2000m steeplechase men legal analytics

2000m steeplechase table View source
Top mark
5:10.68
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Mahiรฉdine Mekhissi-Benabbad
Reims · 2010-06-30
10th-place mark
5:16.85
gap: +6.17
100th-place mark
5:24.69
gap: +14.01
Median age, top 100
26.3 yrs
Distinct athletes
260
434 canonical perfs
Years contested
1973โ€“2025
9 historical WRs
World-record progression 9 world records since 1973

Canonical list: All-time men's best 2000m steeplechase. Lower mark = better. Hover a dot for the holder & venue.

Best mark per year 48 years

The single best canonical mark for each year. Hover a dot for the holder.

Entries per year depth growth on the all-time list
1973: 4 performances1976: 6 performances1977: 2 performances1978: 3 performances1979: 4 performances1980: 2 performances1981: 2 performances1982: 2 performances1983: 4 performances1984: 9 performances1985: 13 performances1986: 29 performances1987: 13 performances1988: 14 performances1989: 5 performances1990: 25 performances1991: 10 performances1992: 25 performances1993: 7 performances1994: 7 performances1995: 13 performances1996: 7 performances1997: 5 performances1998: 19 performances1999: 4 performances2000: 13 performances2001: 21 performances2002: 5 performances2003: 10 performances2004: 4 performances2005: 14 performances2006: 7 performances2007: 12 performances2009: 8 performances2010: 9 performances2011: 6 performances2013: 7 performances2014: 3 performances2015: 10 performances2016: 1 performance2017: 6 performances2019: 2 performances2020: 5 performances2021: 6 performances2022: 15 performances2023: 16 performances2024: 16 performances2025: 4 performances1980199020002010202002919732025
Decade leaders best canonical mark of each decade
  1. 1970s 5:21.2 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Eshetu Tura 1976-07-14
  2. 1980s 5:18.36 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Alessandro Lambruschini 1989-09-12
  3. 1990s 5:14.43 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Julius Kariuki 1990-08-21
  4. 2000s 5:14.53 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saif Saeed Shaheen 2005-05-13
  5. 2010s 5:10.68 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Mahiรฉdine Mekhissi-Benabbad 2010-06-30
  6. 2020s 5:14.06 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Soufiane El Bakkali 2022-09-11
Top countries (top 100) national depth on the all-time list
  1. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช KEN 35
  2. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA 12
  3. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง GBR 10
  4. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ESP 9
  5. ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท FRA 6
  6. ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ MAR 5
  7. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น ETH 4
  8. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ALG 3
Most prolific (top 100) athletes with the most appearances
  1. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Alessandro Lambruschini 6
  2. ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Bouabdellah Tahri 5
  3. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Julius Kariuki 4
  4. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Philip Barkutwo 3
  5. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Josรฉ Luis Blanco 3
  6. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Mark Rowland 3
  7. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Samson Obwocha 2
  8. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Azzedine Brahmi 2
Mark vs age 433 points