3000 metres steeplechase world record progression

broke the world record the year before and the year after his steeplechase gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. was the record holder. Auto times to the hundredth of a second were accepted by the IAAF for events up to and including 10,000 m from 1981. • Until 2002 Saif Saaeed Shaheen was known as Stephen Cherono, and represented Kenya. ==Women==

Pre-IAAF recognition IAAF ratified set two world records in the event. ==References==