Athletics
3000 Metres Steeplechase
3000 m steeplechase at Rio 2016
World records
Men Lamecha Girma 7:52.11 (2023)
Women Beatrice Chepkoech 8:44.32 (2018)
Olympic records
Men Conseslus Kipruto 8:03.28 (2016)
Women Winfred Yavi 8:52.76 (2024)
World Championship records
Men Ezekiel Kemboi 8:00.43 (2009)
Women Faith Cherotich 8:51.59 (2025)

The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as 3000mSC) 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.

Rules

It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and it is also an event recognized by World Athletics.[1] The obstacles for men are 91.4 centimetres (36 in) high, and for women, they are 76.2 centimetres (30 in) high.

The water jump consists of a barrier followed by a pit of water with a landing area defined as follows: The pit is 3.66 m (12 feet) square. The pit's forward-direction measurement starts from the approach edge of the barrier and ends at the point where the water jump slope reaches the flat surface of the steeple pathway. The rulebook simply but clearly states, "The water jump, including the hurdle, shall be 3.66 m in length." Pits have an upward slope; the water is deeper near the barrier and is within 2 cm of ground level at the departure end. That slope begins approximately 30 cm (12 in) forward of the barrier, at which point the water is 70 cm (28 in) deep.

The length of the race is usually 3,000 metres (1.86 miles); junior and some masters events are 2,000 metres (1.24 miles), as women's events used to be. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. During the race, each runner must clear a total of 28 ordinary barriers and seven water jumps. This entails seven complete laps after starting with a fraction of a lap run without barriers. The water jump is located on the back turn, either inside the inner lane or outside the outer lane. If it is on the outside, then each of the seven laps is longer than the standard 400 m, and the starting point is on the home straight. If the water jump is on the inside, each lap is shorter than 400 m, and the starting point is on the back straight, so the water jump and barrier in the home straight are bypassed in the first half lap at the start.

Unlike those used in hurdling, steeplechase barriers do not fall over if hit, and the rules allow an athlete to negotiate the barrier by any means, so many runners step on top of them. Four barriers are spaced around the track on level ground, and a fifth barrier at the top of the second turn (fourth barrier in a complete lap from the finish line) is the water jump. The slope of the water jump rewards runners with more jumping ability, because a longer jump results in a shallower landing in the water.

All-time top 25

Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 3000m steeplechase times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 3000m steeplechase times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 3000m steeplechase times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 3000m steeplechase times

Men

Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 7:52.11 Lamecha Girma  Ethiopia 9 June 2023 Paris [3]
2 2 7:53.63 Saif Saaeed Shaheen1  Qatar 3 September 2004 Brussels
3 3 7:53.64 Brimin Kipruto  Kenya 22 July 2011 Monaco [4]
4 4 7:54.31 Paul Kipsiele Koech  Kenya 31 May 2012 Rome
5 5 7:55.28 Brahim Boulami  Morocco 24 August 2001 Brussels
6 7:55.51 Shaheen #2 26 August 2005 Brussels
6 7 7:55.72 Bernard Barmasai  Kenya 24 August 1997 Cologne
7 8 7:55.76 Ezekiel Kemboi  Kenya 22 July 2011 Monaco
8 9 7:56.16 Moses Kiptanui  Kenya 24 August 1997 Cologne
10 7:56.32 Shaheen #3 3 July 2006 Athens
11 7:56.34 Shaheen #4 8 July 2005 Rome
12 7:56.37 Koech #2 8 July 2005 Rome
13 7:56.54 Shaheen #5 18 August 2006 Zürich
14 7:56.58 Koech #3 11 May 2012 Doha
9 15 7:56.68 Soufiane El Bakkali  Morocco 28 May 2023 Rabat [5]
10 16 7:56.81 Richard Mateelong  Kenya 11 May 2012 Doha
17 7:56.94 Shaheen #6 19 September 2004 Monaco
18 7:57.28 Shaheen #7 14 June 2005 Athens
11 19 7:57.29 Reuben Kosgei  Kenya 24 August 2001 Brussels
20 7:57.32 Koech #4 22 July 2011 Monaco
21 7:57.38 Shaheen #8 14 September 2003 Monaco
22 7:57.42 Koech #5 14 September 2003 Monaco
23 7:58.09 Boulami #2 19 July 2002 Monaco
24 7:58.10 Shaheen #9 19 July 2002 Monaco
25 7:58.15 El Bakkali #2 20 July 2018 Monaco [6]
12 7:58.41 Jairus Birech  Kenya 5 September 2014 Brussels [7]
13 7:59.08 Wilson Boit Kipketer  Kenya 13 August 1997 Zürich
14 8:00.09 Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad  France 6 July 2013 Saint-Denis [8]
15 8:00.12 Conseslus Kipruto  Kenya 5 June 2016 Birmingham [9]
16 8:00.45 Evan Jager  United States 4 July 2015 Saint-Denis [10]
17 8:01.18 Bouabdellah Tahri  France 18 August 2009 Berlin [11]
18 8:01.49 Frederik Ruppert  Germany 25 May 2025 Rabat [12]
19 8:01.67 Abel Mutai  Kenya 31 May 2012 Rome
20 8:01.69 Kipkirui Misoi  Kenya 24 August 2001 Brussels
21 8:02.36 Abrham Sime  Ethiopia 7 July 2024 Paris [13]
Amos Serem  Kenya 7 July 2024 Paris [14]
23 8:03.41 Patrick Sang  Kenya 24 August 1997 Cologne
24 8:03.43 Ryuji Miura  Japan 11 July 2025 Monaco [15]
25 8:03.57 Ali Ezzine  Morocco 23 June 2000 Saint-Denis
Hillary Yego  Kenya 18 May 2013 Shanghai

Notes

1 Until 2002 he was known as Stephen Cherono, and represented Kenya.

Annulled marks

The following athletes had their performance (inside 7:55.00) annulled due to doping offences:

Women

Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 8:44.32 Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya 20 July 2018 Monaco [17]
2 2 8:44.39 Winfred Yavi  Bahrain 30 August 2024 Rome [18]
3 8:45.25 Yavi #2 5 July 2025 Eugene [19]
3 4 8:48.03 Peruth Chemutai  Uganda 30 August 2024 Rome [18]
4 5 8:48.71 Faith Cherotich  Kenya 5 July 2025 Eugene [19]
6 8:49.59 Yavi #3 19 July 2025 Heusden-Zolder [20]
7 8:50.66 Yavi #4 16 September 2023 Eugene [21]
8 8:51.59 Cherotich #2 17 September 2025 Tokyo [22]
9 8:51.67 B. Chepkoech #2 16 September 2023 Eugene [21]
10 8:51.77 Chemutai #2 5 July 2025 Eugene [19]
11 8:52.76 Yavi #5 6 August 2024 Saint-Denis [23]
5 12 8:52.78 Ruth Jebet  Bahrain 27 August 2016 Saint-Denis [24]
6 13 8:53.02 Norah Jeruto  Kazakhstan 20 July 2022 Eugene [25]
14 8:53.34 Chemutai #2 6 August 2024 Saint-Denis [23]
15 8:53.65 Jeruto #2 21 August 2021 Eugene
16 8:54.29 Yavi #6 27 August 2023 Budapest [26]
7 17 8:54.61 Werkuha Getachew  Ethiopia 20 July 2022 Eugene [27]
18 8:55.09 Chemutai #3 25 May 2024 Eugene [28]
19 8:55.10 B. Chepkoech #3 31 August 2018 Brussels
20 8:55.15 Cherotich #3 6 August 2024 Saint-Denis [23]
21 8:55.29 Jebet #2 24 August 2017 Zürich
22 8:55.40 B. Chepkoech #4 20 April 2024 Xiamen [29]
23 8:55.58 B. Chepkoech #5 30 June 2019 Stanford
8 24 8:56.08 Mekides Abebe  Ethiopia 20 July 2022 Eugene [30]
25 8:56.46 Yavi #7 17 September 2025 Tokyo [31]
9 8:57.35 Jackline Chepkoech  Kenya 23 July 2023 London [32]
10 8:57.77 Courtney Frerichs  United States 21 August 2021 Eugene [33]
11 8:58.15 Doris Lemngole  Kenya 14 June 2025 Eugene [34]
12 8:58.67 Alice Finot  France 6 August 2024 Saint-Denis [23]
13 8:58.78 Celliphine Chespol  Kenya 26 May 2017 Eugene [35]
14 8:58.81 Gulnara Galkina  Russia 17 August 2008 Beijing [36]
15 8:58.86 Sembo Almayew  Ethiopia 17 September 2025 Tokyo [37]
16 9:00.01 Hyvin Kiyeng  Kenya 28 May 2016 Eugene [38]
17 9:01.46 Marwa Bouzayani  Tunisia 17 September 2025 Tokyo [39]
18 9:02.35 Emma Coburn  United States 30 September 2019 Doha [40]
19 9:03.22 Valerie Constien  United States 27 June 2024 Eugene [41]
20 9:03.30 Gesa-Felicitas Krause  Germany 30 September 2019 Doha [40]
21 9:04.35 Elizabeth Bird  United Kingdom 6 August 2024 Saint-Denis [23]
22 9:04.61 Zerfe Wondemagegn  Ethiopia 2 June 2023 Florence [42]
23 9:04.93 Marwa Bouzayani  Tunisia 30 August 2024 Rome [18]
24 9:05.36 Habiba Ghribi  Tunisia 11 September 2015 Brussels [43]
25 9:06.07 Lomi Muleta  Ethiopia 6 August 2024 Saint-Denis [23]

Annulled marks

The following athletes had their performances (inside 9:06.50) annulled due to doping offences:

Olympic medalists

Men

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1920 Antwerp
 Percy Hodge
 Great Britain 		Patrick Flynn
 United States 		Ernesto Ambrosini
 Italy
1924 Paris
 Ville Ritola
 Finland 		Elias Katz
 Finland 		Paul Bontemps
 France
1928 Amsterdam
 Toivo Loukola
 Finland 		Paavo Nurmi
 Finland 		Ove Andersen
 Finland
1932 Los Angeles
 Volmari Iso-Hollo
 Finland 		Thomas Evenson
 Great Britain 		Joe McCluskey
 United States
1936 Berlin
 Volmari Iso-Hollo
 Finland 		Kalle Tuominen
 Finland 		Alfred Dompert
 Germany
1948 London
 Tore Sjöstrand
 Sweden 		Erik Elmsäter
 Sweden 		Göte Hagström
 Sweden
1952 Helsinki
 Horace Ashenfelter
 United States 		Vladimir Kazantsev
Soviet Union 		John Disley
 Great Britain
1956 Melbourne
 Chris Brasher
 Great Britain 		Sándor Rozsnyói
 Hungary 		Ernst Larsen
 Norway
1960 Rome
 Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak
 Poland 		Nikolay Sokolov
 Soviet Union 		Semyon Rzhishchin
 Soviet Union
1964 Tokyo
 Gaston Roelants
 Belgium 		Maurice Herriott
 Great Britain 		Ivan Belyayev
 Soviet Union
1968 Mexico City
 Amos Biwott
 Kenya 		Benjamin Kogo
 Kenya 		George Young
 United States
1972 Munich
 Kipchoge Keino
 Kenya 		Ben Jipcho
 Kenya 		Tapio Kantanen
 Finland
1976 Montreal
 Anders Gärderud
 Sweden 		Bronisław Malinowski
 Poland 		Frank Baumgartl
 East Germany
1980 Moscow
 Bronisław Malinowski
 Poland 		Filbert Bayi
 Tanzania 		Eshetu Tura
 Ethiopia
1984 Los Angeles
 Julius Korir
 Kenya 		Joseph Mahmoud
 France 		Brian Diemer
 United States
1988 Seoul
 Julius Kariuki
 Kenya 		Peter Koech
 Kenya 		Mark Rowland
 Great Britain
1992 Barcelona
 Matthew Birir
 Kenya 		Patrick Sang
 Kenya 		William Mutwol
 Kenya
1996 Atlanta
 Joseph Keter
 Kenya 		Moses Kiptanui
 Kenya 		Alessandro Lambruschini
 Italy
2000 Sydney
 Reuben Kosgei
 Kenya 		Wilson Boit Kipketer
 Kenya 		Ali Ezzine
 Morocco
2004 Athens
 Ezekiel Kemboi
 Kenya 		Brimin Kipruto
 Kenya 		Paul Kipsiele Koech
 Kenya
2008 Beijing
 Brimin Kipruto
 Kenya 		Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
 France 		Richard Mateelong
 Kenya
2012 London
 Ezekiel Kemboi
 Kenya 		Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
 France 		Abel Mutai
 Kenya
2016 Rio de Janeiro
 Conseslus Kipruto
 Kenya 		Evan Jager
 United States 		Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
 France
2020 Tokyo
 Soufiane El Bakkali
 Morocco 		Lamecha Girma
 Ethiopia 		Benjamin Kigen
 Kenya
2024 Paris
 Soufiane El Bakkali
 Morocco 		Kenneth Rooks
 United States 		Abraham Kibiwot
 Kenya

Women

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2008 Beijing[nb]
 Gulnara Samitova-Galkina
 Russia 		Eunice Jepkorir
 Kenya 		Tatyana Petrova
 Russia
2012 London[nb2]
 Habiba Ghribi
 Tunisia 		Sofia Assefa
 Ethiopia 		Milcah Chemos Cheywa
 Kenya
2016 Rio de Janeiro
 Ruth Jebet
 Bahrain 		Hyvin Jepkemoi
 Kenya 		Emma Coburn
 United States
2020 Tokyo
 Peruth Chemutai
 Uganda 		Courtney Frerichs
 United States 		Hyvin Jepkemoi
 Kenya
2024 Paris
 Winfred Yavi
 Bahrain 		Peruth Chemutai
 Uganda 		Faith Cherotich
 Kenya

World Championships medalists

Men

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
  Patriz Ilg (FRG)  Bogusław Mamiński (POL)  Colin Reitz (GBR)
1987 Rome
  Francesco Panetta (ITA)  Hagen Melzer (GDR)  William Van Dijck (BEL)
1991 Tokyo
  Moses Kiptanui (KEN)  Patrick Sang (KEN)  Azzedine Brahmi (ALG)
1993 Stuttgart
  Moses Kiptanui (KEN)  Patrick Sang (KEN)  Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA)
1995 Gothenburg
  Moses Kiptanui (KEN)  Christopher Kosgei (KEN)  Saad Al-Asmari (KSA)
1997 Athens
  Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN)  Moses Kiptanui (KEN)  Bernard Barmasai (KEN)
1999 Seville
  Christopher Kosgei (KEN)  Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN)  Ali Ezzine (MAR)
2001 Edmonton
  Reuben Kosgei (KEN)  Ali Ezzine (MAR)  Bernard Barmasai (KEN)
2003 Saint-Denis
  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Eliseo Martín (ESP)
2005 Helsinki
  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Brimin Kipruto (KEN)
2007 Osaka
  Brimin Kipruto (KEN)  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Richard Mateelong (KEN)
2009 Berlin
  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Richard Mateelong (KEN)  Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA)
2011 Daegu
  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Brimin Kipruto (KEN)  Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
2013 Moscow
  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)  Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
2015 Beijing
  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)  Brimin Kipruto (KEN)
2017 London
  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)  Evan Jager (USA)
2019 Doha
  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)  Lamecha Girma (ETH)  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)
2022 Eugene
 Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)  Lamecha Girma (ETH)  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)
2023 Budapest
 Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)  Lamecha Girma (ETH)  Abraham Kibiwott (KEN)
2025 Tokyo
 Geordie Beamish (NZL)  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)  Edmund Serem (KEN)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya (KEN)1312833
2 Morocco (MAR)2327
3 Qatar (QAT)2002
4 Italy (ITA)1012
5 Germany (GER)1001
 New Zealand (NZL)1001
7 Ethiopia (ETH)0303
8 East Germany (GDR)0101
 Poland (POL)0101
10 France (FRA)0033
11 Algeria (ALG)0011
 Belgium (BEL)0011
 Great Britain (GBR)0011
 Saudi Arabia (KSA)0011
 Spain (ESP)0011
 United States (USA)0011
Totals (16 entries)20202060

Women

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
2005 Helsinki
  Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA)  Yekaterina Volkova (RUS)  Jeruto Kiptum (KEN)
2007 Osaka
  Yekaterina Volkova (RUS)  Tatyana Petrova (RUS)  Eunice Jepkorir (KEN)
2009 Berlin
 Vacant [47][48]  Yuliya Zarudneva (RUS)  Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)
2011 Daegu
  Habiba Ghribi (TUN)  Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)  Mercy Wanjiku (KEN)
2013 Moscow
  Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)  Lydiah Chepkurui (KEN)  Sofia Assefa (ETH)
2015 Beijing
  Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN)  Habiba Ghribi (TUN)  Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER)
2017 London
  Emma Coburn (USA)  Courtney Frerichs (USA)  Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN)
2019 Doha
  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN)  Emma Coburn (USA)  Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER)
2022 Eugene
  Norah Jeruto (KAZ)  Werkuha Getachew (ETH)  Mekides Abebe (ETH)
2023 Budapest
  Winfred Yavi (BHR)  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN)  Faith Cherotich (KEN)
2025 Tokyo
  Faith Cherotich (KEN)  Winfred Yavi (BHR)  Sembo Almayew (ETH)

Season's bests

Men

Year Time Athlete Place
1968 8:24.2  Jouko Kuha (FIN) Stockholm
1969 8:22.2  Vladimiras Dudinas (URS) Kyiv
1970 8:21.98  Kerry O'Brien (AUS) Berlin
1971 8:24.0  Kerry O'Brien (AUS) Adelaide
1972 8:20.8  Anders Gärderud (SWE) Helsinki
1973 8:13.91  Ben Jipcho (KEN) Helsinki
1974 8:14.2  Anders Gärderud (SWE) Helsinki
1975 8:09.70  Anders Gärderud (SWE) Stockholm
1976 8:08.02  Anders Gärderud (SWE) Montréal
1977 8:14.05  Michael Karst (FRG) Stockholm
1978 8:05.4  Henry Rono (KEN) Seattle
1979 8:17.92  Henry Rono (KEN) Champaign
1980 8:09.70  Bronisław Malinowski (POL) Moscow
1981 8:12.32  Mariano Scartezzini (ITA) Zagreb
1982 8:16.17  Henry Marsh (USA) Koblenz
1983 8:12.37  Henry Marsh (USA) Berlin
1984 8:07.62  Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) Brussels
1985 8:09.17  Henry Marsh (USA) Koblenz
1986 8:10.01  William Van Dijck (BEL) Brussels
1987 8:08.57  Francesco Panetta (ITA) Rome
1988 8:05.51  Julius Kariuki (KEN) Seoul
1989 8:05.35  Peter Koech (KEN) Stockholm
1990 8:10.95  Peter Koech (KEN) Hengelo
1991 8:06.46  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Brussels
1992 8:02.08  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Zürich
1993 8:06.36  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Stuttgart
1994 8:08.80  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Zürich
1995 7:59.18  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Zürich
1996 8:05.68  John Kosgei (KEN) Milan
1997 7:55.72  Bernard Barmasai (KEN) Cologne
1998 8:00.67  Bernard Barmasai (KEN) Monaco
1999 7:58.98  Bernard Barmasai (KEN) Monaco
2000 8:02.76  Bernard Barmasai (KEN) Monaco
2001 7:55.28  Brahim Boulami (MAR) Brussels
2002 7:58.09  Brahim Boulami (MAR) Monaco
2003 7:57.38  Saif Saeed Shaheen (QAT) Monaco
2004 7:53.63  Saif Saeed Shaheen (QAT) Brussels
2005 7:55.51  Saif Saeed Shaheen (QAT) Brussels
2006 7:56.32  Saif Saeed Shaheen (QAT) Athens
2007 7:58.80  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) Brussels
2008 8:00.57  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) Heusden-Zolder
2009 7:58.85  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) Doha
2010 8:00.90  Brimin Kipruto (KEN) Brussels
2011 7:53.64  Brimin Kipruto (KEN) Monaco
2012 7:54.31  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) Rome
2013 7:59.03  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) Saint-Denis
2014 7:58.41  Jairus Birech (KEN) Brussels
2015 7:58.83  Jairus Birech (KEN) Saint-Denis
2016 8:00.12  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) Birmingham
2017 8:01.29  Evan Jager (USA) Monaco
2018 7:58.15  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) Monaco
2019 8:01.35  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) Doha
2020 8:08.04  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) Monaco
2021 8:07.12  Benjamin Kigen (KEN) Paris
2022 7:58.28  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) Rabat
2023 7:52.11  Lamecha Girma (ETH) Paris
2024 8:01.63  Lamecha Girma (ETH) Stockholm
2025 8:00.70  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) Rabat

Women

Year Time Athlete Place
1996 10:23.47  Courtney Meldrum (USA) Atlanta
1997 10:30.90  Melissa Teemant (USA) Indianapolis
1998 9:55.28  Daniela Petrescu (ROU) Bucharest
1999 9:48.88  Yelena Motalova (RUS) Tula
2000 9:48.88  Cristina Casandra (ROU) Reims
2001 9:44.36  Justyna Bak (POL) Poznań
2002 9:16.51  Alesya Turova (BLR) Gdańsk
2003 9:08.33  Gulnara Samitova (RUS) Tula
2004 9:01.59  Gulnara Samitova (RUS) Iraklio
2005 9:15.04  Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA) Athens
2006 9:17.15  Wioletta Janowska (POL) Athens
2007 9:06.57  Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) Osaka
2008 8:58.81  Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) Beijing
2009 9:12.50  Jennifer Simpson (USA) Berlin
2010 9:11.71  Milcah Chemos (KEN) Rome
2011 9:07.03  Yuliya Zaripova (RUS) Daegu
2012 9:05.02  Yuliya Zaripova (RUS) Stockholm
2013 9:11.65  Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) Moscow
2014 9:10.64  Hiwot Ayalew (ETH) Glasgow
2015 9:05.36  Habiba Ghribi (TUN) Brussels
2016 8:52.78  Ruth Jebet (BHR) Saint-Denis
2017 8:55.29  Ruth Jebet (BHR) Zürich
2018 8:44.32  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) Monaco
2019 8:55.58  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) Palo Alto
2020 9:06.14  Hyvin Kiyeng (KEN) Berlin
2021 9:00.67  Norah Jeruto (KEN) Doha
2022 8:53.02  Norah Jeruto (KAZ) Eugene
2023 8:50.66  Winfred Yavi (BHR) Eugene
2024 8:44.39  Winfred Yavi (BHR) Rome
2025 8:45.25  Winfred Yavi (BHR) Eugene

National records

Men

Equal or superior to 8:30.00 min:

Nation Time Athlete Date Place
 Ethiopia 7:52.11 Lamecha Girma 9 June 2023 Paris
 Qatar 7:53.63 Saif Saaeed Shaheen 3 September 2004 Brussels
 Kenya 7:53.64 Brimin Kipruto 22 July 2011 Monaco
 Morocco 7:55.28 Brahim Boulami 24 August 2001 Brussels
 France 8:00.09 Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad 6 July 2013 Saint-Denis
 United States 8:00.45 Evan Jager 4 July 2015 Saint-Denis
 Germany 8:01.49 Frederik Ruppert 25 May 2025 Rabat
 Japan 8:03.43 Ryuji Miura 11 July 2025 Fontvieille
 Uganda 8:03.81 Benjamin Kiplagat 8 July 2010 Lausanne
 Netherlands 8:04.95 Simon Vroemen 26 August 2005 Brussels
 Spain 8:05.69 Fernando Carro 12 July 2019 Monaco
 Sweden 8:05.75 Mustafa Mohamed 28 July 2007 Heusden
 Bahrain 8:06.13 Tareq Mubarak Taher 13 July 2009 Athens
 Tunisia 8:07.73 Mohamed Amin Jhinaoui 7 August 2024 Saint-Denis
 Great Britain 8:07.96 Mark Rowland 30 September 1988 Seoul
 Saudi Arabia 8:08.14 Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari 16 July 2002 Stockholm
 Italy 8:08.57 Francesco Panetta 5 September 1989 Rome
 Poland 8:09.11 Bronisław Malinowski 28 July 1976 Montreal
 Luxembourg 8:09.47 Ruben Querinjean 22 August 2025 Brussels
 Belgium 8:09.47 Ruben Querinjean[a] 22 August 2025 Brussels
 New Zealand 8:09.64 Geordie Beamish 7 July 2024 Paris
 India 8:09.91 Avinash Sable 7 July 2024 Paris
 Algeria 8:10.23 Laid Bessou 18 August 2000 Monaco
 China 8:10.46 Sun Ripeng 19 October 1997 Shanghai
 Finland 8:10.67 Jukka Keskisalo 28 August 2009 Zürich
 Austria 8:10.83 Günther Weidlinger 21 August 1999 Seville
 Eritrea 8:11.22 Yemane Haileselassie 8 June 2017 Rome
 South Africa 8:11.50 Ruben Ramolefi 29 August 2011 Deagu
 Canada 8:11.64 Matthew Hughes 15 August 2013 Moscow
 Norway 8:12.05 Jim Svenøy 22 August 1997 Brussels
 Tanzania 8:12.48 Filbert Bayi 31 July 1980 Moscow
 Romania 8:13.26 Florin Ionescu 21 August 1999 Seville
 Brazil 8:14.41 Wander Moura 22 March 1995 Mar del Plata
 Russia 8:15.54 Pavel Potapovich 4 July 2003 Saint-Denis
 Australia 8:16.22 Shaun Creighton 2 July 1993 Villeneuve d'Ascq
 Slovenia 8:16.96 Boštjan Buč 12 June 2003 Ostrava
 Turkey 8:17.85 Tarık Langat Akdağ 3 August 2012 London
 Hungary 8:17.97 Gábor Markó 21 July 1984 Potsdam
 Moldova 8:18.97 Ion Luchianov 16 August 2008 Beijing
 Portugal 8:19.82 Manuel Silva 27 July 2004 Stockholm
 Denmark 8:20.42 Ole Hesselbjerg 8 June 2021 Turku
 Venezuela 8:20.87 José Peña 1 September 2013 Berlin
 Bulgaria 8:20.87 Mitko Tsenov 12 June 2014 Huelva
 Egypt 8:21.55 Salem Mohamed Attiaallah 28 June 2024 Luxembourg
 Ukraine 8:21.75 Andriy Popelyayev 19 July 1984 Moscow
 Andorra 8:21.76 Nahuel Carabaña 10 September 2023 Zagreb
 Czech Republic 8:21.83 Tomáš Habarta 10 June 2024 Rome
 Djibouti 8:22.17 Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim 12 June 2021 Nice
 Lithuania 8:22.2h Vladimiras Dudinas 19 August 1969 Kyiv
 Switzerland 8:22.24 Christian Belz 4 June 2001 Hengelo
 Iran 8:22.79 Hosein Keyhani 27 August 2018 Jakarta
 Uruguay 8:23.02 Ricardo Vera 28 June 1992 Hengelo
 Cyprus 8:24.01 Filippos Filippou 15 September 1983 Casablanca
 Greece
 Ireland 8:24.09 Brendan Quinn 30 August 1985 Brussels
 Kazakhstan 8:24.13 Artyom Kosinov 11 June 2012 Moscow
 Israel 8:24.14 Itai Maggidi 4 July 2008 Longeville-lès-Metz
 Belarus 8:25.2h Aleksandr Vorobey 6 July 1980 Moscow
 Zambia 8:25.49 Godfrey Siamusiye 16 July 1995 Birmingham
 Argentina 8:25.63 Marcelo Cascabelo 4 June 1989 Belgrade
 Colombia 8:25.66 Carlos San Martín 29 June 2021 Castellón
 Mexico 8:25.69 Salvador Miranda 8 July 2000 Barakaldo
 Cuba 8:26.16 José Sanchez 19 June 2009 Havana
 Uzbekistan 8:27.51
8:19.75[b]		 Anatoliy Dimov 19 June 1983
31 July 1980		 Moscow
Moscow
 Armenia 8:27.88 Artashes Mikoyan 29 May 1976 Munich
 Puerto Rico 8:27.91 Alexander Greaux 10 July 2004 Barakaldo
 Georgia 8:28.0h Sergey Skripka 11 June 1977 Moscow
 Estonia 8:28.55 Kaur Kivistik 3 September 2019 Zagreb
 Peru 8:28.67 Mario Bazán 16 August 2009 Berlin
 Serbia 8:28.80 Vule Maksimović 4 September 1989 Budapest
 Chile 8:28.99 Emilio Ulloa 8 August 1984 Los Angeles

Women

Equal or superior to 9:30.00 min:

Nation Time Athlete Date Place
 Kenya 8:44.32 Beatrice Chepkoech 20 July 2018 Monaco
 Bahrain 8:44.39 Winfred Yavi 30 August 2024 Rome
 Kazakhstan 8:53.02 Norah Jeruto 20 July 2022 Eugene
 Ethiopia 8:54.61 Werkwuha Getachew 20 July 2022 Eugene
 Uganda 8:55.09 Peruth Chemutai 25 May 2024 Eugene
 United States 8:57.77 Courtney Frerichs 21 August 2021 Eugene
 France 8:58.67 Alice Finot 6 August 2024 Saint-Denis
 Russia 8:58.81 Gulnara Galkina 17 August 2008 Beijing
 Germany 9:03.30 Gesa-Felicitas Krause 28 September 2019 Doha
 Tunisia 9:05.36 Habiba Ghribi 11 September 2015 Brussels
 Slovenia 9:06.37 Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimsek 27 August 2023 Budapest
 Great Britain 9:07.87 Elizabeth Bird 10 August 2022 Monaco
 Spain 9:09.39 Marta Domínguez 25 July 2009 Barcelona
 Albania 9:09.64 Luiza Gega 31 August 2023 Zürich
 India 9:12.46 Parul Chaudhary 30 May 2025 Gumi
 Norway 9:13.35 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal 26 August 2017 Sandnes
 Denmark 9:13.46 Anna Emilie Møller 30 September 2019 Doha
 Turkey 9:13.53 Gülcan Mıngır 9 June 2012 Sofia
 Jamaica 9:14.09 Aisha Praught-Leer 31 August 2018 Brussels
 Australia 9:14.28 Genevieve LaCaze 27 August 2016 Saint-Denis
 Belarus 9:16.51 Alesya Turova 27 July 2002 Gdańsk
 Poland 9:16.51 Alicja Konieczek 4 August 2024 Saint-Denis
 Romania 9:16.85 Cristina Casandra 17 August 2008 Beijing
 Portugal 9:18.54 Jessica Augusto 9 June 2010 Huelva
 Israel 9:19.90 Adva Cohen 15 September 2025 Tokyo
 Switzerland 9:20.28 Chiara Scherrer 18 June 2022 Paris
 China 9:20.32 Zhang Xinyan 8 April 2021 Shaoxing
 Canada 9:20.58 Ceili McCabe 17 May 2024 Los Angeles
 Morocco 9:20.64 Salima El Ouali Alami 17 July 2015 Monaco
 Finland 9:21.02 Ilona Mononen 15 September 2025 Tokyo
 Sweden 9:23.96 Charlotta Fougberg 12 July 2014 Glasgow
 Brazil 9:24.38 Tatiane Raquel da Silva 11 June 2022 Watford
 Ukraine 9:24.54 Nataliya Strebkova 30 June 2022 Stockholm
 Japan 9:24.72 Miu Saito 15 September 2025 Tokyo
 Netherlands 9:25.53 Veerle Bakker 9 August 2025 Oordegem
 Algeria 9:25.90 Amina Betiche 17 May 2017 Baku
 Argentina 9:25.99 Belén Casetta 11 August 2017 London
 Hungary 9:26.59 Zita Kácser 31 August 2019 Budapest
 Lithuania 9:26.88 Greta Karinauskaitė 27 May 2023 Sacramento
 Latvia 9:27.21 Poļina Jeļizarova 4 August 2012 London
 Italy 9:27.48 Elena Romagnolo 15 August 2008 Beijing
 Ireland 9:28.29 Roisin McGettigan 28 July 2007 Heusden-Zolder
 Belgium 9:28.47 Veerle Dejaeghere 2 June 2007 Neerpelt

Notes

  1. ratified as Belgian record, even though he started for Luxembourg
  2. Not accepted as a national record by the Uzbekistani athletic federation.

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