2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The
The Kenyans were led by the reigning World and Olympic champion Brimin Kipruto, followed by 2004 Olympic champion and world-leader Ezekiel Kemboi, and finally Olympic medallists Paul Kipsiele Koech and Richard Mateelong. Two French athletes offered the strongest possibility of beating the Kenyans, with Olympic silver medallist Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad and European record holder Bouabdellah Tahri. Other possible medallists were the in-form Moroccan Jamel Chatbi and the European Champion Jukka Keskisalo.[1]
After Mekhissi-Benabbad pulled up due to injury in the heats, the chance of a Kenyan podium sweep increased.
In the final, South African
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya (KEN)
|
(KEN) | Bouabdellah Tahri  France (FRA)
|
Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World record |  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)
|
7:53.63 | Brussels, Belgium | 3 September 2004 |
Championship record
|
 Moses Kiptanui (KEN)
|
8:04.16 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 11 August 1995 |
| World leading | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)
|
7:58.85 | Doha, Qatar | 8 May 2009 |
| African record |  Brahim Boulami (MAR)
|
7:55.28 | Brussels, Belgium | 24 August 2001 |
| Asian record | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)
|
7:53.63 | Brussels, Belgium | 3 September 2004 |
| North American record |  Daniel Lincoln (USA)
|
8:08.82 | Rome, Italy | 14 July 2006 |
| South American record |  Wander do Prado Moura (BRA)
|
8:14.41 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 22 March 1995 |
| European record |  Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA)
|
8:02.19 | Metz, France | 3 July 2009 |
| Oceanian record |  Peter Renner (NZL)
|
8:14.05 | Koblenz, Switzerland | 29 August 1984 |
Qualification standards
| A time | B time |
|---|---|
| 8:23.00 | 8:33.50 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 16, 2009 | 11:00 | Heats |
| August 18, 2009 | 19:50 | Final |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Richard Mateelong | Kenya (KEN) |
8:17.99 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Brimin Kipruto | Kenya (KEN) |
8:18.07 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Tareq Mubarak Taher |  Bahrain (BHR) |
8:18.13 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | Kenya (KEN) |
8:18.16 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Roba Gary |
 Ethiopia (ETH) |
8:18.22 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Bouabdellah Tahri | France (FRA) |
8:18.23 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Ruben Ramolefi |  South Africa (RSA) |
8:18.24 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Benjamin Kiplagat |  Uganda (UGA) |
8:18.55 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Abubaker Ali Kamal |  Qatar (QAT) |
8:18.95 | q, SB |
| 10 | 3 | Ezekiel Kemboi | Kenya (KEN) |
8:19.36 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Yacob Jarso | Ethiopia (ETH) |
8:20.91 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Jukka Keskisalo |  Finland (FIN) |
8:22.00 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Mustafa Mohamed |  Sweden (SWE) |
8:22.92 | q |
| 14 | 2 | José Luis Blanco |  Spain (ESP) |
8:24.07 | |
| 15 | 2 | Krijn van Koolwijk |  Belgium (BEL) |
8:24.22 | SB |
| 16 | 3 | Eliseo Martín | Spain (ESP) |
8:24.29 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | Abdelatif Chemlal |  Morocco (MAR) |
8:25.68 | |
| 18 | 3 | Ion Luchianov |  Moldova (MDA) |
8:27.41 | |
| 19 | 1 | Tomasz Szymkowiak |  Poland (POL) |
8:27.93 | |
| 20 | 3 | Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen |  Norway (NOR) |
8:28.49 | SB |
| 21 | 1 | Mario Bazán |  Peru (PER) |
8:28.67 | NR
|
| 22 | 1 | Pieter Desmet | Belgium (BEL) |
8:31.81 | |
| 23 | 2 | Ildar Minshin |  Russia (RUS) |
8:33.89 | |
| 24 | 3 | Steffen Uliczka |  Germany (GER) |
8:37.83 | |
| 25 | 3 | Simon Ayeko | Uganda (UGA) |
8:37.86 | |
| 26 | 3 | Yoshitaka Iwamizu |  Japan (JPN) |
8:39.03 | |
| 27 | 3 | Boštjan Buč |  Slovenia (SLO) |
8:40.56 | |
| 28 | 1 | Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieaux |
France (FRA) |
8:41.85 | |
| 29 | 3 | Alberto Paulo |  Portugal (POR) |
8:43.13 | |
| 30 | 2 | Rob Watson |  Canada (CAN) |
8:44.73 | |
| 31 | 1 | Per Jacobsen | Sweden (SWE) |
8:44.80 | |
| 32 | 3 | Daniel Huling |  United States (USA) |
8:46.79 | |
| 33 | 1 | Ángel Mullera | Spain (ESP) |
8:47.40 | |
| 34 | 2 | Youcef Abdi |  Australia (AUS) |
8:49.88 | |
| 35 | 2 | Legese Lamiso | Ethiopia (ETH) |
8:51.63 | |
| 36 | 2 | Joshua McAdams | United States (USA) |
9:02.19 | |
| 1 | Kyle Alcorn | United States (USA) |
DNF | ||
| 3 | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | France (FRA) |
DNF | ||
| DSQ | 3 | Jamel Chatbi | Morocco (MAR) |
8:20.26 | Q[6] |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, NR = National record, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best
DSQ - Disqualified (Chatbi disqualified due to violation of anti-doping rules)
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ezekiel Kemboi | Kenya (KEN) |
8:00.43 | CR
|
 |
Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong |
Kenya (KEN) |
8:00.89 | PB |
 |
Bouabdellah Tahri | France (FRA) |
8:01.18 | AR |
| 4 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | Kenya (KEN) |
8:01.26 | SB |
| 5 | Yacob Jarso | Ethiopia (ETH) |
8:12.13 | PB |
| 6 | Roba Gary |
Ethiopia (ETH) |
8:12.40 | |
| 7 | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto |
Kenya (KEN) |
8:12.61 | |
| 8 | Jukka Keskisalo | Finland (FIN) |
8:14.47 | |
| 9 | Eliseo Martín | Spain (ESP) |
8:16.51 | SB |
| 10 | Tareq Mubarak Taher | Bahrain (BHR) |
8:17.08 | |
| 11 | Benjamin Kiplagat | Uganda (UGA) |
8:17.82 | |
| 12 | Abubaker Ali Kamal | Qatar (QAT) |
8:19.72 | |
| 13 | Ruben Ramolefi | South Africa (RSA) |
8:32.54 | |
| 14 | Mustafa Mohamed | Sweden (SWE) |
8:35.77 | |
| Jamel Chatbi | Morocco (MAR) |
DNS[6] |
Key: AR = Area record, CR = Championship record, DNS = Did not start, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
References
- General
- 3000 metres steeplechase results (Archived 2009-09-08). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16.
- Specific
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
- European Athletics(2009-08-16). Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
- ^ World Athletics: Jamel Chatbi fails drugs test. The Daily Telegraph (2009-08-18). Retrieved on 2009-08-18.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-22.
- ^ a b Athlete removed from competition for a positive drug test.