Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
| Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 16 (heats) August 18 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 27 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The Men's Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1]
The qualifying standards were 8:24.60 (A standard) and 8:32.00 (B standard).[2]
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 and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) |
7:53.63 | Brussels, Belgium | 3 September 2004 |
| Olympic record |  Julius Kariuki (KEN) |
8:05.51 | Seoul, South Korea | 30 September 1988 |
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Results
Round 1
| Heat | Position | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bouabdellah Tahri |  France
|
8:23.42 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto |
Kenya
|
8:23.53 | Q |
| 1 | 3 | Abdelkader Hachlaf |  Morocco
|
8:23.62 | Q |
| 1 | 4 | Tareq Mubarak Taher |  Bahrain
|
8:23.66 | Q |
| 1 | 5 | Nahom Mesfin |
 Ethiopia
|
8:23.82 | |
| 1 | 6 | Ildar Minshin |  Russia
|
8:26.85 | |
| 1 | 7 | Tomasz Szymkowiak |  Poland
|
8:29.37 | |
| 1 | 8 | Rabia Makhloufi |  Algeria
|
8:29.74 | |
| 1 | 9 | Yoshitaka Iwamizu |  Japan
|
8:29.80 | |
| 1 | 10 | Valērijs Žolnerovičs |  Latvia
|
8:37.65 | |
| 1 | 11 | Alberto Paulo |  Portugal
|
8:39.11 | |
| 1 | 12 | Rubén Palomeque |  Spain
|
8:58.50 | |
| 1 | Matteo Villani |  Italy
|
DNF | ||
| 2 | 1 | Yacob Jarso | Ethiopia
|
8:16.88 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 2 | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | France
|
8:16.95 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 3 | Anthony Famiglietti |  United States
|
8:17.34 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 4 | Ezekiel Kemboi | Kenya
|
8:17.55 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Mustafa Mohamed |  Sweden
|
8:17.80 | q |
| 2 | 6 | Youcef Abdi |  Australia
|
8:17.97 | q, PB |
| 2 | 7 | Ion Luchianov |  Moldova
|
8:18.97 | q, NR |
| 2 | 8 | Boštjan Buc |
 Slovenia
|
8:21.24 | |
| 2 | 9 | Brahim Taleb | Morocco
|
8:23.09 | |
| 2 | 10 | Andrew Lemoncello |  Great Britain
|
8:36.06 | |
| 2 | 11 | William Nelson |
United States
|
8:36.66 | |
| 2 | 12 | José Luis Blanco | Spain
|
8:37.37 | |
| 2 | 13 | Ali Ahmed Al-Amri |
 Saudi Arabia
|
9:09.73 | |
| 2 | Jukka Keskisalo |  Finland
|
DNS | ||
| 3 | 1 | Ruben Ramolefi |  South Africa
|
8:19.86 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 2 | Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong |
Kenya
|
8:19.87 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Benjamin Kiplagat |  Uganda
|
8:20.22 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Abubaker Ali Kamal |  Qatar
|
8:21.85 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Eliseo Martín | Spain
|
8:23.19 | SB |
| 3 | 6 | Hamid Ezzine | Morocco
|
8:27.45 | |
| 3 | 7 | Vincent Zouaoui Dandrieaux |
France
|
8:27.91 | |
| 3 | 8 | Roba Gary |
Ethiopia
|
8:28.27 | |
| 3 | 9 | Joshua McAdams | United States
|
8:33.26 | |
| 3 | 10 | Pavel Potapovich | Russia
|
8:36.29 | |
| 3 | 11 | Pieter Desmet |  Belgium
|
8:37.99 | |
| 3 | 12 | Halil Akkaş |  Turkey
|
8:44.70 | |
| 3 | 13 | Itai Maggidi |  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
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Brimin Kiprop Kipruto |
Kenya (KEN) |
8:10.34 | SB |
 |
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | France (FRA) |
8:10.49 | PB |
 |
Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong |
Kenya (KEN) |
8:11.01 | |
| 4 | Yacob Jarso | Ethiopia (ETH) |
8:13.47 | NR |
| 5 | Bouabdellah Tahri | France (FRA) |
8:14.79 | |
| 6 | Youcef Abdi | Australia (AUS) |
8:16.36 | PB |
| 7 | Ezekiel Kemboi | Kenya (KEN) |
8:16.38 | |
| 8 | Abubaker Ali Kamal | Qatar (QAT) |
8:16.59 | |
| 9 | Benjamin Kiplagat | Uganda (UGA) |
8:20.27 | |
| 10 | Mustafa Mohamed | Sweden (SWE) |
8:20.69 | |
| 11 | Tareq Mubarak Taher | Bahrain (BRN) |
8:21.59 | |
| 12 | Ion Luchianov | Moldova (MDA) |
8:27.82 | |
| 13 | Anthony Famiglietti | United States (USA) |
8:31.21 | |
| 14 | Ruben Ramolefi | South Africa (RSA) |
8:34.58 | |
| 15 | Abdelkader Hachlaf | Morocco (MAR) |
9:02.06 |
Splits
| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000m | Ruben Ramolefi |  South Africa |
2:46.97 |
| 2000m | Mustafa Mohamed |  Sweden |
5:33.84 |
References
- IAAF. Archived from the originalon 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- IAAF. Archivedfrom the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.