Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DatesJuly 7 (semifinals)
July 9 (final)
Competitors20 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ville Ritola
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Elias Katz
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Paul Bontemps
Flag of France.svg  France
  1920
1928  

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, July 7, 1924, and on Wednesday, July 9, 1924. As the official film of the Games shows, race was run on the infield of the 500M track, and each barrier was formed of a different kind of fencing, including a deep water jump and a sloped picket fence. Twenty runners from ten nations competed. [1]

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Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record9:33.4(*) Flag of France.svg Paul Bontemps Paris (FRA)June 9, 1924
Olympic Record10:00.4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Percy Hodge Antwerp (BEL)August 20, 1920

(*) unofficial

In the first run Elias Katz set a new Olympic record with 9:43.8 minutes. In the final Ville Ritola improved the record with 9:33.6 minutes.

Results

Semifinals

All semi-finals were held on Monday, July 7, 1924.

The best three finishers of every heat qualified for the final.

Semifinal 1

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1Flag of Finland.svg  Elias Katz  (FIN)9:43.8Q OR
2Flag of France.svg  Paul Bontemps  (FRA)9:47.2Q
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Evelyn Montague  (GBR)9:48.0Q
4Flag of Finland.svg  Nestori Järvelä  (FIN)
5US flag 48 stars.svg  Russell Payne  (USA)
6Flag of France.svg  Georges Leclerc  (FRA)10:20.0
7Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Antenore Negri  (ITA)

Semifinal 2

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1Flag of France.svg  Amédée Isola  (FRA)9:57.8Q
2US flag 48 stars.svg  Michael Devaney  (USA)Q
3Flag of Finland.svg  Kalle Ebb  (FIN)Q
4Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Ernesto Ambrosini  (ITA)
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Cummings  (GBR)
6Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1928).svg  Len Richardson  (RSA)
7Flag of Ireland.svg  Jim Kelly  (IRL)
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Zeegers  (NED)

Semifinal 3

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1Flag of Finland.svg  Ville Ritola  (FIN)9:59.0Q
2US flag 48 stars.svg  Marvin Rick  (USA)10:11.0Q
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sidney Newey  (GBR)Q
4Flag of France.svg  Maurice Deconninck  (FRA)10:19.0
5Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Stanisław Ziffer  (POL)10:38.4

Final

The final was held on Wednesday, July 9, 1924.

PlaceAthleteTime
1Flag of Finland.svg  Ville Ritola  (FIN)9:33.6 OR
2Flag of Finland.svg  Elias Katz  (FIN)9:44.0
3Flag of France.svg  Paul Bontemps  (FRA)9:45.2
4US flag 48 stars.svg  Marvin Rick  (USA)9:56.4
5Flag of Finland.svg  Kalle Ebb  (FIN)9:57.5
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Evelyn Montague  (GBR)9:58.0
7US flag 48 stars.svg  Michael Devaney  (USA)10:01.0
8Flag of France.svg  Amédée Isola  (FRA)10:14.8
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sidney Newey  (GBR)

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1924 Paris: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2017.