Women · World record
3000 Metres Steeplechase
The current record and its documented progression: 12 ratified records from 1999 to 2018, plus 8 earlier marks recorded before the IAAF began ratifying records.
8:44.32
Beatrice ChepkoechKENMonaco · 20 Jul 2018
8 years standing8.46 s improvementAll-time top 50 →
Record progression
Each step is a documented record
Documented records
12 ratified · most recent first · Wikipedia (EN) revision 1358563914, imported 2 Sep 2026
| Mark | Athlete | Nation | Venue | Date | Stood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:44.32 | Beatrice Chepkoech | KEN | Monaco | 20 Jul 2018 | 8 yrs |
| 8:52.78 | Ruth Jebet | BRN | Paris | 27 Aug 2016 | 1 yr |
| 8:58.81 | Gulnara Galkina | RUS | Beijing | 17 Aug 2008 | 8 yrs |
| 9:01.59 | Gulnara Samitova | RUS | Iraklio | 4 Jul 2004 | 4 yrs |
| 9:08.33 | Gulnara Samitova | RUS | Tula | 10 Aug 2003 | 329 d |
| 9:16.51 | Alesya Turova | BLR | Gdańsk | 27 Jul 2002 | 1 yr |
| 9:21.72 | Alesya Turova | BLR | Ostrava | 12 Jun 2002 | 45 d |
| 9:22.29 | Justyna Bąk | POL | Milan | 5 Jun 2002 | 7 d |
| 9:25.31 | Justyna Bąk | POL | Nice | 9 Jul 2001 | 331 d |
| 9:40.20 | Cristina Casandra | ROU | Reims | 30 Aug 2000 | 313 d |
| 9:43.64 | Cristina Casandra | ROU | Bucharest | 7 Aug 2000 | 23 d |
| 9:48.88 | Yelena Motalova | RUS | Tula | 31 Jul 1999 | 1 yr |
Rows link to a profile only where the athlete appears on a published list. Struck marks were rescinded or never ratified, and A marks a performance at altitude; both come from the source article's own key and markers, and eras are kept as it lists them. Nothing is inferred.
Before official ratification
8 entries · not ratified · marks from before the IAAF (now World Athletics) began ratifying records, or never ratified, shown for context only