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The Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16–18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. [1] The winning margin was 0.15 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's steeplechase was won by less than 0.3 seconds at the Olympics. The qualifying standards were 8:24.60 (A standard) and 8:32.00 (B ...
The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics occurred on 15–17 August at the Beijing National Stadium, [1] the first time this event had ever been held at the Olympics. The qualifying standards were 9:46.00 (A standard) and 9:55.00 (B standard). [2]
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last ten days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium.The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events.
The women's event is the most recent addition to the programme, having been added at the 2008 Olympics. It is the most prestigious steeplechase track race at elite level. The Olympic records for the event are 8:03.28 minutes for men, set by Conseslus Kipruto in 2016, and 8:58.81 minutes for women, set by Gulnara Galkina in 2008.
🏃🏻♀️ Steeplechase. ... and is a full-body workout. Fun fact: U.S. Olympic veteran volleyball player Jordan Larson came out of retirement so she could play in this year’s games, ...
The first two iterations of the World Athletics Championships consisted of a limited number of events that had been excluded from that year's Olympic Games. The first World Championships to include the full suite of men's and women's events was at Helsinki , Finland, in August 1983, and the first World Champion in a time 8:15.06 was Patriz Ilg ...
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 .
2008 Olympic Games 3,000 metres Steeplechase 32/51 Ht1 13th 9:47.88 2008 World Cross Ctry Cross Country (7.905 km) 54/99 54th 27:57 2014 Commonwealth Games 3,000 metres Steeplechase 9/11 Final 9th 9:49.05 2015 World Championships 3,000 metres Steeplechase 2015 World Cross Ctry Cross Country (8 km) 40/83 40th 29:11 2016 Rio Olympics 3,000m ...