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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
VenueBeijing National Stadium
DatesAugust 16 (heats)
August 18 (final)
Competitors40 from 27 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brimin Kiprop Kipruto  Kenya
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong  Kenya
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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

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

World record Qatar 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
World Leading  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 8:00.57 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 20 July 2008

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

Results

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Round 1

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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

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brimin Kiprop Kipruto  Kenya (KEN) 8:10.34 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad  France (FRA) 8:10.49 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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Intermediate Athlete Country Mark
1000m Ruben Ramolefi  South Africa 2:46.97
2000m Mustafa Mohamed  Sweden 5:33.84

References

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  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.