Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Alfred Dompert, Volmari Iso-Hollo, Kaarlo Tuominen 1936c.jpg
Alfred Dompert, Volmari Iso-Hollo and Kaarlo Tuominen after the final race
Venue Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany
DatesAugust 3, 1936 (heats)
August 8, 1936 (final)
Competitors28 from 13 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Volmari Iso-Hollo
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Kaarlo Tuominen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Alfred Dompert
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany
  1932
1948  

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games took place August 3 and August 8. The final was won by Volmari Iso-Hollo of Finland. [1]

Results

Heats

The fastest four runners in each of the three heats advanced to the final round.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Alfred Dompert Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 9:27.2
2 Martti Matilainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9:28.4
3 Voldemārs Vītols Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 9:28.8
4 Glen Dawson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 9:29.2
5 Tom Evenson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9:41.2
6 Harry Ekman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9:43.2
7 Bedřich Hošek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
8 Giuseppe Lippi Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
9 Roger Cuzol Flag of France.svg  France

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Volmari Iso-Hollo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9:34.0
2 Harold Manning US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 9:34.8
3 Willi Heyn Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 9:41.2
4 Harry Holmqvist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9:44.4
5 Jenő Szilágyi Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 9:53.4
6 Oscar Van Rumst Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 10:05.0
7 René Desroches Flag of France.svg  France
8 Václav Hošek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
9 Tetsuo Imai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Kaarlo Tuominen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9:40.4
2 Joe McCluskey US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 9:45.2
3 Roger Rérolle Flag of France.svg  France 9:50.6
4 Lars Larsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9:52.4
5 James Ginty Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9:56.6
6 Hideo Tanaka Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 10:00.4
7 Bruno Betti Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
8 Josef Hušek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
9 Ladislaus Simacek Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Hans Raff Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany DNF

Final

Volmari Iso-Hollo, 3000 m steeplechase, 1936 Summer Olympics BASA-3K-15-385-4-Volmari Iso-Hollo, 1936 Summer Olympics.jpeg
Volmari Iso-Hollo, 3000 m steeplechase, 1936 Summer Olympics
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Volmari Iso-Hollo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9:03.8 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Kaarlo Tuominen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9:06.8
Bronze medal icon.svg Alfred Dompert Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 9:07.2
4 Martti Matilainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9:09.0
5 Harold Manning US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 9:11.2
6 Lars Larsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9:16.6
7 Voldemārs Vītols Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 9:18.8
8 Glen Dawson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 9:21.1
9 Willi Heyn Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 9:26.4
10 Joe McCluskey US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 9:29.4
11 Roger Rérolle Flag of France.svg  France 9:40.8
Harry Holmqvist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNF

Key: DNF = Did not finish, WR = World record

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2017.