Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Commonwealth Games

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]

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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.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Henry Rono
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
James Munyala
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Kip Rono
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

Results

Heats

Held on 6 August

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Henry Rono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:26.3Q
21 Kip Rono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:31.8Q
31 John Davies Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 8:48.1Q
41 Dennis Coates Flag of England.svg  England 8:48.4Q
51 Howard Healey Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8:48.4Q
62 Anthony Staynings Flag of England.svg  England 8:50.8Q
72 Euan Robertson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8:53.1Q
82 Ian Gilmour Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8:56.5Q
91 James Munyala Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:57.9Q
101 Joe Sax Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8:59.2q
112 John Wild Flag of England.svg  England 8:59.9Q
122 Rob Evans Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9:05.3q
132 Dean Childs Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9:09.77
142 Paul Lawther Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 9:19.20

Final

Held on 7 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Henry Rono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:26.54
Silver medal icon.svg James Munyala Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:32.21
Bronze medal icon.svg Kip Rono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:34.07
4 Euan Robertson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8:41.32
5 Howard Healey Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8:43.75
6 Dennis Coates Flag of England.svg  England 8:47.35
7 Anthony Staynings Flag of England.svg  England 8:48.87
8 Ian Gilmour Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8:49.68
9 John Wild Flag of England.svg  England 8:57.94
10 John Davies Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 9:01.95
11 Rob Evans Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9:06.43
12 Joe Sax Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9:15.27

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References

  1. "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-25.