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2000 metres steeplechase

Distance for the steeplechase in track and field

Distance for the steeplechase in track and field

FieldValue
event2000 Metres Steeplechase
WRmenFRA Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad 5:10.68 (2010)
WRwomenGER Gesa-Felicitas Krause 5:52.80 (2019)

The 2000 Metres 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 4 September 2024.
RankTimeAthleteNationDatePlaceRef1234567891011121314151617182021222324
5:10.68Mahiedine Mekhissi-BenabbadFrance30 June 2010Reims
5:13.47Bouabdellah TahriFrance25 June 2010Tomblaine
5:13.77Paul Kipsiele KoechKenya13 February 2011Ghent
5:14.06Soufiane El BakkaliMorocco11 September 2022Zagreb
5:14.43Julius KariukiKenya21 August 1990Rovereto
5:14.53Saif Saaeed ShaheenQatar13 May 2005Doha
5:16.22Philip BarkutwoKenya21 August 1990Rovereto
5:16.46Wesley KiprotichKenya13 May 2005Doha
5:16.85Eliud BarnegetunyKenya13 June 1995Parma
5:18.28Richard KosgeiKenya13 June 1995Parma
5:18.36Alessandro LambruschiniItaly12 September 1989Verona
5:18.38Azzedine BrahmiAlgeria17 June 1992Verona
5:18.51John LangatKenya29 August 2001Rovereto
5:18.60Stanley KibiwottKenya29 August 2001Rovereto
5:18.65Antonio David JiménezSpain7 June 2005Huelva
5:18.67Benjamin KigenKenya2 June 2017Andujar
5:19.21Joseph KeterKenya23 August 1995Rovereto
5:19.68Samson ObwochaKenya19 July 1986Birmingham
Duncan HamiltonUnited States3 September 2024Copenhagen
5:19.78Paul Malakwen KosgeiKenya20 June 1998La Spezia
5:19.86Mark RowlandGreat Britain28 August 1988London
5:19.96Roba GariEthiopia19 May 2007Herrera
5:19.99Meresa KahsayEthiopia12 July 2013Donetsk
5:20.00Krzysztof WesolowskiPoland28 June 1984Oslo
5:20.00Lawrence KemboiKenya6 May 2016Doha

Notes

Below is a list of all other times equal or superior to 5:20.00:

  • 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).

Women

  • Correct as of July 2025.
RankTimeAthleteNationDatePlaceRef123456789101112131415161718192021222425
5:45.09Winfred YaviBahrain9 February 2021Liévin
5:47.42Beatrice ChepkoechKenya10 September 2023Zagreb
5:47.79Maruša MišmašSlovenia19 February 2020Liévin
5:52.80Gesa-Felicitas KrauseGermany1 September 2019Berlin
5:52.92Winnie JemutaiKenya10 September 2023Zagreb
5:54.16Ruth JebetBahrain27 August 2016Saint-Denis
5:56.79Luiza GegaAlbania10 September 2023Zagreb
5:57.76Ley MeyerGermany27 July 2025Berlin
6:00.31Mercy ChepkuruiKenya19 February 2020Liévin
6:00.50Olivia GürthGermany1 September 2024Berlin
6:01.27Roseline ChepngetichKenya19 February 2020Liévin
6:01.47Tatiane Raquel da SilvaBrazil18 June 2023Poznań
6:02.04Celestine BiwotKenya18 June 2023Poznań
6:02.16Virginia NyamburaKenya6 September 2015Berlin
6:03.38Wioletta FrankiewiczPoland15 July 2006Gdańsk
6:04.05Maroua BouzianiTunisia12 May 2023Toulon
6:04.46Dorcus InzikuruUganda1 June 2005Milano
6:04.79Jolanda KallabisGermany27 July 2025Berlin
6:05.53Eline DalemansBelgium27 July 2025Berlin
6:06.85Aneta KonieczekPoland18 June 2023Poznań
6:07.01Fancy CheronoKenya1 September 2019Berlin
6:09.48Viktória Wagner-GyürkésHungary1 September 2019Berlin
Genevieve GregsonAustralia1 September 2019Berlin
6:09.62Kinga KrôlikPoland1 September 2024Berlin
6:09.85Joana SoaresPortugal25 July 2020Ribeira Brava

Notes

Below is a list of all other times equal or superior to 6:09.85:

  • 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).
  • Gesa-Felicitas Krause also ran 5:56.71 (2024), 6:04.20 (2015), 6:09.46 (2016).
  • Luiza Gega also ran 6:00.07 (2019).
  • Beatrice Chepkoech also ran 6:02.47 (2015).
  • Winnie Jemutai also ran 6:02.61 (2023).
  • Jolanda Kallabis also ran 6:07.72 (2022).

References

References

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  5. "Copenhagen Athletics Games {{!}} Results {{!}} World Athletics".
  6. (27 July 2018). "All-time women's best 2000m steeplechase". alltime-athletics.com.
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