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2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 2000 metres steeplechase

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Girls' 2000 metres steeplechase
at the World U18 Championships
VenueMoi International Sports Centre
Dates14 July 2017
Winning time6:24.80
Medalists
gold medal    Kenya
silver medal    Kenya
bronze medal    Ethiopia
← 2015

The Girls' 2000 metres steeplechase at the 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 14 July.

Mercy Chepkirui, the world leader, held a large lead on the final lap, but she fell on the last water jump which gave her compatriot Caren Chebet [de; fr; it] a chance to pass and win the gold medal.[1]

Records

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

World Youth Best  Korahubish Itaa [pl] (ETH) 6:11.83 Bressanone, Italy 10 July 2009
Championship Record  Korahubish Itaa [pl] (ETH) 6:11.83 Bressanone, Italy 10 July 2009
World Youth Leading  Mercy Chepkirui (KEN) 6:27.6h Eldoret, Kenya 26 May 2017

Final

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Women's 2000mSC
Place Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Caren Chebet [de; fr; it]  Kenya 6:24.80
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mercy Chepkurui  Kenya 6:26.10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ethlemahu Sintayehu [de]  Ethiopia 6:35.79
4 Anna Mark Helwigh  Denmark 6:47.69
5 Klaudia Pawlus  Poland 6:47.87
6 Shanley Koekemoer  South Africa 6:54.27
7 Karin Gošek  Slovenia 7:00.43
8 Josina Papenfuß [es]  Germany 7:00.45
9 Yonca Kutluk  Turkey 7:02.20
10 Daniela Vasile  Romania 7:06.54
11 Emilie Renaud  France 7:08.08
12 Wiktoria Klębowska  Poland 7:13.34
13 Georgiana Cosmina Spiridon  Romania 7:28.76
14 Bimashi A. H. Herath Mudiyansela  Sri Lanka 8:09.23
Veronica Hilario  Peru DQ
Houda Ahettiou  Morocco DQ
Meswat Asmare [de]  Ethiopia DQ

References

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  1. ^ "Report: girls' 2000m steeplechase – IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017". World Athletics.

"Nairobi IAAF World U18 Championships - Women's 2000mSC Results". World Athletics.