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

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates 21–24 August
Competitors 41 from 27 nations
Winning time 8:05.81
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Ezekiel Kemboi  Kenya
2nd, silver medalist(s) Brimin Kipruto  Kenya
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Paul Kipsiele Koech  Kenya

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 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 and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Brahim Boulami (MAR)7:55.28Brussels, Belgium24 August 2001
Olympic record Julius Kariuki (KEN)8:05.52Seoul, South Korea30 September 1988

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)

Date Time Round
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
1Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin Qatar8:17.89Q, SB
2Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya8:18.20Q
3Bouabdellah Tahri France8:18.98Q
4Daniel Lincoln United States8:19.62q
5Ali Ezzine Morocco8:20.18q
6Eliseo Martín Spain8:21.88q
7Radosław Popławski Poland8:22.16q, SB
8Martin Pröll Austria8:26.01
9Ion Luchianov Moldova8:26.17NR
10Boštjan Buč Slovenia8:37.29
11Pavel Potapovich Russia8:52.65
Giuseppe Maffei ItalyDNF
Roberto Mandje Equatorial GuineaDNS
Lotfi Turki TunisiaDNS

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Brimin Kipruto Kenya8:15.11Q
2Simon Vroemen Netherlands8:15.28Q, SB
3Luis Miguel Martín Spain8:16.90Q
4Mustafa Mohamed Sweden8:19.37q
5Vincent Le Dauphin France8:20.13q
6Jan Zakrzewski Poland8:23.72
7Roman Usov Russia8:24.19
8Vadym Slobodenyuk Ukraine8:24.84PB
9Abdelatif Chemlal Morocco8:29.36
10Tewodros Shiferaw Ethiopia8:33.15
11Abdelhakim Maazouz Algeria8:36.12
12Robert Gary United States8:38.01
13Ruben Ramolefi South Africa8:46.17
14Bashar Omar Kuwait8:48.65NR

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Musa Amer Obaid Qatar8:23.94Q
2Antonio David Jiménez Spain8:24.13Q
3Paul Kipsiele Koech Kenya8:24.68Q
4Zouhair El-Ouardi Morocco8:27.55
5Justin Chaston Great Britain8:28.35
6Yoshitaka Iwamizu Japan8:29.07
7Peter Nowill Australia8:29.14
8Anthony Famiglietti United States8:31.59
9Alexander Greaux Puerto Rico8:33.62
10Jim Svenøy Norway8:33.97
11Manuel Silva Portugal8:38.31
12Luleseged Wale Ethiopia8:50.73
13Jakub Czaja Poland8:56.24

Final

[5]

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya8:05.81SB
2nd, silver medalist(s)Brimin Kipruto Kenya8:06.11
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Paul Kipsiele Koech Kenya8:06.64
4Musa Amer Obaid Qatar8:07.18PB
5Luis Miguel Martín Spain8:11.64SB
6Simon Vroemen Netherlands8:13.25SB
7Bouabdellah Tahri France8:14.26SB
8Ali Ezzine Morocco8:15.58
9Eliseo Martín Spain8:15.77SB
10Vincent Le Dauphin France8:16.15SB
11Daniel Lincoln United States8:16.86
12Radosław Popławski Poland8:17.32PB
13Mustafa Mohamed Sweden8:18.05PB
14Antonio David Jiménez Spain8:22.63
15Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin Qatar8:36.66

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 2004 Athens: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Kenyans sweep steeplechase". BBC Sport. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kenya monopolise steeplechase again". Eurosport. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 3000m Steeplechase Heats". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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