Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
Women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Stade de France, Paris, France[1] |
Dates |
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The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in two rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 4 and 6 August 2024. This will be fifth time that the women's 3000 metres steeplechase is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 36 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.
Background
The women's 3000 metres steeplechase is one of the most recent additions to the Olympic athletics programme, having been added at the 2008 Olympics.
Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
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World record | ![]() |
8:44.32[2] | Fontvieille, Monaco | 20 July 2018 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
8:58.81 | Beijing, China | 17 August 2008 |
World leading | ![]() |
8:55.09[3] | Eugene, United States | 25 May 2024 |
Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time (s) |
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Africa (records) | ![]() |
8:44.32 WR |
Asia (records) | ![]() |
8:50.66 |
Europe (records) | ![]() |
8:58.81 |
North, Central America and Caribbean (records) |
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8:57.77 |
Oceania (records) | ![]() |
9:14.28 |
South America (records) | ![]() |
9:24.38 |
Qualification
For the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[5] 36 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 9:23.00 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[5]
Rounds
Round 1
Round 1 is scheduled to be held on 4 August, starting at 10:05 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1]
Final
The final is scheduled to be held on 6 August, starting at 21:10 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 3000 Metres Steeplechase women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 3000 Metres Steeplechase women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Records - 3000 Metres Steeplechase women". World Athletics. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.