Michelle Finn records another sub 9:50 time in 3000m Steeplechase race in Berlin

Michelle Finn of Leevale AC was in action in the womens 3000m steeplechase race at the ISTAF meeting in Berlin on Saturday evening (3rd Sept 2016) and recorded yet another sub 9:50 time. As you can see from the results below, the Cork woman recorded a time of 9m 47.51s. The other Irish contender in the race was Kerry O'Flaherty who finished in 10:10.57.

3000m Steeplechase Women
3 SEP 2016 / 19:10
Rank Name Nat Date of Birth Order Result
1 CHESPOL Celliphine Chepteek KEN 22 JUN 1998 9 9:25.49
2 KRAUSE Gesa Felicitas GER 3 AUG 1992 11 9:30.95
3 SHATALOVA Mariya UKR 3 MAR 1989 8 9:34.97
4 KIRUI Purity KEN 13 AUG 1991 10 9:39.80
5 SUSSMANN Jana GER 12 OCT 1990 2 9:41.05 PB
6 KOWAL Matylda POL 1 NOV 1989 3 9:46.46
7 FINN Michele IRL 16 NOV 1989 5 9:47.51
8 FENTE Birtukan ETH 18 JUN 1989 4 10:07.61
9 O´FLAHERTY Kerry IRL 15 JUL 1981 1 10:10.57

 

As the outdoor season draws to a close, it has been a great year so far for Michelle. These are her 3000m Steeplechase times this year ...

3000 m steeple
9:54.89   SB 1 Univ Ch Dublin 16 Apr
9:58.84   6 Hamburg 22 May
10:10.32   15  IFAM Oordegem 28 May
9:46.81   SB 1 National Championships Dublin 26 Jun
9:45.93   SB 4h1 European Championships Amsterdam 8 Jul
9:43.19   PB (82)  7 European Championships Amsterdam 10 Jul
9:49.45   11h2 Olympic Games Río de Janeiro 13 Aug

Her 9:54 time in April was practically a solo time trial. In May, it was 9:58 for in Hamburg. In June, she won the Irish National Championships in 9:46. In July, she ran 9:43 at the European Championships and in August, she ran 9:49 in the heat of the Olympics in Rio.

In case you're wondering just how fast 9:47 for 3000m is then it's 5m 15s per mile pace with numerous hurdles and water jumps to negotiate.