Lamecha Girma smashes 3000m steeplechase World Record
Posted by: Watch Athletics
Friday, 09 June 2023
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Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma, the Olympic games and world championships silver medalist set a new world record in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 7:52.11 at the meeting de Paris meeting, the fourth meeting of the 2023 Diamond League series.
Girma lowered shaved 1.52 seconds from the previous world record of 7:53.63 held by Kenyan-born Qatari Saif Saaeed Shaheen since 2004.
Men's 3000m steeplechase Results
| POS | NAME | NAT | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lamecha GIRMA | ETH | 7:52.11 WR |
| 2. | Ryuji MIURA | JPN | 8:09.91 |
| 3. | Daniel ARCE | ESP | 8:10.63 |
| 4. | Abrham SIME | ETH | 8:10.73 |
| 5. | Mohamed Amin JHINAOUI | TUN | 8:12.19 |
| 6. | Benjamin KIGEN | KEN | 8:13.49 |
| 7. | Víctor RUIZ | ESP | 8:13.89 |
| 8. | Abraham KIBIWOT | KEN | 8:16.13 |
| 9. | Anthony ROTICH | USA | 8:16.27 |
| 10. | Amos SEREM | KEN | 8:16.94 |
| 11. | Fernando CARRO | ESP | 8:17.06 |
| 12. | Djilali BEDRANI | FRA | 8:21.70 |
| 13. | Topi RAITANEN | FIN | 8:22.00 |
| 14. | Hailemariyam AMARE | ETH | 8:25.25 |
| 15. | Tegenu MENGISTU | ETH | 8:30.23 |
| 16. | Osama ZOGHLAMI | ITA | 8:31.88 |
| El Mehdi ABOUJANAH | ESP | DNF | |
| Lawrence Kemboi KIPSANG | KEN | DNF |
