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.
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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.[ 1] [ 2]
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.[ 3]
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.
World record
Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS )
8:58.81
Beijing , China
17 August 2008
Championship record
Yekaterina Volkova (RUS )
9:06.57
Osaka , Japan
27 August 2007
World leading
Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN )
9:12.89
Rome , Italy
26 May 2011
African record
Eunice Jepkorir (KEN )
9:07.41
Beijing, China
17 August 2008
Asian record
Liu Nian (CHN )
9:26.25
Wuhan , China
2 November 2007
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Jennifer Barringer (USA )
9:12.50
Berlin , Germany
17 August 2009
South American record
Sabine Heitling (BRA )
9:41.22
London , United Kingdom
25 July 2009
European record
Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS )
8:58.81
Beijing, China
17 August 2008
Oceanian record
Donna MacFarlane (AUS )
9:18.35
Oslo , Norway
6 June 2008
Qualification standards
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A time
B time
9:43.00
9:50.00
Date
Time
Round
August 27, 2011
10:35
Heats
August 30, 2011
21:20
Final
KEY:
q
Fastest non-qualifiers
Q
Qualified
NR
National record
PB
Personal best
SB
Seasonal best
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q ) and the next 3 fastest (q ) advance to the final .