2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

None thumb|110px|Official Video The women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and 30. The winning margin was 5.19 seconds which as of 2024 is the only time the women's 3000 metres steeplechase has been won by more than five seconds at these championships. Milcah Chemos Cheywa was the pre-race favourite, having set the fastest time that year and gone undefeated on the Diamond League. Kenya also entered Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge and Lydia Jebet Rotich, the third and fourth fastest steeplechasers of the season. The other principal medal contenders were Sofia Assefa, second in the Diamond League rankings, and Yuliya Zarudneva (the 2009 runner-up). The 2008 Olympic champion Gulnara Galkina had failed to qualify, while the defending world champion Marta Domínguez was absent due to pregnancy.Landells, Steve (2011-08-22). Women's 3000m Steeplechase - PREVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20120801032636/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventPreviewsListDetail.aspx?id=61187 2012-08-01 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-25.Reinares, Diego (2011-08-25). https://archive.today/20120731151353/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g3GxJyChYMQ33jbwbtlt-hUH5Hng?docId=CNG.3efc1718e0f34692f5736ea3824d2392.a1 Gay, Mullings, Wariner, Tamgho y Domínguez, entre los grandes ausentes. Agence France Presse. Retrieved on 2011-08-25. On March 24, 2016, the Court of Arbitration for Sport disqualified Yuliya Zaripova's results from July 20, 2011, to July 25, 2013, which included the World Championships.http://www.rusada.ru/en/press/news/the-decisions-of-the-lausanne-switzerland-court-of-arbitration-for-sport-regarding-the-ru The decisions of the Lausanne (Switzerland) Court of Arbitration for Sport regarding the Russian Athletes RUSADA 2016-06-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160625081035/http://www.rusada.ru/en/press/news/the-decisions-of-the-lausanne-switzerland-court-of-arbitration-for-sport-regarding-the-ru 2016-06-25 dead This resulted in the winning margin becoming 5.19 seconds. As of 2024, this is the only time this race has been won by more than five seconds at these championships. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeHabiba GhribiTunisia 2011 WorldMilcah Chemos CheywaKenya 2011 World Records World recordGulnara Samitova-Galkina RUS8:58.81Beijing, China17 August 2008Championship recordYekaterina Volkova RUS9:06.57Osaka, Japan27 August 2007World leadingMilcah Chemos Cheywa KEN9:12.89Rome, Italy26 May 2011African recordEunice Jepkorir KEN9:07.41Beijing, China17 August 2008Asian recordLiu Nian CHN9:26.25Wuhan, China2 November 2007North, Central American and Caribbean recordJennifer Barringer USA9:12.50Berlin, Germany17 August 2009South American recordSabine Heitling BRA9:41.22London, United Kingdom25 July 2009European recordGulnara Samitova-Galkina RUS8:58.81Beijing, China17 August 2008Oceanian recordDonna MacFarlane AUS9:18.35Oslo, Norway6 June 2008 Qualification standards A timeB time 9:43.00 9:50.00 Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 27, 2011 10:35 HeatsAugust 30, 2011 21:20 Final Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best Heats Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Binnaz Uslu Turkey 2011 World 09:24.06 9:24.06 NR, Doping 1 1 Habiba Ghribi Tunisia 2011 World 09:24.56 9:24.56 Q 2 1 Mercy Wanjiku Kenya 2011 World 09:24.95 9:24.95 Q 3 1 Hanane Ouhaddou Morocco 2011 World 09:25.96 9:25.96 Q, SB 4 1 Birtukan Fente Ethiopia 2011 World 09:28.82 9:28.82 q 5 2 Sofia Assefa Ethiopia 2011 World 09:32.48 9:32.48 Q 6 3 Milcah Chemos Cheywa Kenya 2011 World 09:35.61 9:35.61 Q 8 3 Yuliya Zarudneva Zaripova Russia 2011 World 09:35.80 9:35.80 Doping 7 3 Gesa Felicitas Krause Germany 2011 World 09:35.83 9:35.83 Q, PB 8 2 Lydia Rotich Kenya 2011 World 09:36.70 9:36.70 Q 9 3 Birtukan Adamu Ethiopia 2011 World 09:37.31 9:37.31 Q 10 3 Barbara Parker Great Britain 2011 World 09:38.21 9:38.21 q 11 2 Emma Coburn United States 2011 World 09:38.42 9:38.42 Q 12 2 Lyubov Kharlamova Russia 2011 World 09:40.04 9:40.04 q 13 1 Fionnuala Britton Ireland 2011 World 09:41.17 9:41.17 14 3 Beverly Ramos Puerto Rico 2011 World 09:45.50 9:45.50 15 1 Bridget Franek United States 2011 World 09:43.09 9:43.09 16 2 Cristina Casandra Romania 2011 World 09:51.00 9:51.00 17 1 Korene Hinds Jamaica 2011 World 09:52.11 9:52.11 18 3 Stephanie Garcia United States 2011 World 09:53.47 9:53.47 19 3 Stephanie Reilly Ireland 2011 World 09:55.49 9:55.49 20 1 Jana Sussmann Germany 2011 World 09:59.53 9:59.53 21 3 Sandra Eriksson Finland 2011 World 10:03.20 22 1 Diana Martín Spain 2011 World 10:04.59 23 2 Gülcan Mingir Turkey 2011 World 10:04.83 24 2 Minori Hayakari Japan 2011 World 10:05.34 25 1 Ángela Figueroa Colombia 2011 World 10:06.00 26 2 Salima El Ouali Alami Morocco 2011 World 10:07.71 27 2 Marcela Lustigová Czech Republic 2011 World 10:12.54 28 3 Svitlana Shmidt Ukraine 2011 World 10:14.16 29 3 Iríni Kokkinaríou Greece 2011 World 10:15.18 30 2 Mardrea Hyman Jamaica 2011 World 99:99.99 DNF 31 2 Sara Moreira Portugal 2011 World 99:99.99 DQ Drug Test Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 01 1 Yuliya Zarudneva Zaripova RUS 2011 World 9:07.03 WL, Doping Habiba Ghribi TUN 2011 World 9:11.97 NR Milcah Chemos Cheywa KEN 2011 World 9:17.16 Mercy Wanjiku KEN 2011 World 9:17.88 04 4 Lydia Rotich KEN 2011 World 9:25.74 05 5 Sofia Assefa ETH 2011 World 9:28.24 07 7 Binnaz Uslu TUR 2011 World 9:31.06 Doping 06 6 Hanane Ouhaddou MAR 2011 World 9:32.36 07 7 Gesa Felicitas Krause GER 2011 World 9:32.74 PB 08 8 Birtukan Fente ETH 2011 World 9:36.81 09 9 Lyubov Kharlamova RUS 2011 World 9:44.14 10 Emma Coburn USA 2011 World 9:51.40 11 Barbara Parker GBR 2011 World 9:56.66 12 Birtukan Adamu ETH 2011 World 9:65.10 10:05.10 99 Sara Moreira POR 2011 World 9:99.99 DQ Doping References External links 3000 metres steeplechase results at IAAF website Steeplechase 3000 Category:Steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships