1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

Last updated

These are the official results of the Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 38 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 1987-09-05.

Contents

Medalists

Gold Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Panetta
Italy (ITA)
Silver Flag of East Germany.svg Hagen Melzer
East Germany (GDR)
Bronze Flag of Belgium (civil).svg William Van Dijck
Belgium (BEL)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World RecordFlag of Kenya.svg  Henry Rono  (KEN)8:05.4 Seattle, USA May 13, 1978
Championship RecordFlag of Germany.svg  Patriz Ilg  (FRG)8:15.06 Helsinki, Finland August 12, 1983

Final

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Panetta  (ITA)8:08.57 CR
Med 2.png Flag of East Germany.svg  Hagen Melzer  (GDR)8:10.32
Med 3.png Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  William Van Dijck  (BEL)8:12.18
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Diemer  (USA)8:14.46
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Graeme Fell  (CAN)8:16.46
6.Flag of the United States.svg  Henry Marsh  (USA)8:17.78
7.Flag of Kenya.svg  Peter Koech  (KEN)8:20.08
8.Flag of Kenya.svg  Patrick Sang  (KEN)8:20.45
9.Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Lambruschini  (ITA)8:24.25
10.Flag of France.svg  Raymond Pannier  (FRA)8:26.50
11.Flag of Portugal.svg  José Regalo  (POR)8:27.64
12.Flag of Germany.svg  Patriz Ilg  (FRG)8:38.46
13.Flag of Italy.svg  Franco Boffi  (ITA)8:43.60
14.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Roger Hackney  (GBR)8:48.86
Flag of Kenya.svg  Joshua Kipkemboi  (KEN)DNF

Qualifying heats

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Panetta  (ITA)8:16.08
2.Flag of France.svg  Raymond Pannier  (FRA)8:16.93
3.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  William Van Dijck  (BEL)8:19.19
4.Flag of Kenya.svg  Patrick Sang  (KEN)8:22.26
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Eddie Wedderburn  (GBR)8:24.09
6.Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Adauto Domingues  (BRA)8:26.67
7.Flag of Hungary.svg  Béla Vágó  (HUN)8:27.24
8.Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Sánchez  (ESP)8:34.29
9.Flag of Germany.svg  Michael Heist  (FRG)8:38.80
10.Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Abshire  (USA)8:39.97
11.Flag of Ireland.svg  Liam O'Brien  (IRL)8:40.88
12.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Herman Hofstee  (NED)8:44.04
13.Flag of Chile.svg  Emilio Ulloa  (CHI)8:44.51


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of Kenya.svg  Joshua Kipkemboi  (KEN)8:20.75
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Hagen Melzer  (GDR)8:21.07
3.Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Lambruschini  (ITA)8:21.21
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Diemer  (USA)8:21.32
5.Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Fethi Baccouche  (TUN)8:22.75
6.Flag of Poland.svg  Bogusław Mamiński  (POL)8:24.32
7.Flag of Finland.svg  Tommy Ekblom  (FIN)8:24.66
8.Flag of Uruguay.svg  Ricardo Vera  (URU)8:36.80
9.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Colin Reitz  (GBR)8:40.55
10.Flag of Japan.svg  Shigeyuki Aikyo  (JPN)8:41.41
11.Flag of Norway.svg  Espen Borge  (NOR)8:47.34
12.Flag of Paraguay.svg  Ramón López  (PAR)9:10.29
Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Jensen (DEN)DNF


RANKHEAT 3TIME
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Patriz Ilg  (FRG)8:18.73
2.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Graeme Fell  (CAN)8:18.87
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Peter Koech  (KEN)8:19.28
4.Flag of Portugal.svg  José Regalo  (POR)8:20.70
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Henry Marsh  (USA)8:20.98
6.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Roger Hackney  (GBR)8:21.35
7.Flag of Italy.svg  Franco Boffi  (ITA)8:21.69
8.Flag of France.svg  Bruno Le Stum  (FRA)8:23.61
9.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valeriy Vandyak  (URS)8:30.43
10.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Hans Koeleman  (NED)8:41.80
11.Flag of Spain.svg  Domingo Ramón  (ESP)8:46.23
Flag of Poland.svg  Mirosław Żerkowski  (POL)DNF

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">World Athletics Championships</span> Biennial international athletics competition

The World Athletics Championships, known as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics until 2019, are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics, formerly International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Alongside Olympic Games, they represent the highest level championships of senior international outdoor athletics competition for track and field athletics globally, including marathon running and race walking. Separate World Championships are held by World Athletics for certain other outdoor events, including cross-country running and half-marathon, as well as indoor and age-group championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2005 World Championships in Athletics</span> 10th World Championships in Athletics

The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland, the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic events, some of which were included as exhibition events. Much of the event was played in extremely heavy rainfall.

The IAAF Continental Cup was an international track and field competition organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

These are the official results of the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats.

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.

These are the official results of the Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 1993-08-21.

These are the official results of the Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 28 and 30 August 1990.

This article contains an overview of the year 1987 in athletics.

These are the official results of the Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase event at the inaugural 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 35 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on 12 August 1983.

These are the official results of the Men's 3,000 metres steeplechase event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany, held at Neckarstadion on 27 and 29 August 1986.

These are the official results of the Men's 110 metres Hurdles event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 39 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday September 3, 1987.

These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 47 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday 1987-09-03.

These are the official results of the Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece, held at Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" on 7 and 10 September 1982.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad</span> French middle-distance runner

Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad is a retired French professional middle-distance runner of Algerian descent who mainly competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He is the only man to win three Olympic steeplechase medals, claiming silver in 2008 and 2012 and bronze in 2016. He also won two bronze medals at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 2011 and 2013. Mekhissi-Benabbad earned titles at five consecutive editions of the European Athletics Championships between 2010 and 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase</span> Olympic athletics event

The men's 3,000 metres steeplechase event at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place from 26 to 31 July at the Lenin Stadium. A total of 32 athletes competed, with three qualifying heats and two semi-finals (24) before the final (12).

The Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, on August 16 and August 18, 2009. Keeping in line with previous major championships success, the four-man Kenyan team entered for the event contained a number of race favourites.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Evan Jager</span> American steeplechaser

Evan Reese Jager is an American middle- and long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. In his speciality event, he won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a bronze at the 2017 World Championships. Jager is the current NACAC area record holder in the event with a time of 8:00.45. He is sponsored by Nike and is coached by Jerry Schumacher of the Bowerman Track Club.

Féthi Baccouche is a retired Tunisian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase, the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steeplechase at the Olympics</span> Olympic athletic event

The steeplechase at the Summer Olympics has been held over several distances and is the longest track event with obstacles held at the multi-sport event. The men's 3000 metres steeplechase has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1920. The women's event is the most recent addition to the programme, having been added at the 2008 Olympics. It is the most prestigious steeplechase track race at elite level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">French Athletics Championships</span>

The French Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Fédération française d'athlétisme, which serves as the French national championships for the sport. The three-day event is typically held in early or mid-summer and the venue varies on an annual basis. It is open to adults of all ages and is thus referred to as the senior or élite championships.

References