Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing National Stadium
DatesAugust 16 (heats)
August 18 (final)
Competitors40 from 27 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Brimin Kiprop Kipruto Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
  2004
2012  

The Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16–18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. [1] The winning margin was 0.15 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's steeplechase was won by less than 0.3 seconds at the Olympics.

The qualifying standards were 8:24.60 (A standard) and 8:32.00 (B standard). [2]

Brimin Kipruto, who won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, became the seventh Kenyan runner in a row to win this event at the Olympics. In total Kenya won nine gold medals in the 3000m steeplechase since 1968, but none of those medalists was ever able to defend his title.

Records

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

World record Flag of Qatar.svg Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:53.63 Brussels, Belgium 3 September 2004
Olympic recordFlag of Kenya.svg  Julius Kariuki  (KEN)8:05.51 Seoul, South Korea 30 September 1988
World LeadingFlag of Kenya.svg  Paul Kipsiele Koech  (KEN)8:00.57 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium20 July 2008

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Round 1

HeatPositionAthleteCountryTimeNotes
11 Bouabdellah Tahri Flag of France.svg  France 8:23.42Q
12 Brimin Kiprop Kipruto Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:23.53Q
13 Abdelkader Hachlaf Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 8:23.62Q
14 Tareq Mubarak Taher Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 8:23.66Q
15 Nahom Mesfin Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 8:23.82
16 Ildar Minshin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8:26.85
17 Tomasz Szymkowiak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8:29.37
18 Rabia Makhloufi Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 8:29.74
19 Yoshitaka Iwamizu Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8:29.80
110 Valērijs Žolnerovičs Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 8:37.65
111 Alberto Paulo Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 8:39.11
112 Rubén Palomeque Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8:58.50
1 Matteo Villani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNF
21 Yacob Jarso Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 8:16.88Q, PB
22 Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad Flag of France.svg  France 8:16.95Q, SB
23 Anthony Famiglietti Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:17.34Q, PB
24 Ezekiel Kemboi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:17.55Q
25 Mustafa Mohamed Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8:17.80q
26 Youcef Abdi Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8:17.97q, PB
27 Ion Luchianov Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova 8:18.97q, NR
28 Boštjan Buc Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 8:21.24
29 Brahim Taleb Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 8:23.09
210 Andrew Lemoncello Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 8:36.06
211 William Nelson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:36.66
212 José Luis Blanco Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8:37.37
213 Ali Ahmed Al-Amri Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 9:09.73
2 Jukka Keskisalo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland DNS
31 Ruben Ramolefi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 8:19.86Q, PB
32 Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:19.87Q
33 Benjamin Kiplagat Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 8:20.22Q
34 Abubaker Ali Kamal Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 8:21.85Q
35 Eliseo Martín Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8:23.19SB
36 Hamid Ezzine Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 8:27.45
37 Vincent Zouaoui Dandrieaux Flag of France.svg  France 8:27.91
38 Roba Gary Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 8:28.27
39 Joshua McAdams Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:33.26
310 Pavel Potapovich Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8:36.29
311 Pieter Desmet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8:37.99
312 Halil Akkaş Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 8:44.70
313 Itai Maggidi Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 9:05.02

Legend: Q=Qualified top 4 in heat; q=Qualified by time; DNF=Did not finish; DNS=Did not start; DQ=Disqualified; NR=National record; PB=Personal best; SB=Season best

Final

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Brimin Kiprop Kipruto Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:10.34SB
Silver medal icon.svg Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)8:10.49PB
Bronze medal icon.svg Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:11.01
4 Yacob Jarso Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)8:13.47NR
5 Bouabdellah Tahri Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)8:14.79
6 Youcef Abdi Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)8:16.36PB
7 Ezekiel Kemboi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:16.38
8 Abubaker Ali Kamal Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar  (QAT)8:16.59
9 Benjamin Kiplagat Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)8:20.27
10 Mustafa Mohamed Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)8:20.69
11 Tareq Mubarak Taher Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BRN)8:21.59
12 Ion Luchianov Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova  (MDA)8:27.82
13 Anthony Famiglietti Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)8:31.21
14 Ruben Ramolefi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)8:34.58
15 Abdelkader Hachlaf Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)9:02.06

Splits

IntermediateAthleteCountryMark
1000m Ruben Ramolefi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:46.97
2000m Mustafa Mohamed Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5:33.84

References

  1. "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.