The women's
3000 metres steeplechase at the
2008 Summer Olympics occurred on 15–17 August at the
Beijing National Stadium, the first time this event had ever been held at the Olympics.
The qualifying standards were 9:46.00 (A standard) and 9:55.00 (B standard).
In the Final,
Gulnara Samitova-Galkina
Gulnara Iskanderovna Samitova-Galkina (russian: Гульнара Искандеровна Самитова-Галкина, tt-Cyrl, Гөлнара Искәндәр кызы Самитова-Галкина) (born 9 July 1978 in Naberezhnye Chelny, ...
of Russia won, with a new world record of 8:58.81: she was the first woman to break the nine-minute barrier for this event.
Yekaterina Volkova of Russia tested positive for
dehydrochlormethyltestosterone
Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone (CDMT; brand name Oral Turinabol), also known as 4-chloro-17β-hydroxy17α-methylandrosta-1,4-dien-3-one, is an anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS). It is the 4-chloro-substituted derivative of metandienone (dehy ...
(turinabol) and was disqualified.
IAAF.org. The XXIX Olympic Games. 3000 Metres Steeplechase women.
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Schedule
All times are China Standard Time
The time in China follows a single standard time offset of UTC+08:00 (eight hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time), even though the country spans almost five geographical time zones. The official national standard time is called ''Beijing T ...
(UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00.
With an estimated population of 1.708 billion living within the time zone, roughly 24% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a ...
)
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Results
Round 1
Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the Final
Final, Finals or The Final may refer to:
* Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event
** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...
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''(WR - World Record, NR - National Record, AR - Area Record, PB - Personal Best, SB - Season Best)''
Final
Splits
References
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Women's events at the 2008 Summer Olympics