Women · Hurdles & Steeplechase · All-Time
3000 Metres Steeplechase
8:44.32
Best mark
World record
9:11.39
Top 50 cutoff
50 rows
9:05.40
Median
Of the 50 best-by-athlete marks
14
Countries
KEN 10 · USA 10 · 12 others
Performance distribution
50 athletes from 8:44.32 to 9:11.39 · median 9:05.40
Top 50 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 50
Best by athlete · data refreshed 17 Sep 2026 · methodology
50 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 | Roma | 24 |
| 3 | Peruth Chemutai | UGA | 8:48.03 | 30 Aug 2024 | Roma | 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 | Doris Lemngole | KEN | 8:52.86 | 4 Sep 2026 | Bruxelles | 24 |
| 7 | Norah Jeruto | KAZ | 8:53.02 | 20 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 26 |
| 8 | Marwa Bouzayani | TUN | 8:54.32 | 4 Jul 2026 | Eugene | 29 |
| 9 | Werkuha Getachew | ETH | 8:54.61 | 20 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 26 |
| 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 | Ad-Dawhah | 28 |
| 20 | Valerie Constien | USA | 9:03.22 | 27 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 21 | Gesa-Felicitas Krause | GER | 9:03.30 | 30 Sep 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | 27 |
| 22 | Elizabeth Bird | GBR | 9:04.35 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 29 |
| 23 | Zerfe Wondemagegn | ETH | 9:04.61 | 2 Jun 2023 | Firenze | 20 |
| 24 | Habiba Ghribi | TUN | 9:05.36 | 11 Sep 2015 | Bruxelles | 31 |
| 25 | Lexy Halladay | USA | 9:05.36 | 4 Sep 2026 | Bruxelles | |
| 26 | Elise Thorner | GBR | 9:05.45 | 29 Jul 2026 | Glasgow | |
| 27 | Lomi Muleta | ETH | 9:06.07 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 22 |
| 28 | Marusa Mismas-Zrimsek | SLO | 9:06.37 | 27 Aug 2023 | Budapest | |
| 29 | Courtney Wayment | USA | 9:06.50 | 27 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 30 | Yekaterina Volkova | RUS | 9:06.57 | 27 Aug 2007 | Osaka | |
| 31 | Gabrielle Jennings | USA | 9:06.61 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | |
| 32 | Daisy Jepkemei | KEN | 9:06.66 | 29 Aug 2019 | Zürich | |
| 33 | Alemnat Walle | ETH | 9:06.88 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | |
| 34 | Sofia Assefa | ETH | 9:07.06 | 11 Jun 2017 | Hengelo | |
| 35 | Milcah Chemos | KEN | 9:07.14 | 7 Jun 2012 | Oslo | |
| 36 | Marisa Howard | USA | 9:07.14 | 27 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 37 | Eunice Jepkorir | KEN | 9:07.41 | 17 Aug 2008 | Beijing | |
| 38 | Rosefline Chepngetich | KEN | 9:08.23 | 20 Jul 2018 | Monaco | |
| 39 | Yuliya Zaripova | RUS | 9:08.39 | 17 Aug 2009 | Berlin | |
| 40 | Kaylee Mitchell | USA | 9:08.66 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | |
| 41 | Lea Meyer | GER | 9:09.13 | 4 Jul 2026 | Eugene | |
| 42 | Tatyana Arkhipova | RUS | 9:09.19 | 27 Aug 2007 | Osaka | |
| 43 | Olga Vovk | RUS | 9:09.29 | 3 Aug 2022 | Cheboksary | |
| 44 | Marta Domínguez | ESP | 9:09.39 | 25 Jul 2009 | Barcelona | |
| 45 | Hiwot Ayalew | ETH | 9:09.61 | 7 Jun 2012 | Oslo | |
| 46 | Luiza Gega | ALB | 9:09.64 | 31 Aug 2023 | Zürich | |
| 47 | Colleen Quigley | USA | 9:10.27 | 2 Sep 2018 | Berlin | |
| 48 | Irene Sánchez-Escribano | ESP | 9:10.43 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 49 | Angelina Napoleon | USA | 9:10.72 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | |
| 50 | Yekaterina Ivonina | RUS | 9:11.39 | 3 Aug 2022 | Cheboksary |