World Rankings — Women’s Steeple World Record holder Beatrice Chepkoech is working on a string of 3 straight No. 1s © GIANCARLO COLOMBO/PHOTO RUN 2002 1956–2000 1 ....................... Alesya Turova (Belarus) (no rankings done) 2 ............................Justyna Bak (Poland) 3 ...............Cristina Casandra (Romania) (only top 5s done for first 4 years, until 4 ................... Melanie Schulz (Germany) event was added to World Champs) 5 .......................Élodie Olivarès (France) 2001 2003 1 ............................Justyna Bak (Poland) 1 ..................... Gulnara Galkina (Russia) 2 ................. Melissa Rollison (Australia) 2 ....................... Alesya Turova (Belarus) 3 .............................Irène Limika (Kenya) 3 ...............Lyubov Kharlamova (Russia) 4 .........................Elizabeth Jackson (US) 4 .................... Dorcus Inzikuru (Uganda) 5 .................Yekaterina Volkova (Russia) 5 ...............Cristina Casandra (Romania) © Track & Field News 2020 — 1 — World Rankings — Women’s Steeple 2004 2008¶ 1 ..................... Gulnara Galkina (Russia) 1 ..................... Gulnara Galkina (Russia) 2 ...............Cristina Casandra (Romania) 2 ....................... Eunice Jepkorir (Kenya) 3 .................... Dorcus Inzikuru (Uganda) 3 ........................... Ruth Bisibori (Kenya) 4 ...............Lyubov Kharlamova (Russia) 4 ..................... Tatyana Petrova (Russia) 5 .................. Bouchra Chaabi (Morocco) 5 ..............Wioletta Frankiewicz (Poland) 6 ...............Cristina Casandra (Romania) 2005 7 ................... Zemzem Ahmed (Ethiopia) 1 .................... Dorcus Inzikuru (Uganda) 8 ..............Donna MacFarlane (Australia) 2 .................Yekaterina Volkova (Russia) 9 ............................. Jenny Simpson (US) 3 ..........................Jeruto Kiptum (Kenya) 10 ................................Anna Willard (US) 4 ..............Wioletta Frankiewicz (Poland) 5 ........................ Korine Hinds (Jamaica) 2009¶ 6 ....................Mardrea Hyman (Jamaica) 1 ..................... Gulnara Galkina (Russia) 7 ..............Salome Chepchumba (Kenya) 2 .......................Yuliya Zaripova (Russia) 8 ............ Yelena Zadorozhnaya (Russia) 3 ........................Milcah Chemos (Kenya) 9 ............................. Livia Tóth (Hungary) 4 ........................... Ruth Bisibori (Kenya) 10 .............Cristina Casandra (Romania) 5 ............................. Jenny Simpson (US) 6 ...................Gladys Kipkemboi (Kenya) 2006 7 ......................... Sofia Assefa (Ethiopia) 1 ....................... Alesya Turova (Belarus) 8 .........................Habiba Ghribi (Tunisia) 2 ..........................Jeruto Kiptum (Kenya) 9 ...... Antje Möldner-Schmidt (Germany) 3 ..............Wioletta Frankiewicz (Poland) 10 ................. Zemzem Ahmed (Ethiopia) 4 ..................... Tatyana Petrova (Russia) 5 ..............Salome Chepchumba (Kenya) 2010¶ 6 .................... Dorcus Inzikuru (Uganda) 1 ........................Milcah Chemos (Kenya) 7 ................. Melissa Rollison (Australia) 2 .......................Yuliya Zaripova (Russia) 8 ..............Donna MacFarlane (Australia) 3 ............................ Lydia Rotich (Kenya) 9 ..................Victoria Mitchell (Australia) 4 ......................... Sofia Assefa (Ethiopia) 10 .............Cristina Casandra (Romania) 5 ...................Gladys Kipkemboi (Kenya) 6 ......................... Mercy Njoroge (Kenya) 2007 7 .....................Mekdes Bekele (Ethiopia) 1 .................Yekaterina Volkova (Russia) 8 ........................ Almaz Ayana (Ethiopia) 2 ..................... Tatyana Petrova (Russia) 9 ..................Jéssica Augusto (Portugal) 3 ....................... Eunice Jepkorir (Kenya) 10 ............................... Lisa Aguilera (US) 4 ..................... Gulnara Galkina (Russia) 5 ........................... Ruth Bisibori (Kenya) 2011¶ 6 ...............Cristina Casandra (Romania) 1 .........................Habiba Ghribi (Tunisia) 7 .........................Sophie Duarté (France) 2 ........................Milcah Chemos (Kenya) 8 ................. Roisin McGettigan (Ireland) 3 ......................... Mercy Njoroge (Kenya) 9 ............................. Rosa Morató (Spain) 4 ......................... Sofia Assefa (Ethiopia) 10 ............ Hanane Ouhaddou (Morocco) 5 ............................ Lydia Rotich (Kenya) 6 ........................Hiwot Ayalew (Ethiopia) 7 ................. Lyudmila Kuzmina (Russia) 8 ........................ Almaz Ayana (Ethiopia) 9 ................... Birtukan Adamu (Ethiopia) 10 ............ Hanane Ouhaddou (Morocco) © Track & Field News 2020 — 2 — World Rankings — Women’s Steeple 2012¶ 2016 1 .........................Habiba Ghribi (Tunisia) 1 .............................Ruth Jebet (Bahrain) 2 ........................Milcah Chemos (Kenya) 2 ........................... Hyvin Kiyeng (Kenya) 3 ......................... Sofia Assefa (Ethiopia) 3 ............................... Emma Coburn (US) 4 ........................Hiwot Ayalew (Ethiopia) 4 ................Beatrice Chepkoech (Kenya) 5 ........................ Etenesh Diro (Ethiopia) 5 ......................... Sofia Assefa (Ethiopia) 6 ......................Lidya Chepkurui (Kenya) 6 ........................ Etenesh Diro (Ethiopia) 7 ......................... Mercy Njoroge (Kenya) 7 .................. Virginia Nyambura (Kenya) 8 ........................... Hyvin Kiyeng (Kenya) 8 ..................... Madeline Hills (Australia) 9 ...... Antje Möldner-Schmidt (Germany) 9 ............Genevieve Gregson (Australia) 10 ............................. Emma Coburn (US) 10....... Gesa-Felicitas Krause (Germany) 2013 2017¶ 1 ....................... Milcah Chemos (Kenya) 1 ................Beatrice Chepkoech (Kenya) 2 ..................... Lydia Chepkurui (Kenya) 2 ............................... Emma Coburn (US) 3 ........................ Sofia Assefa (Ethiopia) 3 ........................... Hyvin Kiyeng (Kenya) 4 ....................... Hiwot Ayalew (Ethiopia) 4 ..................Celliphine Chespol (Kenya) 5 ....................... Etenesh Diro (Ethiopia) 5 ............................. Norah Tanui (Kenya) 6 ............................. Purity Kirui (Kenya) 6 .........................Courtney Frerichs (US) 7 .......................... Hyvin Kiyeng (Kenya) 7 ........Gesa-Felicitas Krause (Germany) 8 ........................... Lydia Rotich (Kenya) 8 ......................... Sofia Assefa (Ethiopia) 9 ........................ Almaz Ayana (Ethiopia) 9 ........................ Etenesh Diro (Ethiopia) 10 ............. Valentyna Zhudina (Ukraine) 10 ..................... Daisy Jepkemei (Kenya) 2014 2018 1 ........................Hiwot Ayalew (Ethiopia) 1 ................Beatrice Chepkoech (Kenya) 2 ............................... Emma Coburn (US) 2 ........................... Hyvin Kiyeng (Kenya) 3 .........................Habiba Ghribi (Tunisia) 3 ............................. Norah Tanui (Kenya) 4 ......................... Sofia Assefa (Ethiopia) 4 ............................... Emma Coburn (US) 5 .............................Ruth Jebet (Bahrain) 5 ..................Celliphine Chespol (Kenya) 6 ........................... Hyvin Kiyeng (Kenya) 6 .........................Courtney Frerichs (US) 7 ........................Salima Alami (Morocco) 7 ...................Peruth Chemutai (Uganda) 8 ........................ Etenesh Diro (Ethiopia) 8 ....................... Daisy Jepkemei (Kenya) 9 .............................. Purity Kirui (Kenya) 9 ..........................Winfred Yavi (Bahrain) 10 ......................Milcah Chemos (Kenya) 10 .......... Roseline Chepngetich (Kenya) 2015 2019 1. ........................Habiba Ghribi (Tunisia) 1 ................Beatrice Chepkoech (Kenya) 2. .......................... Hyvin Kiyeng (Kenya) 2 ............................... Emma Coburn (US) 3. ................. Virginia Nyambura (Kenya) 3 ........................... Hyvin Kiyeng (Kenya) 4. ........................ Sofia Assefa (Ethiopia) 4 ............................. Norah Tanui (Kenya) 5. .......................Hiwot Ayalew (Ethiopia) 5 ....................... Daisy Jepkemei (Kenya) 6. .......Gesa-Felicitas Krause (Germany) 6 ........Gesa-Felicitas Krause (Germany) 7. .............................. Emma Coburn (US) 7 ..........................Winfred Yavi (Bahrain) 8. .....................Lydia Chepkurui (Kenya) 8 ..................Celliphine Chespol (Kenya) 9. ............................. Purity Kirui (Kenya) 9 ...................Peruth Chemutai (Uganda) 10. ....................... Stephanie Garcia (US) 10 .......................Courtney Frerichs (US) © Track & Field News 2020 — 3 —.