Steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships
# Steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships

The 3000 metres steeplechase has been held as an event at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in the men's division since 1983 and in the women's division since 2005. It can be noted for a series of lengthy winning streaks in the men's division, where Kenyan born athletes have won every championship since 1991. Moses Kiptanui won three in a row, 1987-1995, Saif Saaeed Shaheen, born Steven Cherono, won two in 2003-5. The longest winning streak in any event in the World Championships, is 5 in a row by Ezekiel Kemboi, 2009-15. More remarkably, Kemboi prefaced that streak with a streak of three silver medals, 2003-7. 2007 champion Brimin Kipruto has a complete set of medals, including two bronze. Kenya has also fared well in the women's division winning 9 of the 21 medals issued to date. 2013 women's champion Milcah Chemos Cheywa also has a complete set of medals.

## Men's champions

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Patriz Ilg (FRG) | Bogusław Mamiński (POL) | Colin Reitz (GBR) |
| 1987 Rome details | Francesco Panetta (ITA) | Hagen Melzer (GDR) | William Van Dijck (BEL) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | Patrick Sang (KEN) | Azzedine Brahmi (ALG) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | Patrick Sang (KEN) | Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | Christopher Kosgei (KEN) | Saad Al-Asmari (KSA) |
| 1997 Athens details | Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN) | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) |
| 1999 Seville details | Christopher Kosgei (KEN) | Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN) | Ali Ezzine (MAR) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Reuben Kosgei (KEN) | Ali Ezzine (MAR) | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) | Eliseo Martín (ESP) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) | Brimin Kipruto (KEN) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Brimin Kipruto (KEN) | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) | Richard Mateelong (KEN) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) | Richard Mateelong (KEN) | Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) | Brimin Kipruto (KEN) | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) | Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) | Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) | Brimin Kipruto (KEN) |
| 2017 London details | Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) | Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) | Evan Jager (USA) |
| 2019 Doha details | Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) | Lamecha Girma (ETH) | Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) | Lamecha Girma (ETH) | Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) |

**Medal table**

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kenya (KEN) | 13 | 12 | 6 | 31 |
| 2 | Qatar (QAT) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |

### Multiple medalists

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ezekiel Kemboi | Kenya (KEN) | 2003–2015 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya (KEN) | 1991–1997 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Conseslus Kipruto | Kenya (KEN) | 2013–2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | Qatar (QAT) | 2003–2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Brimin Kipruto | Kenya (KEN) | 2005–2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6= | Christopher Kosgei | Kenya (KEN) | 1995–1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6= | Wilson Boit Kipketer | Kenya (KEN) | 1997-1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Patrick Sang | Kenya (KEN) | 1991-1993 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= | Ali Ezzine | Morocco (MAR) | 1999-2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9= | Richard Mateelong | Kenya (KEN) | 2007-2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9= | Soufiane El Bakkali | Morocco (MAR) | 2017-2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | France (FRA) | 2011-2013 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

### Medalists by country

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kenya (KEN) | 13 | 12 | 5 | 30 |
| 2 | Qatar (QAT) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6= | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6= | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6= | Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10= | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10= | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10= | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10= | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10= | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Women's champions

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA) | Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) | Jeruto Kiptum (KEN) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) | Tatyana Petrova (RUS) | Eunice Jepkorir (KEN) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Vacant | Yuliya Zarudneva (RUS) | Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Habiba Ghribi (TUN) | Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) | Mercy Wanjiku (KEN) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) | Lydiah Chepkurui (KEN) | Sofia Assefa (ETH) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN) | Habiba Ghribi (TUN) | Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER) |
| 2017 London details | Emma Coburn (USA) | Courtney Frerichs (USA) | Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN) |
| 2019 Doha details | Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) | Emma Coburn (USA) | Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Norah Jeruto (KAZ) | Werkuha Getachew (ETH) | Mekides Abebe (ETH) |

### Multiple medalists

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Milcah Chemos Cheywa | Kenya (KEN) | 2009–2013 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2= | Yekaterina Volkova | Russia (RUS) | 2005-2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2= | Habiba Ghribi | Tunisia (TUN) | 2011-2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2= | Emma Coburn | United States (USA) | 2017-2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Hyvin Jepkemoi | Kenya (KEN) | 2015-2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Gesa Felicitas Krause | Germany (GER) | 2015–2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

### Medalists by country

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

* ↑ World champion steeplechaser Marta Dominguez banned for doping
* ↑ Spanish runner Marta Dominguez banned 3 years by CAS
