2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 2000 metres steeplechase

The girls' 2000 metres steeplechase at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadium Lille Métropole on 8 and 10 July.[1][2][3]

Girls' 2000 metres steeplechase
at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics
VenueStadium Lille Métropole
Dates8 July (heats)
10 July (final)
Competitors28
Winning time6:16.41 WYL
Medalists
gold medal    Kenya
silver medal    Morocco
bronze medal    Kenya
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Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Norah Jeruto
  Kenya
Fadwa Sidi Madane
  Morocco
Lilian Chemweno
  Kenya

Records

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Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World Youth Best   Korahubish Itaa (ETH) 6:11.83 Bressanone, Italy 10 July 2009
Championship Record   Korahubish Itaa (ETH) 6:11.83 Bressanone, Italy 10 July 2009
World Youth Leading   Norah Jeruto (KEN) 6:25.8 Nairobi, Kenya 8 June 2011

Heats

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Qualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.[4]

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Norah Jeruto   Kenya 6:20.67 Q, WYL
2 Motu Megersa   Ethiopia 6:30.81 Q, PB
3 Fadwa Sidi Madane   Morocco 6:34.10 Q, PB
4 Belén Casetta   Argentina 6:35.40 Q, PB
5 Nancy Cheptegei   Uganda 6:38.57 q, PB
6 Brianna Nerud   United States 6:38.80 q
7 Amy-Eloise Neale   Great Britain 6:46.07 q
8 Bianca Budaes   Romania 6:52.04 PB
9 Olja Nikolić   Serbia 6:54.99 PB
10 Iman Dumas   France 6:55.13 PB
11 Alicja Konieczek   Poland 6:55.31
12 Tanya Humeniuk   Canada 6:59.30 PB
13 Beatriz Álvarez   Spain 6:59.66
14 Shiivomwene Shilongo   Namibia 7:20.24

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lilian Chemweno   Kenya 6:31.66 Q, PB
2 Madeleine Meyers   United States 6:34.80 Q
3 Tejinesh Gebisa   Ethiopia 6:35.22 Q, PB
4 Dana Loghin   Romania 6:41.96 Q, PB
5 Oona Kettunen   Finland 6:43.67 q, PB
6 Katelyn Hayward   Canada 6:47.78 PB
7 Viktoriia Kaliuzhna   Ukraine 6:48.24 PB
8 Zulema Arenas   Peru 6:49.33 PB
9 Solenn Riou   France 6:52.36 PB
10 Hadjer Soukhal   Algeria 6:54.28 PB
11 Rafika Abdennebi   Tunisia 6:56.77 PB
12 Elisa Hernández   Mexico 7:15.93
13 Astrid Montuclard   French Polynesia 7:44.85
Sheila Marrón   Spain DNF

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Norah Jeruto   Kenya 6:16.41 WYL
  Fadwa Sidi Madane   Morocco 6:20.98 PB
  Lilian Chemweno   Kenya 6:21.85 PB
4 Motu Megersa   Ethiopia 6:28.21 PB
5 Tejinesh Gebisa   Ethiopia 6:29.08 PB
6 Madeleine Meyers   United States 6:29.20 PB
7 Brianna Nerud   United States 6:29.56 PB
8 Nancy Cheptegei   Uganda 6:34.38 PB
9 Oona Kettunen   Finland 6:34.71 PB
10 Belén Casetta   Argentina 6:35.47
11 Amy-Eloise Neale   Great Britain 6:37.27 PB
12 Dana Loghin   Romania 6:40.83 PB

References

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  1. ^ "Girls 2000m Steeplechase Final – Tanui dominates". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. ^ "African press review 11 July 2011". rfi.fr. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Kenya: Jeruto, Chemweno Out to Fend Off Ethiopians". Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  4. ^ "2000 Metres Steeplechase Girls - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 8 July 2011.
  5. ^ "2000 Metres Steeplechase Girls - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 10 July 2011.