Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium, Munich, West Germany
Date1 and 4 September 1972
Competitors49 from 29 nations
Winning time8:23.6 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Kipchoge Keino
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg Ben Jipcho
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg Tapio Kantanen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1968
1976  

These are the official results of the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on 1 and 4 September. [1]

Heats

The top three runners in each of the four heats (blue), advanced to the final round.

Heat one

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Tapio Kantanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8:24.8OR
2 Kip Keino Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:27.6
3 Takaharu Koyama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 8:29.8
4 Gheorghe Cefan Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 8:33.8
5 Andy Holden Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 8:33.8
6 Toni Feldmann Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 8:35.8
7 Steve Savage Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:39.0
8 Gérard Buchheit Flag of France.svg  France 8:41.2
9 Filbert Bayi Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 8:41.4
10 Vitus Ashaba Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 8:45.0
11 Tadeusz Zieliński Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 8:49.8
12 Wigmar Pedersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 9:03.0

Heat two

RankNameNationalityTime
1 Ben Jipcho Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:31.6
2 Mikko Ala-Leppilampi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8:31.8
3 Mikhail Zhelev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 8:35.8
4 Willi Maier Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 8:37.6
5 Akira Takeuchi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 8:40.4
6 Sergey Skripka Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8:41.4
7 Jan Voje Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8:42.0
8 Hans Menet Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 8:45.4
9 Eddie Leddy Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 8:47.4
10 Kazimierz Maranda Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 8:50.4
11 Esau Adenji Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg  Cameroon 9:34.4
12 Kerry O'Brien Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DNF

Heat three

RankNameNationalityTime
1 Pekka Päivärinta Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8:29.0
2 Romualdas Bitė Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8:30.2
3 Jean-Paul Villain Flag of France.svg  France 8:30.4
4 Josef Horčic Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 8:30.6
5 Anders Gärderud Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8:30.8
6 Willi Wagner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 8:34.0
7 Paul Thijs Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8:35.0
8 John Bicourt Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 8:38.8
9 Doug Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:41.2
10 Panagiotis Nakopoulos Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece 8:48.4
11 Yohannes Mohamed Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1974).svg  Ethiopia 8:52.6
12 Robert Hackman Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 8:57.6

Heat four

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Amos Biwott Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:23.8OR
2 Bronisław Malinowski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 8:28.2
3 Dušan Moravčík Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 8:33.4
4 Steve Hollings Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 8:35.0
5 Franco Fava Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8:35.0
6 Hans-Dieter Schulten Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 8:39.8
7 Boualem Rahoui Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 8:41.0
8 Spyridon Kontosoros Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece 8:41.0
9 Georges Kaiser Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 8:45.4
10 Mike Manley Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:50.4
11 Sverre Sørnes Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8:54.8
12 Usaia Sotutu Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 9:12.0
13 Julio Quevedo Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 9:28.4

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Kip Keino Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:23.6OR
Silver medal icon.svg Ben Jipcho Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:24.6
Bronze medal icon.svg Tapio Kantanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8:24.8
4 Bronisław Malinowski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 8:28.0
5 Dušan Moravčík Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 8:29.2
6 Amos Biwott Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:33.6
7 Romualdas Bitė Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8:34.6
8 Pekka Päivärinta Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8:37.2
9 Takaharu Koyama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 8:37.8
10 Mikko Ala-Leppilampi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8:41.0
11 Jean-Paul Villain Flag of France.svg  France 8:46.8
12 Mikhail Zhelev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 9:02.6

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1972 Munich: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2017.