Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Commonwealth Games |
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Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
30 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [1]
The winning margin was 5.67 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time since the introduction of automatic timing that the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase was won by more than 5 seconds at these championships.
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Henry Rono Kenya | James Munyala Kenya | Kip Rono Kenya |
Held on 6 August
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Henry Rono | Kenya | 8:26.3 | Q |
2 | 1 | Kip Rono | Kenya | 8:31.8 | Q |
3 | 1 | John Davies | Wales | 8:48.1 | Q |
4 | 1 | Dennis Coates | England | 8:48.4 | Q |
5 | 1 | Howard Healey | New Zealand | 8:48.4 | Q |
6 | 2 | Anthony Staynings | England | 8:50.8 | Q |
7 | 2 | Euan Robertson | New Zealand | 8:53.1 | Q |
8 | 2 | Ian Gilmour | Scotland | 8:56.5 | Q |
9 | 1 | James Munyala | Kenya | 8:57.9 | Q |
10 | 1 | Joe Sax | Canada | 8:59.2 | q |
11 | 2 | John Wild | England | 8:59.9 | Q |
12 | 2 | Rob Evans | Canada | 9:05.3 | q |
13 | 2 | Dean Childs | Canada | 9:09.77 | |
14 | 2 | Paul Lawther | Northern Ireland | 9:19.20 |
Held on 7 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Henry Rono | Kenya | 8:26.54 | ||
James Munyala | Kenya | 8:32.21 | ||
Kip Rono | Kenya | 8:34.07 | ||
4 | Euan Robertson | New Zealand | 8:41.32 | |
5 | Howard Healey | New Zealand | 8:43.75 | |
6 | Dennis Coates | England | 8:47.35 | |
7 | Anthony Staynings | England | 8:48.87 | |
8 | Ian Gilmour | Scotland | 8:49.68 | |
9 | John Wild | England | 8:57.94 | |
10 | John Davies | Wales | 9:01.95 | |
11 | Rob Evans | Canada | 9:06.43 | |
12 | Joe Sax | Canada | 9:15.27 |
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