Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
| Women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 15 August 2008 (heats) 17 August 2008 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 50 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 8:58.81 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15–17 August at the Beijing National Stadium,[1] the first time this event had ever been held at the Olympics.
The qualifying standards were 9:46.00 (A standard) and 9:55.00 (B standard).[2]
In the final, Gulnara Samitova-Galkina of Russia became the first woman in history to run under 9 minutes for the steeplechase, setting a world record time of 8:58.81.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, August 15, 2008 | 20:25-21:00 |
Heats |
| Sunday, August 17, 2008 | 21:30-21:40 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) |
9:01.59 | Heraklion, Greece | 4 July 2004 |
| Olympic record | Inaugural Event |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August | Final | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina |  Russia |
8:58.81 | OR | WR |
Results
Round 1
Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the Final.
(WR - World Record, NR - National Record, AR - Area Record, PB - Personal Best, SB - Season Best)
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gulnara Samitova-Galkina | Russia
|
8:58.81 | WR |
|
Eunice Jepkorir |  Kenya
|
9:07.41 | AR |
|
Yekaterina Volkova | Russia
|
9:07.64 | SB |
| 4 | Tatyana Petrova | Russia
|
9:12.33 | SB |
| 5 | Cristina Casandra |  Romania
|
9:16.85 | NR |
| 6 | Ruth Bisibori Nyangau | Kenya
|
9:17.35 | PB |
| 7 | Zemzem Ahmed |  Ethiopia
|
9:17.85 | NR |
| 8 | Wioletta Frankiewicz |  Poland
|
9:21.76 | SB |
| 9 | Jennifer Barringer |  United States
|
9:22.26 | AR |
| 10 | Anna Willard | United States
|
9:25.63 | |
| 11 | Elena Romagnolo |  Italy
|
9:30.04 | |
| 12 | Zulema Fuentes-Pila |  Spain
|
9:35.16 | PB |
| 13 | Habiba Ghribi |  Tunisia
|
9:36.43 | |
| 14 | Roisin McGettigan |  Ireland
|
9:55.89 | |
| — | Marta Domínguez | Spain
|
DNF |
Splits
| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000m | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina | Russia |
2:58.63 |
| 2000m | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina | Russia |
6:01.20 |
References
- ^ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/AT/C74A/ATW033900.shtml#ATW033901
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/oly08/results/eventCode=3659/racedate=08-17-2008/sex=W/discCode=3KSC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det