2025 World Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
| Women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
| Dates | 15 September (heats) 17 September (final) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:51.59 CR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 World Athletics Championships will be held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 15 and 17 September 2025.[1]
Summary
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:[2]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN)
|
8:44.32 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 20 July 2018 |
| Championship record |  Norah Jeruto (KAZ)
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8:53.02 | Eugene, United States | 20 July 2022 |
| World Leading |  Winfred Yavi (BHR)
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8:45.25 | 5 July 2025 | |
| African Record | Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN)
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8:44.32 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 20 July 2018 |
| Asian Record | Winfred Yavi (BHR)
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8:44.39 | Rome, Italy | 30 August 2024 |
| European Record |  Alice Finot (FRA)
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8:58.67 | Paris, France | 6 August 2024 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record |  Courtney Frerichs (USA)
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8:57.77 | Eugene, United States | 21 August 2021 |
| Oceanian record | .svg.png){kind=small} Genevieve Lacaze (AUS)
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9:14.28 | Paris, France | 27 August 2016 |
| South American Record |  Tatiane Raquel da Silva (BRA)
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9:24.38 | Watford, United Kingdom | 11 June 2022 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 9:18.00.[3]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), is as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 15 September | 10:30 | Heats |
| 17 September | 21:57 | Final |
Results
Heats
The heats took place on 15 September. The first five athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the final.
Heat 1
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faith Cherotich | Kenya
|
9:13.95 | Q |
| 2 | Norah Jeruto | Kazakhstan
|
9:14.25 | Q |
| 3 | Elise Thorner |  Great Britain & N.I.
|
9:14.25 | Q, PB |
| 4 | Flavie Renouard | France
|
9:14.69 | Q, PB |
| 5 | Lexy Halladay | United States
|
9:15.06 | Q |
| 6 | Olivia Gürth |  Germany
|
9:15.28 | SB |
| 7 | Celestine Jepkosgei Biwot | Kenya
|
9:22.55 | |
| 8 | Loice Chekwemoi |  Uganda
|
9:25.34 | SB |
| 9 | Veerle Bakker |  Netherlands
|
9:41.72 | |
| 10 | Kinga Królik |  Poland
|
9:43.89 | |
| 11 | Ankita Dhyani |  India
|
10:03.22 | |
| — | Alemnat Walle |  Ethiopia
|
DNF | |
| [4] | ||||
Heat 2
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winfred Yavi | Bahrain
|
9:15.63 | Q |
| 2 | Marwa Bouzayani |  Tunisia
|
9:15.68 | Q |
| 3 | Sembo Almayew | Ethiopia
|
9:15.84 | Q |
| 4 | Gesa Felicitas Krause | Germany
|
9:16.76 | Q, SB |
| 5 | Angelina Napoleon | United States
|
9:18.03 | Q |
| 6 | Adva Cohen |  Israel
|
9:19.90 | NR |
| 7 | Marta Serrano |  Spain
|
9:21.00 | PB |
| 8 | Ilona Mononen |  Finland
|
9:21.02 | NR |
| 9 | Parul Chaudhary | India
|
9:22.24 | |
| 10 | Pamela Kosgei | Kenya
|
9:28.21 | |
| 11 | Amy Cashin |  Australia
|
9:50.53 | |
| 12 | Tatiane Raquel da Silva | Brazil
|
9:59.81 | |
| — | Sara Tait | Great Britain & N.I.
|
DNF | |
| [4] | ||||
Heat 3
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peruth Chemutai | Uganda
|
9:07.68 | Q |
| 2 | Doris Lemngole | Kenya
|
9:08.97 | Q |
| 3 | Lomi Muleta | Ethiopia
|
9:12.20 | Q, SB |
| 4 | Lea Meyer | Germany
|
9:13.18 | Q |
| 5 | Kaylee Mitchell | United States
|
9:15.52 | Q |
| 6 | Miu Saito |  Japan
|
9:24.72 | NR |
| 7 | Alicja Konieczek | Poland
|
9:28.80 | |
| 8 | Grace Fetherstonhaugh | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada
|
9:32.09 | |
| 9 | Daisy Jepkemei | Kazakhstan
|
9:41.36 | |
| 10 | Cara Feain-Ryan | Australia
|
9:42.62 | |
| 11 | Rihab Dhahri | Tunisia
|
9:51.58 | |
| 12 | Stella Rutto |  Romania
|
9:55.76 | |
| [4] | ||||
Final
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Faith Cherotich | Kenya
|
8:51.59 | CR |
|
Winfred Yavi | Bahrain
|
8:56.46 | |
|
Sembo Almayew | Ethiopia
|
8:58.86 | PB |
| 4 | Marwa Bouzayani | Tunisia
|
9:01.46 | NR |
| 5 | Doris Lemngole | Kenya
|
9:02.39 | |
| 6 | Norah Jeruto | Kazakhstan
|
9:06.34 | |
| 7 | Gesa Felicitas Krause | Germany
|
9:14.27 | SB |
| 8 | Lomi Muleta | Ethiopia
|
9:14.90 | |
| 9 | Angelina Napoleon | United States
|
9:17.44 | |
| 10 | Kaylee Mitchell | United States
|
9:18.66 | |
| 11 | Elise Thorner | Great Britain & N.I.
|
9:19.02 | |
| 12 | Lea Meyer | Germany
|
9:24.42 | |
| 13 | Flavie Renouard | France
|
9:25.15 | |
| 14 | Lexy Halladay | United States
|
9:34.03 | |
| Peruth Chemutai | Uganda
|
DNF | ||
| [5] | ||||
References
- ^ a b "Timetable - Tokyo 25 - World Athletics Championship - Women 3000 metres steeplechase". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "3000 Metres Steeplechase Women − Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "Women's 3000 metres steeplechase - Heat results" (PDF). World Athletics. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "3000m Steeplechase Women - Fina results" (PDF). World Athletics. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
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