Men · Hurdles & Steeplechase · All-Time
3000 Metres Steeplechase
7:52.11
Best mark
World record
7:58.09
Top 25 cutoff
18 rows
7:56.47
Median
Of the 18 performances
5
Countries
KEN 11 · MAR 4 · 3 others
Performance distribution
18 performances from 7:52.11 to 7:58.09 · median 7:56.47
Top 25 cutoff through history
How fast an athlete needed to be to make the list each year
Season lists are not yet published for this event. This chart fills in as they are imported from a permitted source.
World all-time top 25
All performances · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 31 Aug 2026 · methodology
18 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamecha Girma WR | ETH | 7:52.11 | 9 Jun 2023 | Paris | 22 |
| 2 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen1 | QAT | 7:53.63 | 3 Sep 2004 | Brussels | 21 |
| 3 | Brimin Kipruto | KEN | 7:53.64 | 22 Jul 2011 | Monaco | 25 |
| 4 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | KEN | 7:54.31 | 31 May 2012 | Rome | 30 |
| 5 | Brahim Boulami | MAR | 7:55.28 | 24 Aug 2001 | Brussels | 29 |
| 7 | Bernard Barmasai | KEN | 7:55.72 | 24 Aug 1997 | Cologne | 23 |
| 8 | Ezekiel Kemboi | KEN | 7:55.76 | 22 Jul 2011 | Monaco | 29 |
| 9 | Moses Kiptanui | KEN | 7:56.16 | 24 Aug 1997 | Cologne | 26 |
| 12 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | KEN | 7:56.37 | 8 Jul 2005 | Rome | 23 |
| 14 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | KEN | 7:56.58 | 11 May 2012 | Doha | 30 |
| 15 | Soufiane El Bakkali | MAR | 7:56.68 | 28 May 2023 | Rabat | 27 |
| 16 | Richard Mateelong | KEN | 7:56.81 | 11 May 2012 | Doha | 28 |
| 18 | Soufiane El Bakkali | MAR | 7:57.25 | 31 May 2026 | Rabat | 30 |
| 20 | Reuben Kosgei | KEN | 7:57.29 | 24 Aug 2001 | Brussels | 22 |
| 21 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | KEN | 7:57.32 | 22 Jul 2011 | Monaco | 29 |
| 23 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | KEN | 7:57.42 | 14 Sep 2003 | Monaco | 21 |
| 24 | Frederik Ruppert | GER | 7:57.80 | 31 May 2026 | Rabat | 29 |
| 25 | Brahim Boulami | MAR | 7:58.09 | 19 Jul 2002 | Monaco | 30 |