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The first record officially recognised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF) was set on 6 July 1974 by Lyudmila Bragina from the Soviet Union. As of June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified nine world records in the outdoor event.
Former women's record holder Gulnara Samitova-Galkina improved the mark three times.. The official world records in the 3000 metres steeplechase are held by Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia at 7:52.11 minutes for men and Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya at 8:44.32 for women.
The women's vault record has been advanced 9 times indoors by three different women, each ratified as a world record. The last record to be set indoors was in 2004. Sergey Bubka 's 1993 pole vault world indoor record of 6.15 m was not considered to be a world record, because it was set before the new rule came into effect.
World record holder Beatrice Chepkoech captured her first world title with a dominant performance in the women’s 3000 metres steeplechase at the World Championships in Doha. The 28-year-old Kenyan led the race from start to finish crossing the line in 8 minutes 57.84 seconds setting a championship record.
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000 m should be classified as a middle-distance or long-distance event. [ 1 ]
Wang Junxia (simplified Chinese: 王军霞; traditional Chinese: 王軍霞; pinyin: Wáng Jūnxiá; born 19 January 1973) is a Chinese former long-distance runner who is the current world record holder at 3,000 meters. She also held the world record for the 10,000 meters for 23 years, between 1993 and 2016, which is a record in itself.
With 3 of the last four World Championships (and the last 15 Men's) were born in Kenya. Kenyan dominance in the steeplechase is expected, particularly in Kenya. Returning champion, world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech didn't return due to injury, two of their representatives did not make it out of the heats, leaving only #6 of all time ...
Women's 3000 metres world record progression This page was last edited on 7 August 2023, at 21:23 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...