Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
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Olympic Athletics
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates21–24 August
Competitors41 from 27 nations
Winning time8:05.81
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ezekiel Kemboi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg Brimin Kipruto Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg Paul Kipsiele Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
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The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 21 to 24. [1] The athletes competed in a three-heat qualifying round in which the top three from each heat, together with the six fastest losing runners, were given a place in the final race. The winning margin was 0.30 seconds.

The Kenyan dominance in this event had become well notable. In the final, the Kenyan trio of Brimin Kipruto, Paul Kipsiele Koech, and 2003 World silver medalist Ezekiel Kemboi had established themselves into the lead, supporting each other throughout the race, and running the pace with their own strategy and tactics that could not be matched by any other athlete. On the other hand, Qatar's (Kenyan born) Musa Amer Obaid trailed the Kenyans to keep in contact and follow their every move. At the bell, the Kenyans were able to stay at the front. Spaniard Luis Miguel Martín joined them and tried to launch his sprint to chase the leaders, but he quickly fell behind as the race began to accelerate. Koech took the lead for the Kenyans and opened up a gap through the water jump, before Kemboi moved decisively to pass him and came down the home straight smoothly to victory. Kemboi turned to wave on his teammates Kipruto and Koech, as they cleared the final barrier and sprinted away jubilantly to give the Kenyans a sweep of the medal podium for the first time since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. [2] [3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows:

World recordFlag of Morocco.svg  Brahim Boulami  (MAR)7:55.28 Brussels, Belgium24 August 2001
Olympic recordFlag of Kenya.svg  Julius Kariuki  (KEN)8:05.52 Seoul, South Korea30 September 1988
World LeadingFlag of Kenya.svg  Paul Kipsiele Koech  (KEN)7:59.65 Rome, Italy2 July 2004

No new records were set during the competition.

Qualification

The qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 3000 metres steeplechase, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 8:24.60 or faster during the qualification period. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run the race in 8:32.00 or faster could be entered.

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 21 August 200422:05Round 1
Tuesday, 24 August 200421:40Final

Results

Round 1

Qualification rule: The first three finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next six fastest overall runners (q) advanced to the final. [4]

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1 Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 8:17.89Q, SB
2 Ezekiel Kemboi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:18.20Q
3 Bouabdellah Tahri Flag of France.svg  France 8:18.98Q
4 Daniel Lincoln Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:19.62q
5 Ali Ezzine Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 8:20.18q
6 Eliseo Martín Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8:21.88q
7 Radosław Popławski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8:22.16q, SB
8 Martin Pröll Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 8:26.01
9 Ion Luchianov Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova 8:26.17 NR
10 Boštjan Buč Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 8:37.29
11 Pavel Potapovich Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8:52.65
Giuseppe Maffei Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy DNF
Roberto Mandje Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea DNS
Lotfi Turki Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia DNS

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1 Brimin Kipruto Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:15.11Q
2 Simon Vroemen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8:15.28Q, SB
3 Luis Miguel Martín Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8:16.90Q
4 Mustafa Mohamed Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8:19.37q
5 Vincent Le Dauphin Flag of France.svg  France 8:20.13q
6 Jan Zakrzewski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8:23.72
7 Roman Usov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8:24.19
8 Vadym Slobodenyuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 8:24.84PB
9 Abdelatif Chemlal Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 8:29.36
10 Tewodros Shiferaw Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 8:33.15
11 Abdelhakim Maazouz Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 8:36.12
12 Robert Gary Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:38.01
13 Ruben Ramolefi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 8:46.17
14 Bashar Omar Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg  Kuwait 8:48.65 NR

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1 Musa Amer Obaid Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 8:23.94Q
2 Antonio David Jiménez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8:24.13Q
3 Paul Kipsiele Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:24.68Q
4 Zouhair El-Ouardi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 8:27.55
5 Justin Chaston Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 8:28.35
6 Yoshitaka Iwamizu Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8:29.07
7 Peter Nowill Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8:29.14
8 Anthony Famiglietti Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:31.59
9 Alexander Greaux Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 8:33.62
10 Jim Svenøy Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8:33.97
11 Manuel Silva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 8:38.31
12 Luleseged Wale Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 8:50.73
13 Jakub Czaja Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8:56.24

Final

[5]

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Ezekiel Kemboi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:05.81SB
Silver medal icon.svg Brimin Kipruto Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:06.11
Bronze medal icon.svg Paul Kipsiele Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:06.64
4 Musa Amer Obaid Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 8:07.18PB
5 Luis Miguel Martín Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8:11.64SB
6 Simon Vroemen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8:13.25SB
7 Bouabdellah Tahri Flag of France.svg  France 8:14.26SB
8 Ali Ezzine Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 8:15.58
9 Eliseo Martín Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8:15.77SB
10 Vincent Le Dauphin Flag of France.svg  France 8:16.15SB
11 Daniel Lincoln Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:16.86
12 Radosław Popławski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8:17.32PB
13 Mustafa Mohamed Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8:18.05PB
14 Antonio David Jiménez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8:22.63
15 Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 8:36.66

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