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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 .
Description: Sgt. Hillary Bor, a Soldier in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program stationed at Fort Carson, Colo., runs to an eighth-place finish in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal-best time of 8 minutes, 22.74 seconds on Aug. 17 at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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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.
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest from 19 to 22 August 2023. [1]
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha from 1 to 4 October 2019. [1]The winning margin was 0.01 seconds which as of 2024 is the only time the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase has been won by less than 0.2 seconds at these championships.
The 3000 metres steeplechase has been held as an event at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in the men's division since 1983 and in the women's division since 2005. It can be noted for a series of lengthy winning streaks in the men's division, where Kenyan born athletes have won every championship between 1991 and 2019.
Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2013 World Championships Venue Luzhniki Stadium Dates 12 August (heats) 15 August (final) Competitors 40 from 20 nations Winning time 8:06.01 Medalists Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya (KEN) Conseslus Kipruto Kenya (KEN) Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad France (FRA) ← 2011 2015 → Official Video Events at the 2013 World Championships Track events 100 m men women 200 m ...