Women · Hurdles & Steeplechase · All-Time
3000 Metres Steeplechase
8:44.32
Best mark
World record
9:06.07
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
8:58.67
Median
Of the 25 best-by-athlete marks
11
Countries
KEN 6 · ETH 6 · 9 others
Performance distribution
25 athletes from 8:44.32 to 9:06.07 · median 8:58.67
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
Best by athlete · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 31 Aug 2026 · methodology
25 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beatrice Chepkoech WR | KEN | 8:44.32 | 20 Jul 2018 | Monaco | 27 |
| 2 | Winfred Yavi | BRN | 8:44.39 | 30 Aug 2024 | Rome | 24 |
| 3 | Peruth Chemutai | UGA | 8:48.03 | 30 Aug 2024 | Rome | 25 |
| 4 | Faith Cherotich | KEN | 8:48.71 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | 20 |
| 5 | Ruth Jebet | BRN | 8:52.78 | 27 Aug 2016 | Saint-Denis | 19 |
| 6 | Norah Jeruto | KAZ | 8:53.02 | 20 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 26 |
| 7 | Marwa Bouzayani | TUN | 8:54.32 | 4 Jul 2026 | Eugene | 29 |
| 8 | Werkuha Getachew | ETH | 8:54.61 | 20 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 26 |
| 9 | Doris Lemngole | KEN | 8:55.94 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zurich | 24 |
| 10 | Mekides Abebe | ETH | 8:56.08 | 20 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 20 |
| 11 | Jackline Chepkoech | KEN | 8:57.35 | 23 Jul 2023 | London | 19 |
| 12 | Courtney Frerichs | USA | 8:57.77 | 21 Aug 2021 | Eugene | 28 |
| 13 | Alice Finot | FRA | 8:58.67 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 14 | Celliphine Chespol | KEN | 8:58.78 | 26 May 2017 | Eugene | 18 |
| 15 | Gulnara Galkina | RUS | 8:58.81 | 17 Aug 2008 | Beijing | 30 |
| 16 | Sembo Almayew | ETH | 8:58.86 | 17 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 20 |
| 17 | Kena Tufa | ETH | 8:59.66 | 16 May 2026 | Shaoxing | 20 |
| 18 | Hyvin Kiyeng | KEN | 9:00.01 | 28 May 2016 | Eugene | 24 |
| 19 | Emma Coburn | USA | 9:02.35 | 30 Sep 2019 | Doha | 28 |
| 20 | Valerie Constien | USA | 9:03.22 | 27 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 21 | Gesa-Felicitas Krause | GER | 9:03.30 | 30 Sep 2019 | Doha | 27 |
| 22 | Elizabeth Bird | GBR | 9:04.35 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 29 |
| 23 | Zerfe Wondemagegn | ETH | 9:04.61 | 2 Jun 2023 | Florence | 20 |
| 24 | Habiba Ghribi | TUN | 9:05.36 | 11 Sep 2015 | Brussels | 31 |
| 25 | Lomi Muleta | ETH | 9:06.07 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 22 |