Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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The Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme were held at Stadium Australia on Wednesday 27 September and Friday 29 September 2000.

The top four runners in each of the initial three heats automatically qualified for the final. The next three fastest runners from across the heats also qualified.

Over the previous couple of months, the two Moroccan runners Ali Ezzine and Brahim Boulami had proven they could run with the Kenyans in sub-8:04 races. That still was not in the range of the capability of World Record holder Bernard Barmasai or previous record holder Wilson Boit Kipketer. But the Kenyans did not assert the same dominance they had displayed in the previous three Olympics.

Less than 100 metres into the race, Damian Kallabis fell over the first barrier. A loud sound went off in the stadium as if the race had been recalled, but none of the runners stopped and Kallabis rushed to catch up with the back of the pack. The third Kenyan was Reuben Kosgei, who had won the Athletics Kenya World Championship Trials, not world #2 Moses Kiptanui. The Kenyan trio, took their position at the point of the pack, but Ezzine made it clear he was going to run with them, taking the lead a lap and a half into the race. The Kenyans immediately stopped fighting to keep the lead, Luis Miguel Martin, Ezzine and Simon Vroemen took their turns at the front. After another lap and a half, Kosgei and Kipketer had had enough and moved back into the lead, taking Günther Weidlinger in their move to the front, with Barmasai, Boulami and Eliseo Martin at the back of the group of leaders. With a lap and a half to go, Eliseo Martin went around the pack to challenge Kosgei for the lead. Kosgei sped up just enough to discourage him. Then the Kenyan trio made the push to the front, just past a lap to go, all three were at the front, but Ezzine was right there with them. On the backstretch, Luis Miguel Martin made a rush to the front, again Kosgei wouldn't let him go by. Over the water jump, with all Kenyans taking it as conservatively as the rest of the field Kosgei and Martin arrived at the head of the straightaway almost together, with Kipketer and Barmasai right behind them. When the sprinting started, Martin could not go with them. Kipketer went around the outside, past Martin and into the lead over the last barrier. Kipketer had the advantage shoulder to shoulder with Kosgei, the two collided, Kipketer losing his balance and flailing as Kosgei took the lead back.sprinting to the finish. Kipketer struggled to cross the line in second, while Barmasai was falling further behind, passed by a sprinting Ezzine just before the line.

Records

World and Olympic records prior to the Games. World Record 7:55.72 Bernard Barmasai Kenya Cologne, Germany 24 August 1997
Olympic Record 8:05.51 Julius Kariuki Kenya Seoul, South Korea 30 September 1988

Medalists

Gold: Silver: Bronze:
Reuben Kosgei, Kenya Wilson Boit Kipketer, Kenya Ali Ezzine, Morocco

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

Qualifying heats

Heat 1 of 3
Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane/Order Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 5 Reuben Kosgei Kenya 4 8:23.17 Q
2 7 Ali Ezzine Morocco 5 8:23.79 Q
3 10 Günther Weidlinger Austria 12 8:24.07 Q
4 13 Eliseo Martin Spain 6 8:24.97 Q
5 16 Mark Croghan United States 11 8:25.88
6 22 Bouabdellah Tahri France 13 8:34.69
7 25 Maru Daba Ethiopia 7 8:35.34
8 27 Florin Ionescu Romania 3 8:37.44
9 29 Sergiy Redko Ukraine 1 8:40.51
10 32 Christian Stephenson Great Britain 8 8:46.66
11 35 Mourad Benslimani Algeria 2 8:46.66
12 36 Chris Unthank Australia 9 9:11.19
13 39 Primo Higa Solomon Islands 10 9:44.12
Heat 2 of 3
Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane/Order Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 4 Bernard Barmasai Kenya 6 8:23.08 Q
2 6 Jim Svenøy Norway 8 8:23.61 Q SB
3 8 Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin Qatar 11 8:23.04 Q
4 9 Luis Miguel Martin Spain 3 8:24.04 Q
5 12 Damian Kallabis Germany 4 8:24.48 q
6 14 Gael Pencreach France 13 8:25.35 q
7 17 Joël Bourgeois Canada 1 8:28.07
8 20 Christian Belz Switzerland 3 8:33.45
9 21 Rafal Wojcik Poland 9 8:33.51
10 24 Anthony Cosey United States 10 8:35.25
11 31 El Arbi Khattabi Morocco 7 8:43.46
12 38 Giorgios Giannelis Greece 5 9:19.14
Stathis Stasi Cyprus 2 DNF
Heat 3 of 3
Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane/Order Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 1 Laid Bessou Algeria 1 8:21.14 Q
2 2 Wilson Boit Kipketer Kenya 5 8:22.07 Q
3 3 Simon Vroemen Netherlands 9 8:22.13 Q
4 11 Brahim Boulami Morocco 6 8:24.43 Q
5 15 Manuel Silva Portugal 14 8:25.70 q
6 18 Pascal Dobert United States 3 8:29.52
7 19 Justin Chaston Great Britain 4 8:31.01
8 23 Lotfi Turki Tunisia 12 8:34.84
9 26 Salvador Miranda Mexico 8 8:35.79
10 28 Marco Cepeda Spain 2 8:40.01
11 30 Iaroslav Musinschi Moldova 7 8:42.04
12 33 Giuseppe Maffei Italy 13 8:48.88
13 34 Vladimir Pronin Russia 11 8:57.69
14 37 Eduardo Buenavista Philippines 10 9:13.71

Overall Results Round 1

Semi-Finals
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane/Order Place Time Qual. Record
1 Laid Bessou Algeria 3 1 1 8:21.14 Q
2 Wilson Boit Kipketer Kenya 3 5 2 8:22.07 Q
3 Simon Vroemen Netherlands 3 9 3 8:22.13 Q
4 Bernard Barmasai Kenya 2 6 1 8:23.08 Q
5 Reuben Kosgei Kenya 1 4 1 8:23.17 Q
6 Jim Svenøy Norway 2 8 2 8:23:61 Q SB
7 Ali Ezzine Morocco 1 5 2 8:23.79 Q
8 Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin Qatar 2 11 2 8:23.94 Q
9 Luis Miguel Martin Spain 2 3 4 8:24.04 Q
10 Günther Weidlinger Austria 1 12 3 8:24.07 Q
11 Brahim Boulami Morocco 3 6 4 8:24.43 Q
12 Damian Kallabis Germany 2 4 5 8:24.48 Q
13 Eliseo Martin Spain 1 6 4 8:24.97 Q
14 Gael Pencreach France 2 13 6 8:25.35 q
15 Manuel Silva Portugal 3 14 15 8:25.70 q
16 Mark Croghan United States 1 11 5 8:25.88
17 Joël Bourgeois Canada 2 1 7 8:28.07
18 Pascal Dobert United States 3 3 6 8:29.52
19 Justin Chaston Great Britain 3 4 7 8:31.01
20 Christian Belz Switzerland 2 12 8 8:33.45
21 Rafal Wojcik Poland 2 9 9 8:33.51
22 Bouabdellah Tahri France 1 13 6 8:34.69
23 Lotfi Turki Tunisia 3 12 8 8:34.84
24 Anthony Cosey United States 2 10 10 8:35.25
25 Maru Daba Ethiopia 1 7 7 8:35.34
26 Salvador Miranda Mexico 3 8 9 8:35.79
27 Florin Ionescu Romania 1 3 8 8:37.44
28 Marco Cepeda Spain 3 2 10 8:40.01
29 Sergiy Redko Ukraine 1 1 9 8:40.51
30 Iaroslav Musinschi Moldova 3 7 11 8:42.04
31 El Arbi Khattabi Morocco 2 7 11 8:43.46
32 Christian Stephenson Great Britain 1 8 10 8:46.66
33 Giuseppe Maffei Italy 3 13 12 8:48.88
34 Vladimir Pronin Russia 3 11 13 8:57.69
35 Mourad Benslimani Algeria 1 2 11 8:59.07
36 Chris Unthank Australia 1 9 12 9:11.19
37 Eduardo Buenavista Philippines 3 10 14 9:13.71
38 Giorgios Giannelis Greece 2 5 12 9:19.14
39 Primo Higa Solomon Islands 1 10 13 9:44.12
Stathis Stasi Cyprus 2 2 DNF

Finals

Finals
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Lane/Order Time Record
1 Reuben Kosgei Kenya 15 8:21.43
2 Wilson Boit Kipketer Kenya 14 8:21.77
3 Ali Ezzine Morocco 13 8:22.15
4 Bernard Barmasai Kenya 11 8:22.23
5 Luis Miguel Martin Spain 12 8:22.75
6 Eliseo Martin Spain 1 8:23:00
7 Brahim Boulami Morocco 1 8:24.32
8 Günther Weidlinger Austria 3 8:26.70
9 Jim Svenøy Norway 7 8:27.20
10 Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin Qatar 6 8:30.89
11 Laid Bessou Algeria 8 8:33.07
12 Simon Vroemen Netherlands 9 8:37.87
13 Manuel Silva Portugal 2 8:38.63
14 Gael Pencreach France 5 8:41.19
15 Damian Kallabis Germany 10 9:09.78


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