2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the 2015 World Championships
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 22 August (heats)
24 August (final)
Competitors 39 from 21 nations
Winning time 8:11.28
Medalists
 Ezekiel Kemboi  Kenya
 Conseslus Kipruto  Kenya
 Brimin Kipruto  Kenya
Events at the
2015 World Championships
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men women
4 × 100 m relay men women
4 × 400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men
Demonstration events
Masters 400 m women
Masters 800 m men

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 and 24 August.[1][2]

The Kenyan dominance of this event is well noted. Coming off the race in Monaco, running the #3 non-Kenyan time in history even after falling over the last barrier and losing three to five seconds, Evan Jager had the confidence to run with the Kenyans at the front of the pack. Still, three of the Kenyans in this race were ahead of him on that list. This was a strategic race, with the Kenyan team asserting dominance in front of the pack but not running away from the field. Non-team player, multi-defending champion Ezekiel Kemboi didn't share the lead duties, instead spending the entire first six laps on the rail about 2-3 runners behind the lead. At the bell, Jager took the lead and tried to launch his sprint. As the race accelerated, only the four Kenyans and Brahim Taleb were able to stay at the front. Conseslus Kipruto and Jairus Kipchoge Birech passed Jager a step before the barrier at the beginning of the backstretch. After landing that barrier, defending champion Kemboi took off sprinting passing Jager on the inside and his compatriots on the outside before taking the next barrier clearly in the lead. After opening up a gap through the water jump, Conseslus came back swinging wide on the home stretch looking like he was going to run past Kemboi. Instead Conseslus had to noticeably adjust his stride, taking the final barrier awkwardly. Kemboi took it smoothly and sprinted home to victory, drifting out only to lane 3 this time in celebration. Behind them, Birech took his final barrier awkwardly and Brimin Kipruto caught him for the bronze medal.[3]

Now 33 years old, Ezekiel Kemboi proved his illustrious career is not over. He became the first person to win an event in the world championships four times in a row. In addition to the four championships in a row, he took the silver medal in the three World Championships before that, silver or gold seven times in a row. Add to that, a pair of Olympic gold medals in the same time frame. And the scenario remains the same, the final lap backstretch burst and a Kipruto struggling over the last barrier while trying to catch up.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[4]

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  Jairus Kipchoge Birech (KEN) 7:58.83 Saint-Denis, France 4 July 2015
African Record  Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN) 7:53.64 Fontvieille, 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 Saint-Denis, 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-Benabbad (FRA) 8:00.09 Saint-Denis, France 6 July 2013
Oceanian record  Peter Renner (NZL) 8:14.05 Koblenz, West Germany 29 August 1984

Qualification standards

Entry standards[5]
8:28.00

Schedule

Date Time Round
22 August 2015 10:25 Heats
24 August 2015 21:15 Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)


Results

KEY: QQualified qFastest non-qualifiers NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

Qualification: Best 3 (Q) and next 6 fastest (q) qualify for the next round.[6]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Ezekiel Kemboi  Kenya (KEN) 8:24.75 Q
2 3 Brahim Taleb  Morocco (MAR) 8:24.84 Q
3 3 Brimin Kipruto  Kenya (KEN) 8:24.95 Q
4 3 Krystian Zalewski  Poland (POL) 8:25.10 q
5 3 Daniel Huling  United States (USA) 8:25.34 q
6 3 Hailemariyam Amare  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:25.36 q
7 2 Jairus Kipchoge Birech  Kenya (KEN) 8:25.77 Q
8 2 Bilal Tabti  Algeria (ALG) 8:26.99 Q
9 2 Donald Cabral  United States (USA) 8:27.33 Q
10 2 Tolosa Nurgi  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:27.65 q
11 2 Hamid Ezzine  Morocco (MAR) 8:29.26 q
12 3 Hicham Bouchicha  Algeria (ALG) 8:30.07 q
13 2 Dikotsi Lekopa  South Africa (RSA) 8:37.43
14 2 Fernando Carro  Spain (ESP) 8:38.05
15 2 John Kibet Koech  Bahrain (BHR) 8:38.62
16 2 Ilgizar Safiullin  Russia (RUS) 8:39.58
17 1 Conseslus Kipruto  Kenya (KEN) 8:41.41 Q
18 1 Evan Jager  United States (USA) 8:41.51 Q
19 1 Matthew Hughes  Canada (CAN) 8:41.52 Q
20 1 Yoann Kowal  France (FRA) 8:41.65
21 1 Amor Ben Yahia  Tunisia (TUN) 8:43.11
22 3 Taylor Milne  Canada (CAN) 8:43.47
23 3 Jamel Chatbi  Italy (ITA) 8:47.30
24 1 Tafese Seboka  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:47.73
25 1 Hicham Sigueni  Morocco (MAR) 8:49.73
26 1 Sebastián Martos  Spain (ESP) 8:50.20
27 1 Nikolay Chavkin  Russia (RUS) 8:51.22
28 1 Abdelhamid Zerrifi  Algeria (ALG) 8:51.89
29 2 Alex Genest  Canada (CAN) 8:52.49
30 3 Halil Akkaş  Turkey (TUR) 8:54.04
31 1 Benjamin Kiplagat  Uganda (UGA) 8:54.46
32 3 Tumisang Monnatlala  South Africa (RSA) 8:55.25
33 1 James Nipperess  Australia (AUS) 8:56.01
34 2 Kaur Kivistik  Estonia (EST) 8:56.36
35 1 Mitko Tsenov  Bulgaria (BUL) 9:02.72
36 2 Gerald Giraldo  Colombia (COL) 9:16.47
37 3 Hashim Salah Mohamed  Qatar (QAT) 9:17.35
38 2 Sapolai Yao  Papua New Guinea (PNG) 9:51.09
39 3 Roberto Aláiz  Spain (ESP) DNF
40 1 Nelson Kipkosgei Cherotich  Bahrain (BHR) DNS
40 2 Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim  Djibouti (DJI) DNS
40 3 Jeroen D'Hoedt  Belgium (BEL) DNS

Final

Kemboi finishing

The final was started at 21:15.[7]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Ezekiel Kemboi  Kenya (KEN) 8:11.28
2nd Conseslus Kipruto  Kenya (KEN) 8:12.38
3rd Brimin Kipruto  Kenya (KEN) 8:12.54
4 Jairus Kipchoge Birech  Kenya (KEN) 8:12.62
5 Daniel Huling  United States (USA) 8:14.39
6 Evan Jager  United States (USA) 8:15.47
7 Brahim Taleb  Morocco (MAR) 8:17.73
8 Matthew Hughes  Canada (CAN) 8:18.63 SB
9 Krystian Zalewski  Poland (POL) 8:21.22 SB
10 Donald Cabral  United States (USA) 8:24.94
11 Hamid Ezzine  Morocco (MAR) 8:25.72
12 Hailemariyam Amare  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:26.19
13 Bilal Tabti  Algeria (ALG) 8:29.04
14 Hicham Bouchicha  Algeria (ALG) 8:33.79
15 Tolosa Nurgi  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:44.81

References

  1. ↑ "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Start list
  3. ↑ "REPORT: MEN'S 3000M STEEPLECHASE FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Records & Lists – 3000 meters steeplechase". IAAF. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  5. ↑ IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
  6. ↑ Heats results
  7. ↑ Final results
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