3000m steeplechase men legal analytics

3000m steeplechase table View source
Top mark
7:52.11
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Lamecha Girma
Paris · 2023-06-09
10th-place mark
7:56.32
gap: +4.21
100th-place mark
8:02.36
gap: +10.25
Median age, top 100
24.9 yrs
Distinct athletes
1016
11032 canonical perfs
Years contested
1963–2025
20 historical WRs
World-record progression 20 world records since 1963

Canonical list: All-time men's best 3000m steeplechase. Lower mark = better. Hover a dot for the holder & venue.

Best mark per year 61 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
1963: 1 performance1965: 1 performance1966: 1 performance1968: 3 performances1969: 7 performances1970: 2 performances1971: 11 performances1972: 71 performances1973: 64 performances1974: 81 performances1975: 105 performances1976: 116 performances1977: 64 performances1978: 91 performances1979: 76 performances1980: 142 performances1981: 99 performances1982: 115 performances1983: 211 performances1984: 204 performances1985: 137 performances1986: 204 performances1987: 154 performances1988: 199 performances1989: 138 performances1990: 176 performances1991: 189 performances1992: 209 performances1993: 176 performances1994: 174 performances1995: 275 performances1996: 220 performances1997: 279 performances1998: 250 performances1999: 305 performances2000: 259 performances2001: 259 performances2002: 201 performances2003: 264 performances2004: 310 performances2005: 262 performances2006: 261 performances2007: 218 performances2008: 283 performances2009: 244 performances2010: 223 performances2011: 255 performances2012: 267 performances2013: 229 performances2014: 211 performances2015: 222 performances2016: 216 performances2017: 180 performances2018: 213 performances2019: 231 performances2020: 36 performances2021: 273 performances2022: 282 performances2023: 305 performances2024: 420 performances2025: 358 performances197019801990200020102020042019632025
Decade leaders best canonical mark of each decade
  1. 1960s 8:22.2 πŸ‡±πŸ‡Ή Vladimiras Dudinas 1969-08-19
  2. 1970s 8:05.4 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Henry Rono 1978-05-13
  3. 1980s 8:05.35 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Peter Koech 1989-07-03
  4. 1990s 7:55.72 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Bernard Barmasai 1997-08-24
  5. 2000s 7:53.63 πŸ‡ΆπŸ‡¦ Saif Saeed Shaheen 2004-09-03
  6. 2010s 7:53.64 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Brimin Kipruto 2011-07-22
  7. 2020s 7:52.11 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Lamecha Girma 2023-06-09
Top countries (top 100) national depth on the all-time list
  1. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ KEN 66
  2. πŸ‡ΆπŸ‡¦ QAT 11
  3. πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ MAR 8
  4. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή ETH 7
  5. πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FRA 4
  6. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA 3
  7. πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GER 1
Most prolific (top 100) athletes with the most appearances
  1. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Paul Kipsiele Koech 23
  2. πŸ‡ΆπŸ‡¦ Saif Saeed Shaheen 11
  3. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Moses Kiptanui 7
  4. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Bernard Barmasai 6
  5. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Ezekiel Kemboi 6
  6. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Lamecha Girma 6
  7. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Brimin Kipruto 5
  8. πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ Soufiane El Bakkali 4
Mark vs age 800 points