Steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships

3000 metres steeplechase at the World Championships in Athletics
Overview
Gender	Men and women
Years held	Men: 1983 – 2019 Women: 2005 – 2019
Championship record
Men	8:00.43 Ezekiel Kemboi (2009)
Women	8:57.84 Beatrice Chepkoech (2019)
Reigning champion
Men	Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)
Women	Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN)

The 3000 metres steeplechase has been held as an event at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in the men's division since 1983 and in the women's division since 2005. It can be noted for a series of lengthy winning streaks in the men's division, where Kenyan born athletes have won every championship since 1991. Moses Kiptanui won three in a row, 1987-1995, Saif Saaeed Shaheen, born Steven Cherono, won two in 2003-5. The longest winning streak in any event in the World Championships, is 5 in a row by Ezekiel Kemboi, 2009-15. More remarkably, Kemboi prefaced that streak with a streak of three silver medals, 2003-7. 2007 champion Brimin Kipruto has a complete set of medals, including two bronze. Kenya has also fared well in the women's division winning 9 of the 21 medals issued to date. 2013 women's champion Milcah Chemos Cheywa also has a complete set of medals.

Men's champions[]

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki details	Patriz Ilg (FRG)	Bogusław Mamiński (POL)	Colin Reitz (GBR)
1987 Rome details	Francesco Panetta (ITA)	Hagen Melzer (GDR)	William Van Dijck (BEL)
1991 Tokyo details	Moses Kiptanui (KEN)	Patrick Sang (KEN)	Azzedine Brahmi (ALG)
1993 Stuttgart details	Moses Kiptanui (KEN)	Patrick Sang (KEN)	Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA)
1995 Gothenburg details	Moses Kiptanui (KEN)	Christopher Kosgei (KEN)	Saad Al-Asmari (KSA)
1997 Athens details	Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN)	Moses Kiptanui (KEN)	Bernard Barmasai (KEN)
1999 Seville details	Christopher Kosgei (KEN)	Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN)	Ali Ezzine (MAR)
2001 Edmonton details	Reuben Kosgei (KEN)	Ali Ezzine (MAR)	Bernard Barmasai (KEN)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)	Eliseo Martín (ESP)
2005 Helsinki details	Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)	Brimin Kipruto (KEN)
2007 Osaka details	Brimin Kipruto (KEN)	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)	Richard Mateelong (KEN)
2009 Berlin details	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)	Richard Mateelong (KEN)	Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA)
2011 Daegu details	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)	Brimin Kipruto (KEN)	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
2013 Moscow details	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)	Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
2015 Beijing details	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)	Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)	Brimin Kipruto (KEN)
2017 London details	Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)	Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)	Evan Jager (USA)
2019 Doha details	Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)	Lamecha Girma (ETH)	Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)

Multiple medalists[]

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ezekiel Kemboi	Kenya (KEN)	2003–2015	4	3	0	7
2	Moses Kiptanui	Kenya (KEN)	1991–1997	3	1	0	4
3	Conseslus Kipruto	Kenya (KEN)	2013–2019	2	2	0	4
4	Saif Saaeed Shaheen	Qatar (QAT)	2003–2005	2	0	0	2
5	Brimin Kipruto	Kenya (KEN)	2005–2015	1	1	2	4
6=	Christopher Kosgei	Kenya (KEN)	1995–1999	1	1	0	2
6=	Wilson Boit Kipketer	Kenya (KEN)	1997-1999	1	1	0	2
8	Patrick Sang	Kenya (KEN)	1991-1993	0	2	0	2
9=	Ali Ezzine	Morocco (MAR)	1999-2001	0	1	1	2
9=	Richard Mateelong	Kenya (KEN)	2007-2009	0	1	1	2
9=	Soufiane El Bakkali	Morocco (MAR)	2017-2019	0	1	1	2
12	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad	France (FRA)	2011-2013	0	0	2	2

Medalists by country[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kenya (KEN)	13	12	5	30
2	Qatar (QAT)	2	0	0	2
3	Italy (ITA)	1	0	1	2
4	West Germany (FRG)	1	0	0	1
5	Morocco (MAR)	0	2	2	4
6=	Poland (POL)	0	1	0	1
6=	East Germany (GDR)	0	1	0	1
6=	Ethiopia (ETH)	0	1	0	1
9	France (FRA)	0	0	3	3
10=	Great Britain (GBR)	0	0	1	1
10=	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	1	1
10=	Algeria (ALG)	0	0	1	1
10=	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	0	0	1	1
10=	United States (USA)	0	0	1	1

Women's champions[]

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2005 Helsinki details	Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA)	Yekaterina Volkova (RUS)	Jeruto Kiptum (KEN)
2007 Osaka details	Yekaterina Volkova (RUS)	Tatyana Petrova (RUS)	Eunice Jepkorir (KEN)
2009 Berlin details	Vacant [1][2]	Yuliya Zarudneva (RUS)	Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)
2011 Daegu details	Habiba Ghribi (TUN)	Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)	Mercy Wanjiku (KEN)
2013 Moscow details	Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)	Lydiah Chepkurui (KEN)	Sofia Assefa (ETH)
2015 Beijing details	Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN)	Habiba Ghribi (TUN)	Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER)
2017 London details	Emma Coburn (USA)	Courtney Frerichs (USA)	Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN)
2019 Doha details	Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN)	Emma Coburn (USA)	Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER)

Multiple medalists[]

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Milcah Chemos Cheywa	Kenya (KEN)	2009–2013	1	1	1	3
2=	Yekaterina Volkova	Russia (RUS)	2005-2007	1	1	0	2
2=	Habiba Ghribi	Tunisia (TUN)	2011-2015	1	1	0	2
2=	Emma Coburn	United States (USA)	2017-2019	1	1	0	2
5	Hyvin Jepkemoi	Kenya (KEN)	2015-2017	1	0	1	2
6	Gesa Felicitas Krause	Germany (GER)	2015–2019	0	0	2	2

Medalists by country[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kenya (KEN)	3	2	5	10
2	Russia (RUS)	1	3	0	4
3	United States (USA)	1	2	0	3
4	Tunisia (TUN)	1	1	0	2
5	Uganda (UGA)	1	0	0	1
6	Germany (GER)	0	0	2	2
7	Ethiopia (ETH)	0	0	1	1