3000m Steeplechase 

Aug 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Olympic Stadium

Start line

Hurdle 1

Hurdle 2

Hurdle 3

Hurdle 4

Water jump

Hurdles Placed across three inside lanes of track

Adjustable hurdle height 91.4cm 76.2cm

Finish line

Competitors may jump over or step on hurdles

Depth: 0.7m

3.66m 3.66m

Race: 7.5 laps. Athletes jump 28 hurdles and seven water jumps

First half-lap Athletes do not jump any hurdles

Subsequent laps Athletes jump four hurdles and one water jump per lap

Hurdles 3 and 5 move onto track after runners pass by on first half-lap

Track surface continues under water

London Olympics women’s 3000m steeplechase silver medallist Habiba Ghribi (TUN)*

*Gold medalist Yuliya Zaripova (RUS) stands accused of using performance-enhancing drugs

Olympic record

Julius Kariuki (KEN) Seoul, 1988 8:05.51

Gulnara Galkina (RUS) Beijing, 2008 8:58.81

World record

Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) Brussels, 2004 7:53.63

Gulnara Galkina (RUS) Beijing, 2008 8:58.81

Sources: Rio 2016, Olympic.org, IAAF
 
Pictures: Associated Press, Getty Images