Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing National Stadium
DatesAugust 16 (heats)
August 18 (final)
Competitors40 from 27 nations
Medalists
   Kenya
   France
   Kenya
Athletics at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4 × 100 m relay men women
4 × 400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16–18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1]

The qualifying standards were 8:24.60 (A standard) and 8:32.00 (B standard).[2]

Brimin Kipruto, who won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, became the seventh Kenyan runner in a row to win this event at the Olympics. In total Kenya won nine gold medals in the 3000m steeplechase since 1968, but none of those medalists was ever able to defend his title.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Qatar Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:53.63 Brussels, Belgium 3 September 2004
Olympic record  Julius Kariuki (KEN) 8:05.51 Seoul, South Korea 30 September 1988

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Round 1

HeatPositionAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 1 Bouabdellah Tahri France 8:23.42 Q
1 2 Brimin Kiprop Kipruto Kenya 8:23.53 Q
1 3 Abdelkader Hachlaf Morocco 8:23.62 Q
1 4 Tareq Mubarak Taher Bahrain 8:23.66 Q
1 5 Nahom Mesfin Ethiopia 8:23.82
1 6 Ildar Minshin Russia 8:26.85
1 7 Tomasz Szymkowiak Poland 8:29.37
1 8 Rabia Makhloufi Algeria 8:29.74
1 9 Yoshitaka Iwamizu Japan 8:29.80
1 10 Valērijs Žolnerovičs Latvia 8:37.65
1 11 Alberto Paulo Portugal 8:39.11
1 12 Rubén Palomeque Spain 8:58.50
1 99 Matteo Villani Italy DNF
2 1 Yacob Jarso Ethiopia 8:16.88 Q, PB
2 2 Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad France 8:16.95 Q, SB
2 3 Anthony Famiglietti United States 8:17.34 Q, PB
2 4 Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya 8:17.55 Q
2 5 Mustafa Mohamed Sweden 8:17.80 q
2 6 Youcef Abdi Australia 8:17.97 q, PB
2 7 Ion Luchianov Moldova 8:18.97 q, NR
2 8 Boštjan Buc Slovenia 8:21.24
2 9 Brahim Taleb Morocco 8:23.09
2 10 Andrew Lemoncello Great Britain 8:36.06
2 11 William Nelson United States 8:36.66
2 12 José Luis Blanco Spain 8:37.37
2 13 Ali Ahmed Al-Amri Saudi Arabia 9:09.73
2 99 Jukka Keskisalo Finland DNS
3 1 Ruben Ramolefi South Africa 8:19.86 Q, PB
3 2 Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong Kenya 8:19.87 Q
3 3 Benjamin Kiplagat Uganda 8:20.22 Q
3 4 Abubaker Ali Kamal Qatar 8:21.85 Q
3 5 Eliseo Martín Spain 8:23.19 SB
3 6 Hamid Ezzine Morocco 8:27.45
3 7 Vincent Zouaoui Dandrieaux France 8:27.91
3 8 Roba Gary Ethiopia 8:28.27
3 9 Joshua McAdams United States 8:33.26
3 10 Pavel Potapovich Russia 8:36.29
3 11 Pieter Desmet Belgium 8:37.99
3 12 Halil Akkaş Turkey 8:44.70
3 13 Itai Maggidi Israel 9:05.02

Legend: Q=Qualified top 4 in heat; q=Qualified by time; DNF=Did Not Finish; DNS=Did Not Start; DQ=Disqualified; NR=National Record; PB=Personal Best; SB=Season Best

Final

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st Brimin Kiprop Kipruto  Kenya (KEN) 8:10.34 SB
2nd Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad  France (FRA) 8:10.49 PB
3rd Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong  Kenya (KEN) 8:11.01
4 Yacob Jarso  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:13.47 NR
5 Bouabdellah Tahri  France (FRA) 8:14.79
6 Youcef Abdi  Australia (AUS) 8:16.36 PB
7 Ezekiel Kemboi  Kenya (KEN) 8:16.38
8 Abubaker Ali Kamal  Qatar (QAT) 8:16.59
9 Benjamin Kiplagat  Uganda (UGA) 8:20.27
10 Mustafa Mohamed  Sweden (SWE) 8:20.69
11 Tareq Mubarak Taher  Bahrain (BRN) 8:21.59
12 Ion Luchianov  Moldova (MDA) 8:27.82
13 Anthony Famiglietti  United States (USA) 8:31.21
14 Ruben Ramolefi  South Africa (RSA) 8:34.58
15 Abdelkader Hachlaf  Morocco (MAR) 9:02.06

Splits

Intermediate Athlete Country Mark
1000m Ruben Ramolefi  South Africa 2:46.97
2000m Mustafa Mohamed  Sweden 5:33.84

References

  1. "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
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