Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2015 Pan American Games
Venue	CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium
Dates	July 21
Competitors	13 from 9 nations
Winning time	8:32.18
Medalists
Matt Hughes    Canada   Alex Genest    Canada   Cory Leslie    United States
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The men's 3000 metres steeplechase competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 21 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium. ^[1] The event was won by Matt Hughes of Canada in a time of 8:32.18.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record	Saif Saaeed Shaheen  (QAT)	7:53.63	Brussels, Belgium	September 3, 2004
Pan American Games record	Wander do Prado Moura  (BRA)	8:14.41	Mar del Plata, Argentina	March 22, 1995

Qualification

Main article: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (9.00.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015). ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
July 21, 2015	19:10	Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:

q

Fastest non-qualifiers

Q

Qualified

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DQ

Disqualified

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Matt Hughes	Canada	8:32.18
	Alex Genest	Canada	8:33.83
	Cory Leslie	United States	8:36.83
4	Donald Cowart	United States	8:49.00
5	Mauricio Valdivia	Chile	8:52.72
6	Luis Enrique Ibarra	Mexico	8:57.70
7	Jose Peña	Venezuela	8:59.40
8	Jean Carlos Machado	Brazil	9:04.21
9	Enzo Yañez	Chile	9:07.75
10	Alvaro Abreu	Dominican Republic	9:10.47
11	Erick Rodríguez	Nicaragua	9:25.90
	Gerard Giraldo	Colombia	DNF
	Marvin Blanco	Venezuela	DQ

References

1. "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
2. "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.