1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

Events at the 1991 World Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
3000 m				women
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
10 km walk				women
20 km walk		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

These are the official results of the Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday August 31, 1991.

Medalists

Gold	Moses Kiptanui Kenya (KEN)
Silver	Patrick Sang Kenya (KEN)
Bronze	Azzedine Brahmi Algeria (ALG)

Schedule

• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Heats
29.08.1991 – 19:20h
Final
31.08.1991 – 19:20h

Qualifying heats

• Held on Thursday 1991-08-29

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Tom Hanlon (GBR)	8:18.02
2.	Julius Kariuki (KEN)	8:18.06
3.	Graeme Fell (CAN)	8:18.19
4.	Abdelaziz Sahere (MAR)	8:18.23
5.	Brian Diemer (USA)	8:18.29
6.	Thierry Brusseau (FRA)	8:27.77
7.	Shaun Creighton (AUS)	8:30.65
8.	Akira Nakamura (JPN)	8:33.89
9.	José Carlos Pereira (POR)	8:39.30
10.	Jiri Svec (TCH)	8:41.08
11.	Juan Azkueta (ESP)	8:50.50
—	Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Patrick Sang (KEN)	8:26.78
2.	Francesco Panetta (ITA)	8:27.25
3.	Gábor Markó (HUN)	8:27.53
4.	Joseph Mahmoud (FRA)	8:28.35
5.	Mark Croghan (USA)	8:29.20
6.	Ricardo Vera (URU)	8:30.14
7.	Benito Nogales (ESP)	8:39.21
8.	Marcelo Cascabelo (ARG)	8:44.57
9.	Jorgen Salo (FIN)	8:45.68
10.	Peter McColgan (GBR)	8:58.34
11.	Deena Ram (IND)	9:05.21
—	Ivan Konovalov (URS)	DNF

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Moses Kiptanui (KEN)	8:27.52
2.	Azzedine Brahmi (ALG)	8:27.95
3.	Angelo Carosi (ITA)	8:28.35
4.	William Van Dijck (BEL)	8:28.44
5.	Hagen Melzer (GER)	8:28.56
6.	Colin Walker (GBR)	8:30.69
7.	Bruno Le Stum (FRA)	8:33.38
8.	Dan Nelson (USA)	8:40.23
9.	João Junqueira (POR)	8:43.37
10.	Antonio Peula (ESP)	8:45.41
11.	Mohammed al-Dosari (KSA)	8:50.29
12.	Prakash Davendra Singh (FIJ)	9:23.28
—	Adauto Domingues (BRA)	DNS

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Moses Kiptanui (KEN)	8:12.59
	Patrick Sang (KEN)	8:13.44
	Azzedine Brahmi (ALG)	8:15.54
4.	Julius Kariuki (KEN)	8:16.81
5.	Brian Diemer (USA)	8:17.76
6.	Abdelaziz Sahere (MAR)	8:19.40
7.	Angelo Carosi (ITA)	8:20.80
8.	Francesco Panetta (ITA)	8:26.79
9.	William Van Dijck (BEL)	8:30.46
10.	Joseph Mahmoud (FRA)	8:37.09
11.	Tom Hanlon (GBR)	8:41.14
12.	Hagen Melzer (GER)	8:45.58
13.	Thierry Brusseau (FRA)	8:47.46
14.	Graeme Fell (CAN)	9:01.73
15.	Gábor Markó (HUN)	9:11.53

See also

• 1987 Men's World Championships 3.000m Steeplechase (Rome)
• 1988 Men's Olympic 3.000m Steeplechase (Seoul)
• 1990 Men's European Championships 3.000m Steeplechase (Split)
• 1992 Men's Olympic 3.000m Steeplechase (Barcelona)
• 1993 Men's World Championships 3.000m Steeplechase (Stuttgart)

References

• Results