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This was the first ever 3000 meters race for women at the Olympics. The race is still remembered because of the fall of world champion Mary Decker after a collision with Zola Budd. [1] The winning margin was 3.51 seconds. This was the only time the women's 3,000 metres was won by more than one second at the Olympics.
In women's athletics, 3000 metres was a standard event in the Olympic Games (1984 to 1992) [2] and World Championships (1980 to 1993). [3] The event was discontinued at World Championship and Olympic level after the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, with Qu Yunxia being the final gold medal winner at the event.
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries. Women's marathon, women's 3000 meters, and women's 400 meters hurdles debuted at these Games.
3.1 3000 metres. 3.2 80 metres hurdles. 3.3 10 kilometers race walk. ... This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in athletics. Women's events. 100 ...
Time Athlete Date Place 8:39.79 Zola Budd (GBR) 8 February 1986 Cosford: 8:33.82 Elly van Hulst (NED) 4 March 1989 Budapest: 8:32.88 Gabriela Szabo (ROU) 18 February 2001
The Women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 4–6 August at the Olympic Stadium. [1] The winning margin was 1.47 seconds. From the gun in the final, reigning world champion Yuliya Zaripova sprinted out to the lead and dictated the pace.
The women's 3000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 35 competitors, with two qualifying heats (35) before the final (15) took place on Sunday September 25, 1988. [1] The winning margin was 0.62 seconds which was the only time the women's 3,000 metres was won by less than 0.8 seconds at the Olympics.
The Women's 3000 metres steeplechase competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 13–15 August at the Olympic Stadium. [1] The winning margin was 7.37 seconds. Summary