2000 metres steeplechase explained

Event:	2000 metres steeplechase
Wrmen:	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad 5:10.68 (2010)
Wrwomen:	Gesa-Felicitas Krause 5:52.80 (2019)

The 2000 meter steeplechase is a rarely run senior athletics and a standard youth athletics event for the steeplechase in track and field. The event was part of the athletics programme for boys and girls at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics. It is an obstacle race over the distance of 2000 metres, and derives its name from the horse racing steeplechase.

All-time top 25

• i = indoor performance
• A = affected by altitude

Men

• Correct as of 12 September 2022.^{[1] [2]}

Rank	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	5:10.68	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad		30 June 2010	Reims
2	5:13.47	Bouabdellah Tahri		25 June 2010	Tomblaine
3	5:13.77	Paul Kipsiele Koech		13 February 2011	Ghent
4	5:14.06	Soufiane El Bakkali		11 September 2022	Zagreb	^[3]
5	5:14.43	Julius Kariuki		21 August 1990	Rovereto
6	5:14.53	Saif Saaeed Shaheen		13 May 2005	Doha
7	5:16.22	Philip Barkutwo		21 August 1990	Rovereto
8	5:16.46	Wesley Kiprotich		13 May 2005	Doha
9	5:16.85	Eliud Barnegetuny		13 June 1995	Parma
10	5:18.28	Richard Kosgei		13 June 1995	Parma
11	5:18.36	Alessandro Lambruschini		12 September 1989	Verona
12	5:18.38	Azzedine Brahmi		17 June 1992	Verona
13	5:18.51	John Langat		29 August 2001	Rovereto
14	5:18.60	Stanley Kibiwott		29 August 2001	Rovereto
15	5:18.65	Antonio David Jiménez		7 June 2005	Huelva
16	5:18.67	Benjamin Kigen		2 June 2017	Andujar	^[4]
17	5:19.21	Joseph Keter		23 August 1995	Rovereto
18	5:19.68	Samson Obwocha		19 July 1986	Birmingham
19	5:19.78	Paul Malakwen Kosgei		20 June 1998	La Spezia
20	5:19.86	Mark Rowland		28 August 1988	London
21	5:19.96	Roba Gari		19 May 2007	Herrera
22	5:19.99	Meresa Kahsay		12 July 2013	Donetsk
23	5:20.00	Krzysztof Wesolowski		28 June 1984	Oslo
	5:20.00	Lawrence Kemboi		6 May 2016	Doha
25	5:20.12	Luciano Di Pardo		20 June 1998	La Spezia

Notes

Below is a list of all other times equal or superior to 5:20.12:

• Bouabdellah Tahri also ran 5:15.36 (2009), 5:15.96 (2002), 5:17.19 (2007), 5:19.33 (2001).
• Paul Kipsiele Koech also ran 5:17.04 (2010).
• John Langat also ran 5:18.61 (2001).
• Eliud Barngetuny also ran 5:18.67 (1995).
• Alessandro Lambruschini also ran 5:18.68 (1990), 5:18.88 (1992), 5:19.44 (1992).
• Richard Kosgei also ran 5:19.05 (1995).
• Antonio David Jiménez also ran 5:20.07 (2001).

Women

• Correct as of September 2023.^[5]

Rank	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	5:45.09	Winfred Yavi		9 February 2021	Liévin	^[6]
2	5:47.42	Beatrice Chepkoech		10 September 2023	Zagreb	^[7]
3	5:47.79	Maruša Mišmaš		19 February 2020	Liévin	^[8]
4	5:52.80	Gesa-Felicitas Krause		1 September 2019	Berlin	^[9]
5	5:52.92	Winnie Jemutai		10 September 2023	Zagreb	^[10]
6	5:54.16	Ruth Jebet		27 August 2016	Saint-Denis
7	5:56.79	Luiza Gega		10 September 2023	Zagreb	^[11]
8	6:00.31	Mercy Chepkurui		19 February 2020	Liévin	^[12]
9	6:01.27	Roseline Chepngetich		19 February 2020	Liévin	^[13]
10	6:01.47	Tatiane Raquel da Silva		18 June 2023	Poznań	^[14]
11	6:02.04	Celestine Biwot		18 June 2023	Poznań	^[15]
12	6:02.16	Virginia Nyambura		6 September 2015	Berlin
13	6:03.38	Wioletta Frankiewicz		15 July 2006	Gdańsk
14	6:04.05	Maroua Bouziani		12 May 2023	Toulon	^[16]
15	6:04.46	Dorcus Inzikuru		1 June 2005	Milano
16	6:06.85	Aneta Konieczek		18 June 2023	Poznań	^[17]
17	6:07.01	Fancy Cherono		1 September 2019	Berlin	^[18]
18	6:07.72	Jolanda Kallabis		10 September 2022	Trier	^[19]
19	6:09.48	Viktória Wagner-Gyürkés		1 September 2019	Berlin	^[20]
		Genevieve Gregson		1 September 2019	Berlin	^[21]
21	6:09.85	Joana Soares		25 July 2020	Ribeira Brava	^[22]
22	6:10.11	Fancy Kipkoech		9 February 2021	Liévin	^[23]
23	6:10.82	Magdalene Masai		6 September 2015	Berlin
24	6:11.63	Lívia Tóth		15 July 2006	Gdańsk
25	6:11.83	Korahubish Itaa		10 July 2009	Bressanone

Notes

Below is a list of all other times equal or superior to 6:11.83:

• Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimsek also run 5:48.71 (2021), 5:53.38 (2023), 5:56.28 (2020).
• Winfred Yavi also ran 5:48.68 (2020), 5:56.83 (2019).
• Luiza Gega also ran 6:00.07 (2019).
• Beatrice Chepkoech also ran 6:02.47 (2015).
• Winnie Jemutai also ran 6:02.61 (2023).
• Gesa-Felicitas Krause also ran 6:04.20 (2015), 6:09.46 (2016), 6:10.91 (2021).
• Mercy Chepkurui also ran 6:10.99 (2021).

Notes and References

1. Web site: All-time men's best 2000m steeplechase. alltime-athletics.com. 25 March 2018. 12 November 2018.
2. Web site: 2000m Steeplechase Men All Time Top List . 12 September 2022 . World Athletics.
3. News: Home star Perkovic wins discus duel to cap season in Zagreb. World Athletics. Jess Whittington. 11 September 2022. 18 September 2022.
4. News: Rojas threatens 15-metre barrier in Andujar. IAAF. Jon Mulkeen. 2 June 2017. 3 June 2017.
5. Web site: All-time women's best 2000m steeplechase. alltime-athletics.com. 27 July 2018. 12 November 2018.
6. News: Tsegay breaks world indoor 1500m record in Lievin with 3:53.09. World Athletics. Jon Mulkeen. 9 February 2021. 16 February 2021.
7. Web site: 2000m Steeplechase Results. atletika.cz. 10 September 2023. 11 September 2023.
8. News: Duplantis tops 6.07m in Lievin, narrowly misses 6.19m. Mike Rowbottom. World Athletics. 19 February 2020. 7 March 2020.
9. Web site: Krause smashes 2000m steeplechase world best in Berlin. IAAF. 1 September 2019. 8 September 2019.
10. Web site: 2000m Steeplechase Results. atletika.cz. 10 September 2023. 11 September 2023.
11. Web site: 2000m Steeplechase Results. atletika.cz. 10 September 2023. 11 September 2023.
12. News: Meeting Hauts de France Pas de Calais 2020 Results. bases.athle.fr. 19 February 2020. 7 March 2020.
13. News: Meeting Hauts de France Pas de Calais 2020 Results. bases.athle.fr. 19 February 2020. 7 March 2020.
14. Web site: 2000m Steeplechase Result. cybulski.domtel-sport.pl. 18 June 2023. 11 September 2023.
15. Web site: 2000m Steeplechase Result. cybulski.domtel-sport.pl. 18 June 2023. 11 September 2023.
16. Web site: 2000m Steeplechase Results. World Athletics. 12 May 2023. 16 May 2023.
17. Web site: 2000m Steeplechase Result. cybulski.domtel-sport.pl. 18 June 2023. 11 September 2023.
18. Web site: 2000m Steeplechase Results. IAAF. 1 September 2019. 10 September 2019.
19. News: DLV-Nachwuchsstar mit Weltbestzeit. sport1.de. Holger Luhmann. Johannes Fischer. de. 10 September 2022. 20 September 2022.
20. Web site: 2000m Steeplechase Results. IAAF. 1 September 2019. 10 September 2019.
21. Web site: 2000m Steeplechase Results. IAAF. 1 September 2019. 10 September 2019.
22. Web site: 2000 Metres Steeplechase - female - senior - outdoor - 2020 . 2023-05-22 . World Athletics.
23. Web site: 2000m Steeplechase Result. meetinglievin.com. 9 February 2021. 16 February 2021.