Women's 3000 metres steeplechaseat the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing National Stadium Dates 15 August 2008 (heats) 17 August 2008 (final) Competitors 50 from 30 nations Winning time 8:58.81 WR
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The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics occurred on 15–17 August at the Beijing National Stadium ,[ 1] 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).[ 2]
In the Final, Gulnara Samitova-Galkina of Russia won by 8.60 seconds, with a new world record of 8:58.81. She was the first woman to break the nine-minute barrier for this event.
Bronze medalist Yekaterina Volkova of Russia tested positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol) and was disqualified.[ 3] [ 4]
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8 )
Date
Time
Round
Friday, August 15, 2008
20:25-21:00
Heats
Sunday, August 17, 2008
21:30-21:40
Final
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 .
(WR - World Record, NR - National Record, AR - Area Record, PB - Personal Best, SB - Season Best)
Final
Splits
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