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The first 3000 m steeplechase world record to be ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was a run of 8:49.6 minutes by Hungarian Sándor Rozsnyói in 1954. [1] Before standardization, Sweden's Josef Ternström was the first to complete the event in under ten minutes with his time of 9:49.8 minutes in 1914.
Lamecha Girma (born 26 November 2000) [2] is an Ethiopian athlete who specialises in the 3,000 metres steeplechase.He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist in the event and won silver medals at the 2019, 2022 and 2023 World Athletics Championships.
A world record holder in the event and a silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, Girma was in the middle of a crowded pack as runners started the last of 7.5 laps. Girma started to pull away from ...
World Leading Lamecha Girma (ETH) 7:52.11: Paris, France: 9 June 2023 African Record: 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 ...
Ethiopian runner Lamecha Girma was hospitalized after his brutal fall during the men’s 3000m steeplechase final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. “We understand he is in good shape, and he is OK, he ...
9th IAAF World Youth Championships: Cali, Colombia: 17 years, 26 days [126] 3000 m steeplechase: 8:01.36: Lamecha Girma: 4 Oct 2019: 17th IAAF World Championships: Doha, Qatar: 18 years, 312 days [127] 110 m hurdles: 14.1 h A: Henok Masreha: 14 Jun 2015: Dasani Road Race: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 17 years, 133 days [128] 400 m hurdles: 51.26 ...
Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali broke Kenya's stranglehold on the men's 3000m steeplechase. Track and field's longest gold medal streak broken in stunning upset, U.S. now stands alone with record ...
The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as 3000m SC) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres , which derives its name from the horse racing steeplechase .