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3,000 metres Steeplechase, Women

Date	13 – 15 August 2016
Status	Olympic
Location	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Engenho de Dentro, Rio de Janeiro
Participants	52 from 32 countries

Ruth Jebet was Kenyan-born but started running for Bahrain in 2013. She had been the top steepler most of the year and it was thought a world record might be coming. The other top medal contenders were Kenyan Hyvin Kiyeng and American Emma Coburn. The threesome had finished in that order – Jebet, Kiyeng, Coburn – in May at the Pre Meet in Eugene, Oregon.

The final started out at a very slow pace, seemingly obviating any world record chances. At 1,000 metres Jebet took off and ran the final five laps in under 70-second pace to drop the field and run away to a gold medal. She needed to run the last lap in under 70 seconds to break the world record but her 70.9 finishing lap brought her home in 8:59.75, the second fastest time ever.

Behind Jebet, Kiyeng and Kenyan teammate Beatrice Chepkoech ran together and seemingly would join Jebet on the podium. Chepkoech, however, could not hold on to Kiyeng pace and Coburn caught her with about two laps to go. Coburn set chase for Kiyeng and almost caught her on the final water jump, but Kiyeng ran away on the in-run to take silver, Coburn winning bronze. Coburn’s time of 9:07.63 set an American record and moved her to eighth on the all-time performer list.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	451	Ruth Jebet	BRN	9:12.62 (1 h1)	8:59.75 (1)	Gold
2	947	Hyvin Kiyeng	KEN	9:24.61 (1 h3)	9:07.12 (2)	Silver
3	1331	Emma Coburn	USA	9:18.12 (2 h2)	9:07.63 (3)	Bronze
4	943	Beatrice Chepkoech	KEN	9:17.55 (1 h2)	9:16.05 (4)
5	638	Sofia Assefa	ETH	9:18.75 (2 h1)	9:17.15 (5)
6	760	Gesa Felicitas Krause	GER	9:19.70 (3 h1)	9:18.41 (6)
7	325	Madeline Hills	AUS	9:24.16 (5 h2)	9:20.38 (7)
8	1367	Colleen Quigley	USA	9:21.82 (4 h1)	9:21.10 (8)
9	329	Genevieve LaCaze	AUS	9:26.25 (2 h3)	9:21.21 (9)
10	826	Lalita Babar	IND	9:19.76 (4 h2)	9:22.74 (10)
11	1342	Courtney Frerichs	USA	9:27.02 (3 h3)	9:22.87 (11)
12	1254	Habiba Ghribi	TUN	9:18.71 (3 h2)	9:28.75 (12)
13	955	Lydia Rotich	KEN	9:30.21 (5 h1)	9:29.90 (13)
14	897	Aisha Praught	JAM	9:35.79 (8 h3)	9:34.20 (14)
15	646	Etenesh Diro	ETH	9:34.70 (7 h3)	9:38.77 (15)
16	481	Geneviève Lalonde	CAN	9:30.24 (4 h3)	9:41.88 (16)
17	848	Sara Treacy	IRL	9:46.24 (12 h3)	9:52.70 (17)
18	1212	Fabienne Schlumpf	SUI	9:30.54 (6 h2)	9:59.30 (18)
5 h3 r1/2	536	Zhang Xinyan	CHN	9:31.47 (5 h3)	–
6 h1 r1/2	1306	Mariya Shatalova	UKR	9:30.89 (6 h1)	–
6 h3 r1/2	602	Anna-Emilie Møller	DEN	9:32.68 (6 h3)	–
7 h1 r1/2	1270	Peruth Chemutai	UGA	9:31.03 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r1/2	640	Hiwot Ayalew	ETH	9:35.09 (7 h2)	–
8 h1 r1/2	1224	Charlotta Fougberg	SWE	9:31.16 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r1/2	1107	Matylda Kowal	POL	9:35.13 (8 h2)	–
9 h1 r1/2	1262	Özlem Kaya	TUR	9:32.03 (9 h1)	–
9 h2 r1/2	759	Sanaa Koubaa	GER	9:35.15 (9 h2)	–
9 h3 r1/2	837	Sudha Singh	IND	9:43.29 (9 h3)	–
10 h1 r1/2	394	Sviatlana Kudzelich	BLR	9:32.93 (10 h1)	–
10 h2 r1/2	333	Victoria Mitchell	AUS	9:39.40 (10 h2)	–
10 h3 r1/2	995	Salima El Ouali Alami	MAR	9:44.83 (10 h3)	–
11 h1 r1/2	998	Fadwa Sidi Madane	MAR	9:32.94 (11 h1)	–
11 h2 r1/2	842	Michelle Finn	IRL	9:49.45 (11 h2)	–
11 h3 r1/2	991	Eliane Saholinirina	MAD	9:45.92 (11 h3)	–
12 h1 r1/2	627	Diana Martín	ESP	9:44.07 (12 h1)	–
12 h2 r1/2	449	Tigest Getent	BRN	9:49.92 (12 h2)	–
13 h1 r1/2	1071	Ingeborg Løvnes	NOR	9:44.85 (13 h1)	–
13 h2 r1/2	466	Maria Bernard	CAN	9:50.17 (13 h2)	–
13 h3 r1/2	1151	Ancuța Bobocel	ROU	9:46.28 (13 h3)	–
14 h1 r1/2	846	Kerry O'Flaherty	IRL	9:45.35 (14 h1)	–
14 h2 r1/2	1255	Meryem Akdağ	TUR	9:50.28 (14 h2)	–
14 h3 r1/2	1260	Tuğba Güvenç	TUR	9:49.93 (14 h3)	–
15 h1 r1/2	423	Juliana Santos	BRA	9:45.95 (15 h1)	–
15 h2 r1/2	655	Sandra Eriksson	FIN	9:56.77 (15 h2)	–
15 h3 r1/2	773	Maya Rehberg	GER	9:51.73 (15 h3)	–
16 h1 r1/2	496	Erin Teschuk	CAN	9:53.70 (16 h1)	–
16 h2 r1/2	301	Luiza Gega	ALB	9:58.49 (16 h2)	–
16 h3 r1/2	307	Belén Casetta	ARG	9:51.85 (16 h3)	–
17 h1 r1/2	921	Anju Takamizawa	JPN	9:58.59 (17 h1)	–
17 h2 r1/2	399	Anastasiya Puzakova	BLR	10:14.08 (17 h2)	–
17 h3 r1/2	727	Lennie Waite	GBR	10:14.18 (17 h3)	–
18 h2 r1/2	303	Amina Bettiche	ALG	10:26.91 (18 h2)	–
DNS	–	Silviya Danekova	BUL	–	–		1

Round One

Date	13 August 2016
Format	Top three in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	451	Ruth Jebet	BRN	9:12.62	Q
2	943	Beatrice Chepkoech	KEN	9:17.55	Q
3	1331	Emma Coburn	USA	9:18.12	Q
4	1254	Habiba Ghribi	TUN	9:18.71	Q
5	638	Sofia Assefa	ETH	9:18.75	Q
6	760	Gesa Felicitas Krause	GER	9:19.70	Q
7	826	Lalita Babar	IND	9:19.76	q
8	1367	Colleen Quigley	USA	9:21.82	q
9	325	Madeline Hills	AUS	9:24.16	q
10	947	Hyvin Kiyeng	KEN	9:24.61	Q
11	329	Genevieve LaCaze	AUS	9:26.25	Q
12	1342	Courtney Frerichs	USA	9:27.02	Q
13	955	Lydia Rotich	KEN	9:30.21	q
14	481	Geneviève Lalonde	CAN	9:30.24	q
15	1212	Fabienne Schlumpf	SUI	9:30.54	q
16	1306	Mariya Shatalova	UKR	9:30.89
17	1270	Peruth Chemutai	UGA	9:31.03
18	1224	Charlotta Fougberg	SWE	9:31.16
19	536	Zhang Xinyan	CHN	9:31.47
20	1262	Özlem Kaya	TUR	9:32.03
21	602	Anna-Emilie Møller	DEN	9:32.68
22	394	Sviatlana Kudzelich	BLR	9:32.93
23	998	Fadwa Sidi Madane	MAR	9:32.94
24	646	Etenesh Diro	ETH	9:34.70	q
25	640	Hiwot Ayalew	ETH	9:35.09
26	1107	Matylda Kowal	POL	9:35.13
27	759	Sanaa Koubaa	GER	9:35.15
28	897	Aisha Praught	JAM	9:35.79	q
29	333	Victoria Mitchell	AUS	9:39.40
30	837	Sudha Singh	IND	9:43.29
31	627	Diana Martín	ESP	9:44.07
32	995	Salima El Ouali Alami	MAR	9:44.83
33	1071	Ingeborg Løvnes	NOR	9:44.85
34	846	Kerry O'Flaherty	IRL	9:45.35
35	991	Eliane Saholinirina	MAD	9:45.92
36	423	Juliana Santos	BRA	9:45.95
37	848	Sara Treacy	IRL	9:46.24	q
38	1151	Ancuța Bobocel	ROU	9:46.28
39	842	Michelle Finn	IRL	9:49.45
40	449	Tigest Getent	BRN	9:49.92
41	1260	Tuğba Güvenç	TUR	9:49.93
42	466	Maria Bernard	CAN	9:50.17
43	1255	Meryem Akdağ	TUR	9:50.28
44	773	Maya Rehberg	GER	9:51.73
45	307	Belén Casetta	ARG	9:51.85
46	496	Erin Teschuk	CAN	9:53.70
47	655	Sandra Eriksson	FIN	9:56.77
48	301	Luiza Gega	ALB	9:58.49
49	921	Anju Takamizawa	JPN	9:58.59
50	399	Anastasiya Puzakova	BLR	10:14.08
51	727	Lennie Waite	GBR	10:14.18
52	303	Amina Bettiche	ALG	10:26.91

Heat #1

Time	10:05

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	451	Ruth Jebet	BRN	9:12.62	Q
2	638	Sofia Assefa	ETH	9:18.75	Q
3	760	Gesa Felicitas Krause	GER	9:19.70	Q
4	1367	Colleen Quigley	USA	9:21.82	q
5	955	Lydia Rotich	KEN	9:30.21	q
6	1306	Mariya Shatalova	UKR	9:30.89
7	1270	Peruth Chemutai	UGA	9:31.03
8	1224	Charlotta Fougberg	SWE	9:31.16
9	1262	Özlem Kaya	TUR	9:32.03
10	394	Sviatlana Kudzelich	BLR	9:32.93
11	998	Fadwa Sidi Madane	MAR	9:32.94
12	627	Diana Martín	ESP	9:44.07
13	1071	Ingeborg Løvnes	NOR	9:44.85
14	846	Kerry O'Flaherty	IRL	9:45.35
15	423	Juliana Santos	BRA	9:45.95
16	496	Erin Teschuk	CAN	9:53.70
17	921	Anju Takamizawa	JPN	9:58.59

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
1000m	Ruth Jebet		3:06.84
2000m	Ruth Jebet		6:08.30

Heat #2

Time	10:21

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	943	Beatrice Chepkoech	KEN	9:17.55	Q
2	1331	Emma Coburn	USA	9:18.12	Q
3	1254	Habiba Ghribi	TUN	9:18.71	Q
4	826	Lalita Babar	IND	9:19.76	q
5	325	Madeline Hills	AUS	9:24.16	q
6	1212	Fabienne Schlumpf	SUI	9:30.54	q
7	640	Hiwot Ayalew	ETH	9:35.09
8	1107	Matylda Kowal	POL	9:35.13
9	759	Sanaa Koubaa	GER	9:35.15
10	333	Victoria Mitchell	AUS	9:39.40
11	842	Michelle Finn	IRL	9:49.45
12	449	Tigest Getent	BRN	9:49.92
13	466	Maria Bernard	CAN	9:50.17
14	1255	Meryem Akdağ	TUR	9:50.28
15	655	Sandra Eriksson	FIN	9:56.77
16	301	Luiza Gega	ALB	9:58.49
17	399	Anastasiya Puzakova	BLR	10:14.08
18	303	Amina Bettiche	ALG	10:26.91

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
1000m	Beatrice Chepkoech		3:07.94
2000m	Emma Coburn		6:14.98

Heat #3

Time	10:37

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	947	Hyvin Kiyeng	KEN	9:24.61	Q
2	329	Genevieve LaCaze	AUS	9:26.25	Q
3	1342	Courtney Frerichs	USA	9:27.02	Q
4	481	Geneviève Lalonde	CAN	9:30.24	q
5	536	Zhang Xinyan	CHN	9:31.47
6	602	Anna-Emilie Møller	DEN	9:32.68
7	646	Etenesh Diro	ETH	9:34.70	q
8	897	Aisha Praught	JAM	9:35.79	q
9	837	Sudha Singh	IND	9:43.29
10	995	Salima El Ouali Alami	MAR	9:44.83
11	991	Eliane Saholinirina	MAD	9:45.92
12	848	Sara Treacy	IRL	9:46.24	q
13	1151	Ancuța Bobocel	ROU	9:46.28
14	1260	Tuğba Güvenç	TUR	9:49.93
15	773	Maya Rehberg	GER	9:51.73
16	307	Belén Casetta	ARG	9:51.85
17	727	Lennie Waite	GBR	10:14.18

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
1000m	Etenesh Diro		3:09.52
2000m	Courtney Frerichs		6:20.79

Final Round

Date	15 August 2016 — 11:15

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	451	Ruth Jebet	BRN	8:59.75
2	947	Hyvin Kiyeng	KEN	9:07.12
3	1331	Emma Coburn	USA	9:07.63
4	943	Beatrice Chepkoech	KEN	9:16.05
5	638	Sofia Assefa	ETH	9:17.15
6	760	Gesa Felicitas Krause	GER	9:18.41
7	325	Madeline Hills	AUS	9:20.38
8	1367	Colleen Quigley	USA	9:21.10
9	329	Genevieve LaCaze	AUS	9:21.21
10	826	Lalita Babar	IND	9:22.74
11	1342	Courtney Frerichs	USA	9:22.87
12	1254	Habiba Ghribi	TUN	9:28.75
13	955	Lydia Rotich	KEN	9:29.90
14	897	Aisha Praught	JAM	9:34.20
15	646	Etenesh Diro	ETH	9:38.77
16	481	Geneviève Lalonde	CAN	9:41.88
17	848	Sara Treacy	IRL	9:52.70
18	1212	Fabienne Schlumpf	SUI	9:59.30

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
1000m	Ruth Jebet		3:05.93
2000m	Ruth Jebet		6:00.06