Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase explained

Event:Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
Games:2008 Summer
Venue:Beijing National Stadium
Dates:15 August 2008 (heats)
17 August 2008 (final)
Competitors:50
Nations:30
Gold:Gulnara Samitova-Galkina
Goldnoc:RUS
Silver:Eunice Jepkorir
Silvernoc:KEN
Bronze:Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova
Bronzenoc:RUS
Win Value:8:58.81
Next:2012

The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics occurred 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 won by 8.60 seconds, with a new world record of 8:58.81. She was the first woman to break the nine-minute barrier for this event.

Bronze medalist Yekaterina Volkova of Russia tested positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol) and was disqualified.[3] [4]

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

DateTimeRound
Friday, August 15, 2008 20:25-21:00
Heats
style=background:lemonchiffonSunday, August 17, 2008 style=background:lemonchiffon21:30-21:40 style=background:lemonchiffon Final

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

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)

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes[5]
1 1 9:15.17 Q
2 1 9:19.75 Q
3 3 9:21.31 Q
4 1 9:21.88 Q, SB
5 3 9:22.11 Q
6 1 9:22.38 Q, NR
7 3 9:23.06 DSQ[6]
8 1 9:25.50 q, NR
9 3 9:25.63 Q, PB
10 3 9:27.48 q, NR
11 3 9:28.52 q
12 2 9:28.85 Q
13 2 9:28.92 Q, SB
14 1 9:29.14 NR
15 2 9:29.20 Q
16 2 9:29.40 Q, PB
17 1 9:29.63 PB
18 3 9:29.86 NR
19 3 9:30.21 NR
20 2 9:30.23
21 3 9:32.05
22 3 9:34.39
23 2 9:35.31
24 1 9:36.81
25 2 9:38.08
26 1 9:41.43
27 1 9:43.57 SB
28 1 9:43.95
29 1 9:45.33
30 2 9:47.02
30 3 9:47.02
32 1 9:47.88
33 1 9:48.54
34 1 9:49.45
35 1 9:49.70
36 3 9:51.93
37 1 9:52.35
38 2 9:53.09
39 2 9:54.65
40 2 9:56.41
41 2 10:01.69
42 3 10:04.05
43 2 10:04.38
44 2 10:05.76
45 3 10:18.60
46 2 10:22.39
47 2 10:36.77
3 DNF
2 DNF
3 DNF
2 DNF

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes[7]
8:58.81
9:07.41AR
DSQ9:07.64DSQ
9:12.33 SB
49:16.85NR
59:17.35 PB
69:17.85NR
79:21.76SB
89:22.26AR
99:25.63
109:30.04
119:35.16PB
129:36.43
139:55.89
DNF

Splits

Intermediate Athlete Country Mark
1000m 2:58.63
2000m 6:01.20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule . 2008-08-04 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080913131714/http://www.iaaf.org/OLY08/results/eventCode%3D3659/bydiscipline/index.html . 13 September 2008 . dead .
  2. Web site: Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008 . 2008-08-04. IAAF. https://web.archive.org/web/20080913131730/http://www.iaaf.org/OLY08/standards/index.html. 13 September 2008 . live.
  3. Web site: 9 athletes, including 6 medalists, caught for Beijing doping. 27 October 2016.
  4. https://www.iaaf.org/results/olympic-games/2008/the-xxix-olympic-games-3659/women/3000-metres-steeplechase/final/result IAAF.org. The XXIX Olympic Games. 3000 Metres Steeplechase women.
  5. Web site: Athletics Women's 3000m Steeplechase Results Summary - the official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games . 2008-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907153842/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/AT/C74A/ATW033900.shtml . 2008-09-07 .
  6. Web site: 9 athletes, including 6 medalists, caught for Beijing doping. 27 October 2016.
  7. Web site: Iaaf.org - Olympic Games 2008 - Results 08-17-2008 - 3000 Metres Steeplechase W Final . 2008-08-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080818114555/http://www.iaaf.org/oly08/results/eventCode%3D3659/racedate%3D08-17-2008/sex%3DW/discCode%3D3KSC/combCode%3Dhash/roundCode%3Df/results.html . 2008-08-18 .