2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

World record holder Beatrice Chepkoech wasted no time in the final, stepping off to the lead from the gun and quickly establishing an expanding gap, 15 metres by the first barrier, 20 in the first lap and well under her world record pace. A seven woman peloton formed running at a more reasonable pace, with Hyvin Kiyeng, Emma Coburn, Peruth Chemutai and Winfred Yavi on the front. One barrier before the next to last water jump, the defending champion Coburn took it smoother than Kiyeng and the others, establishing a break. By this point Chepkoech had 50 metres over Coburn. While Chepkoech noticeably slowed, her lead was far too great to overcome, winning by five seconds over Coburn. Fresh off her 2000 metres steeplechase world record a month earlier, Gesa Felicitas Krause picked up the bronze.

Chepkoech's 8:57.84 was a championship record. Coburn improved her standing as #8 of all time, Krause set her German national record and moved to #9 on the list. Yavi moved up to #11. Anna Emilie Møller set her Danish national record in the heats and improved upon it in the final. And Luiza Gega set her Albanian national record.

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record	Perf.	Athlete	Nat.	Date	Location
World record	8:44.32	Beatrice Chepkoech	KEN	20 Jul 2018	Monaco
Championship	9:02.58	Emma Coburn	USA	11 Aug 2017	London, Great Britain
World leading	8:55.58	Beatrice Chepkoech	KEN	30 Jun 2019	Palo Alto, California, US
African	8:44.32	Beatrice Chepkoech	KEN	20 Jul 2018	Monaco
Asian	8:52.78	Ruth Jebet	BHR	27 Aug 2016	Saint-Denis, France
NACAC	9:00.85	Courtney Frerichs	USA	20 Jul 2018	Monaco
South American	9:25.99	Belén Casetta	ARG	11 Aug 2017	London, Great Britain
European	8:58.81	Gulnara Samitova-Galkina	RUS	17 Aug 2008	Beijing, China
Oceanian	9:14.28	Genevieve Lacaze	AUS	27 Aug 2016	Saint-Denis, France

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[3]