Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Dates3 August 1992 (heats)
5 August 1992 (semi-finals)
7 August 1992 (final)
Competitors32 from 24 nations
Winning time8:08.84
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Matthew Birir
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg Patrick Sang
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg William Mutwol
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
  1988
1996  

These are the official results of the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats. [1]

At the gun, it seemed like the rest of the world came to run, while the Kenyan team were just tagging along. Starting off slowly, all three Kenyans casually jogged around the outside of the pack and towards the front. William Mutwol continued, breaking away to as much as a 10-metre lead, with Elarbi Khattabi the only one to bridge the gap. On the next lap, Matthew Birir, running in fourth place, went down on the track, but Birir righted himself quickly and was back on his feet before the back of the strung out field had passed him. Within two more barriers, he was back in the same fourth-place position. By the time they reached the same spot on the track where Birir fell, he was in third place as the tail of the three man Kenyan breakaway. Over the next two laps, the only athlete seriously marking the Kenyans was Alessandro Lambruschini. Just after two laps to go, Patrick Sang edged ahead of Mutwol with Lambruschini gaining a little ground between barriers and losing the same amount each time he went over one. With a lap to go, Birir moved into the lead and the Kenyan sweep simply pulled away from Lambruschini, with the rest of the field already disappeared behind. No drama, no hurdling the water jump, no challenges, not even any sprinting. Lambruschini finished fourth for the second Olympics in a row, more than 25 metres behind Mutwol. This became the first Olympic podium sweep by an African nation.

Medalists

Gold Matthew Birir
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Silver Patrick Sang
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Bronze William Mutwol
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record8:05.35 Flag of Kenya.svg Peter Koech Stockholm (SWE)July 3, 1989
Olympic Record8:05.51 Flag of Kenya.svg Julius Kariuki Seoul (KOR)September 30, 1988

Final

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of Kenya.svg  Matthew Birir  (KEN)8:08.84
Med 2.png Flag of Kenya.svg  Patrick Sang  (KEN)8:09.55
Med 3.png Flag of Kenya.svg  William Mutwol  (KEN)8:10.74
4.Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Lambruschini  (ITA)8:15.52
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Steffen Brand  (GER)8:16.60
6.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Tom Hanlon  (GBR)8:18.14
7.Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Diemer  (USA)8:18.77
8.Flag of Algeria.svg  Azzedine Brahmi  (ALG)8:20.71
9.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  William Van Dijck  (BEL)8:22.51
10.Flag of Morocco.svg  Elarbi Khattabi  (MAR)8:23.82
11.Flag of Brazil.svg  Clodoaldo Lopes do Carmo  (BRA)8:25.92
12.Flag of Uruguay.svg  Ricardo Vera  (URU)8:26.35

Semifinals

Heats

RANKHEAT 3TIME
1.Flag of Kenya.svg  Patrick Sang  (KEN)8:27.01
2.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Tom Hanlon  (GBR)8:27.46
3.Flag of Uruguay.svg  Ricardo Vera  (URU)8:27.71
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Mark Croghan  (USA)8:28.15
5.Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Lambruschini  (ITA)8:29.64
6.Flag of France.svg  Joseph Mahmoud  (FRA)8:30.54
7.South African Olympic Flag.svg  Whaddon Niewoudt  (RSA)8:30.61
8.Flag of Portugal.svg  João Junqueira  (POR)8:32.68
9.Flag of Iran.svg  Hamid Sajjadi  (IRI)8:36.87
10.Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Marcelo Cascabelo  (ARG)8:38.89
11.Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg Jamal Abdi Hassan (QAT)8:54.98

Final ranking

RankNameNation
Gold medal icon.svg Matthew Birir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg Patrick Sang Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg William Mutwol Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
4 Alessandro Lambruschini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
5 Steffen Brand Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
6 Tom Hanlon Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
7 Brian Diemer Flag of the United States.svg  United States
8 Azzedine Brahmi Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
9 William Van Dijck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
10 Elarbi Khattabi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
11 Clodoaldo do Carmo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
12 Ricardo Vera Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
13 Mark Croghan Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14 Vladimir Golyas Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team
15 Tom Buckner Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
16 Ville Hautala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
RankNameNation
17 Colin Walker Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
18 Mohammed Al-Dossary Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
19 Whaddon Niewoudt South African Olympic Flag.svg  South Africa
20 Hagen Melzer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
21 João Junqueira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
22 Daniel Lopez Flag of the United States.svg  United States
23 Thierry Brusseau Flag of France.svg  France
24 Joseph Mahmoud Flag of France.svg  France
25 Hamid Sajjadi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
26 Marcelo Cascabelo Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
27 Michael Buchleitner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
28 Graeme Fell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
29Jamal Abdi HassanFlag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar
30 Ivan Konovalov Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team
31 Davendra Singh Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
32 Hector Begeo Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2017.