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


The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics occurred on 15-17 August at the Beijing National Stadium, the first time this event had ever been held at the Olympics.
The qualifying standards were 9:46.00 and 9:55.00.
In the final, Gulnara Samitova-Galkina of Russia won with an Olympic record.
Yekaterina Volkova of Russia tested positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone and was disqualified.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time
DateTimeRound
Friday, August 15, 200820:25-21:00
Heats
Sunday, August 17, 200821:30-21:40 [|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.
DateEventNameNationalityTimeORWR
17 AugustFinalGulnara Samitova-Galkina8:58.81ORWR

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Gulnara Galkina-Samitova9:15.17[|Q]
21Ruth Bisibori Nyangau9:19.75Q
33Eunice Jepkorir9:21.31Q
41Wioletta Frankiewicz9:21.88Q, SB
53Marta Domínguez9:22.11Q
61Cristina Casandra9:22.38Q, NR
73Yekaterina Volkova9:23.06DSQ
81Habiba Ghribi9:25.50[|q], NR
93Zemzem Ahmed9:25.63Q, PB
103Elena Romagnolo9:27.48q, NR
113Anna Willard9:28.52q
122Tatyana Petrova9:28.85Q
132Roisin McGettigan9:28.92Q, SB
141Helen Clitheroe9:29.14NR
152Jennifer Barringer9:29.20Q
162Zulema Fuentes-Pila9:29.40Q, PB
171Zhu Yanmei9:29.63PB
183Antje Möldner9:29.86NR
193Rasa Troup9:30.21NR
202Jessica Augusto9:30.23
213Donna MacFarlane9:32.05
223Sara Moreira9:34.39
232Ancuţa Bobocel9:35.31
241Lindsey Anderson9:36.81
252Sophie Duarte9:38.08
261Mekdes Bekele9:41.43
271Fionnuala Britton9:43.57SB
281Valentyna Horpynych9:43.95
291Rosa Morató9:45.33
302Sofia Assefa9:47.02
303Katarzyna Kowalska9:47.02
321Victoria Mitchell9:47.88
331Türkan Erismis9:48.54
341Clarisse Cruz9:49.45
351Minori Hayakari9:49.70
363Barbara Parker9:51.93
371Widad Mendil9:52.35
382Muna Durka9:53.09
392Veerle Dejaeghere9:54.65
402Hanane Ouhaddou9:56.41
412Veronica Nyaruai10:01.69
423Li Zhenzhu10:04.05
432Oxana Juravel10:04.38
442Aslı Çakır10:05.76
453Inna Poluškina10:18.60
462Irini Kokkinariou10:22.39
472Zhao Yanni10:36.77
3Korene HindsDNF
2Mardrea HymanDNF
3Dobrinka ShalamanovaDNF
2Zenaide VieiraDNF

Final

Splits