Bahrain's Ruth Jebet win 3,000m steeplechase gold

The 19-year-old went into the lead after a few laps and set a blistering pace to win in eight minutes 59.75 seconds, shy of the 8:58.81 world record set by Russia's Gulnara Galkina at the 2008 Beijing Games.

Galkina and Kenyan-born Jebet, who was the world junior champion, are the only two women to have run a sub-nine minute time.

Kenya's Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi, who won the world title in Beijing last year, was almost 50 metres behind in second place.

American Emma Coburn won United States' first ever medal in the steeplechase as she grabbed bronze and a new national record.

1. Ruth Jebet (Bahrain) 8 minutes 59.75 seconds

2. Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi (Kenya) 9:07.12

3. Emma Coburn (U.S.) 9:07.63

4. Beatrice Chepkoech (Kenya) 9:16.05

5. Sofia Assefa (Ethiopia) 9:17.15

6. Gesa Felicitas Krause (Germany) 9:18.41

7. Madeline Hills (Australia) 9:20.38

8. Colleen Quigley (U.S.) 9:21.10

9. Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) 9:21.21

10. Lalita Babar (India) 9:22.74

11. Courtney Frerichs (U.S.) 9:22.87

12. Habiba Ghribi (Tunisia) 9:28.75

13. Lydia Chebet Rotich (Kenya) 9:29.90

14. Aisha Praught (Jamaica) 9:34.20

15. Etenesh Diro (Ethiopia) 9:38.77

16. Genevieve Lalonde (Canada) 9:41.88

17. Sara Treacy (Ireland) 9:52.70

18. Fabienne Schlumpf (Switzerland) 9:59.30