Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
DatesJuly 23, 1952 (heats)
July 25, 1952 (final)
Competitors 35 from  19 nations
Winning time8:45.4 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Horace Ashenfelter
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Vladimir Kazantsev
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg John Disley
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
  1948
1956  

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games took place July 23 and July 25. The final was won by American Horace Ashenfelter. [1]

Results

Heats

The first round was held on July 23. The four fastest runners from each heat qualified to the final.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1 Vladimir Kazantsev Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 8:58.0 OR
2 Günter Heßelmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9:05.0
3 Gunnar Tjörnebo Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9:05.4
4 Cahit Önel Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 9:06.0
5 Jindřich Roudný Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9:06.4
6 Kauko Lusenius Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9:26.8
7 Kenneth Johnson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9:27.0
8 Drago Štritof Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 9:28.0
9 Victor Firea Flag of Romania (1948-1952).svg  Romania 9:29.2
10 Guillermo Solá Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 9:32.2
11 Pierre Prat Flag of France.svg  France 9:32.8
12Gulzara Singh MannFlag of India.svg  India 9:48.6
Bill Ashenfelter US flag 48 stars.svg  United States DNF

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1 John Disley Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 8:59.4
2 Olavi Rinteenpää Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8:59.4
3 József Apró Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 9:00.4
4 Helmut Gude Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9:04.2
5 Fyodor Marulin Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 9:08.4
6 Ali Baghbanbashi State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran 9:13.2
7 Jan Kielas Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9:15.4
8 André Lebrun Flag of France.svg  France 9:17.8
9 Susumu Takahashi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9:21.6
10 Božidar Đurašković Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 9:23.2
11 Eric Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9:25.0
12 Browning Ross US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 9:44.0

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1 Horace Ashenfelter US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 8:51.0 OR
2 Mikhail Saltykov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 8:55.8
3 Curt Söderberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9:02.4
4 Chris Brasher Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9:03.2
5 Urho Julin Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9:09.4
6 László Jeszenszky Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 9:11.2
7 André Paris Flag of France.svg  France 9:30.0
8 Robert Schoonjans Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 9:30.6
9 Petar Šegedin Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 9:40.2
Víctorio Solares Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala DNF

Final

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
Gold medal icon.svg Horace Ashenfelter US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 8:45.4 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Vladimir Kazantsev Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 8:51.6
Bronze medal icon.svg John Disley Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 8:51.8
4 Olavi Rinteenpää Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8:55.2
5 Curt Söderberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8:55.6
6 Günter Hesselmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8:55.8
7 Mikhail Saltykov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 8:56.2
8 Helmut Gude Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9:01.4
9 József Apró Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 9:04.2
10 Cahit Önel Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 9:04.4
11 Chris Brasher Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9:14.0
12 Gunnar Tjörnebo Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10:26.4

Key: WR = World record

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2017.