:29.00.[4]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
1 October 18:15 Heats
4 October 21:45 Final

Results

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Heats

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The first three in each heat (Q) and the next six fastest (q) qualified for the final.[6]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Getnet Wale  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:12.96 Q
2 1 Djilali Bedrani  France (FRA) 8:13.02 Q
3 1 Leonard Kipkemoi Bett  Kenya (KEN) 8:13.07 Q
4 1 Matthew Hughes  Canada (CAN) 8:13.12 q, SB
5 1 Fernando Carro  Spain (ESP) 8:13.56 q
6 2 Lamecha Girma  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:16.64 Q
7 2 Soufiane El Bakkali  Morocco (MAR) 8:17.96 Q
8 2 Abraham Kibiwott  Kenya (KEN) 8:18.46 Q
9 2 Andrew Bayer  United States (USA) 8:18.66 q
10 1 Stanley Kebenei  United States (USA) 8:19.02 q
11 3 Conseslus Kipruto  Kenya (KEN) 8:19.20 Q
12 3 Benjamin Kigen  Kenya (KEN) 8:19.44 Q
13 3 Hillary Bor  United States (USA) 8:20.67 Q
14 3 Chala Beyo  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:21.09 q
15 1 Zak Seddon  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 8:22.51 q
16 2 Albert Chemutai  Uganda (UGA) 8:23.08
17 3 Ibrahim Ezzaydouni  Spain (ESP) 8:23.99
18 3 Benjamin Kiplagat  Uganda (UGA) 8:24.44 SB
19 1 Yohanes Chiappinelli  Italy (ITA) 8:24.73
20 3 Avinash Sable  India (IND) 8:25.23 qR, NR
21 2 Altobeli da Silva  Brazil (BRA) 8:25.34 SB
22 1 Amor Ben Yahia  Tunisia (TUN) 8:26.12 SB
23 2 Yemane Haileselassie  Eritrea (ERI) 8:26.58
24 1 Martin Grau  Germany (GER) 8:26.79 SB
25 1 Tom Erling Kårbø  Norway (NOR) 8:27.01 PB
26 1 Boniface Abel Sikowo  Uganda (UGA) 8:27.96
27 2 Osama Zoghlami  Italy (ITA) 8:28.57
28 2 Daniel Arce  Spain (ESP) 8:31.69
29 3 Topi Raitanen  Finland (FIN) 8:32.44
30 3 Ryan Smeeton  Canada (CAN) 8:32.53
31 2 Karl Bebendorf  Germany (GER) 8:32.58
32 2 John Gay  Canada (CAN) 8:33.74
33 3 Carlos San Martín  Colombia (COL) 8:35.10
34 2 Bilal Tabti  Algeria (ALG) 8:35.15
35 3 Salem Mohamed Attiaallah  Egypt (EGY) 8:35.18
36 1 Abdelkarim Ben Zahra  Morocco (MAR) 8:36.67
37 3 Yoann Kowal  France (FRA) 8:37.90
38 3 Takele Nigate  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:38.34
39 1 Kaur Kivistik  Estonia (EST) 8:39.26
40 3 Yaser Bagharab  Qatar (QAT) 8:39.65
41 2 Rantso Mokopane  South Africa (RSA) 8:42.22
42 2 Ben Buckingham  Australia (AUS) 8:42.86
43 2 Krystian Zalewski  Poland (POL) 8:51.79
44 3 Otmane Nait-Hammou  Athlete Refugee Team (ART) 9:30.17
1 Fouad Idbafdil  Athlete Refugee Team (ART) DNF
3 Mohamed Tindouft  Morocco (MAR)

Final

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The final was started on 4 October at 21:45.[7]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Conseslus Kipruto  Kenya (KEN) 8:01.35 WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lamecha Girma  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:01.36 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Soufiane El Bakkali  Morocco (MAR) 8:03.76 SB
4 Getnet Wale  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:05.21 PB
5 Djilali Bedrani  France (FRA) 8:05.23 PB
6 Benjamin Kigen  Kenya (KEN) 8:06.95
7 Abraham Kibiwott  Kenya (KEN) 8:08.52
8 Hillary Bor  United States (USA) 8:09.33
9 Leonard Kipkemoi Bett  Kenya (KEN) 8:10.64
10 Stanley Kebenei  United States (USA) 8:11.15 SB
11 Fernando Carro  Spain (ESP) 8:12.31
12 Andrew Bayer  United States (USA) 8:12.47 PB
13 Avinash Sable  India (IND) 8:21.37 NR
14 Matthew Hughes  Canada (CAN) 8:24.78
15 Zak Seddon  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 8:40.23
Chala Beyo  Ethiopia (ETH) DNF

References

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  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "Against all odds, Kipruto claims his most treasured gold | FEATURE | World Athletics".
  3. ^ "3000 Metres Steeplechasse Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Competitions Entry Standards 2019 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019". iaaf.org. 2 August 2019.
  5. ^ "3000 Metres Steeplechase Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Heats results" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Final results" (PDF).