Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 1, 1960 (heats)
September 3, 1960 (final)
Competitors32 from 20 nations
Winning time8:34.30 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Silver medal icon.svg Nikolay Sokolov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Semyon Rzhishchin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1956
1964  

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between September 1 and September 3. [1]

Results

Heats

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

Heat one

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Nikolay Sokolov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8:43.56
2 Gunnar Tjörnebo Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8:48.77
3 Hans Hüneke Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 8:50.59
4 Georgios Papavasileiou Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 8:51.46
5 Phil Coleman Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:56.72
6 Vlastimil Brlica Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9:00.07
7 Attila Simon Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9:02.79
8 Guy Texereau Flag of France.svg  France 9:04.23
9 Walter Kammermann Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 9:11.8
10 Eric Shirley Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9:14.8
11 Joaquim Ferreira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 9:30.2

Heat two

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 8:49.92
2 Ludwig Müller Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 8:49.86
3 Aleksey Konov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8:50.19
4 George Young Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:50.93
5 Bohumír Zháňal Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 8:53.01
6 Dave Chapman Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 8:53.24
7 Pentti Karvonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9:04.91
8 José Fernández Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 9:12.8
9 Mubarak Shah Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 9:20.0
10 Alfredo Tinoco Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 9:38.0

Heat three

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Semyon Rzhishchin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8:48.11
2 Deacon Jones Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:49.32
3 Gaston Roelants Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8:49.52
4 Hermann Buhl Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 8:49.56
5 Lage Tedenby Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8:52.94
6 Franc Hafner Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 8:55.68
7 Jerzy Chromik Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9:06.68
8 Michael Palmer Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9:10.68
9 Gerhart Hecker Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9:12.4
10 Cahit Önel Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 9:14.6
11 Mohamed Lahcen Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 9:29.4

Final

3000 m steeplechase final. Sokolov (#570) is in the lead, chased by Roelants (#242), Rzhishchin (#568) and Konov. Jones (#420) is on the left 3000 m steeplechase 1960 Olympics.jpg
3000 m steeplechase final. Sokolov (#570) is in the lead, chased by Roelants (#242), Rzhishchin (#568) and Konov. Jones (#420) is on the left
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 8:34.30OR
Silver medal icon.svg Nikolay Sokolov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8:36.55
Bronze medal icon.svg Semyon Rzhishchin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8:42.34
4 Gaston Roelants Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8:47.45
5 Gunnar Tjörnebo Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8:58.87
6 Ludwig Müller Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 9:01.57
7 Deacon Jones Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9:18.22
8 Aleksey Konov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9:18.23
- Hans Hüneke Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany DNF

Key: OR = Olympic record; DNF = did not finish

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1960 Rome: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2017.