Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games took place July 23 and July 25. The final was won by the American Horace Ashenfelter.[1]
| Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Games of the XV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Dates | July 23 (heats) July 25 (final) | |||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
Results
Heats
The first round was held on July 23. The four fastest runners from each heat qualified to the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kazantsev | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8:58.0 | OR |
| 2 | Günter Heßelmann |  | 9:05.0 | |
| 3 | Gunnar Tjörnebo |  | 9:05.4 | |
| 4 | Cahit Önel |  | 9:06.0 | |
| 5 | Jindřich Roudný |  | 9:06.4 | |
| 6 | Kauko Lusenius |  | 9:26.8 | |
| 7 | Kenneth Johnson |  | 9:27.0 | |
| 8 | Drago Štritof | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:28.0 | |
| 9 | Victor Firea | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:29.2 | |
| 10 | Guillermo Solá |  | 9:32.2 | |
| 11 | Pierre Prat |  | 9:32.8 | |
| 12 | Gulzara Singh Mann |  | 9:48.6 | |
| Bill Ashenfelter | .svg.png){kind=small} | DNF |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Disley | | 8:59.4 | |
| 2 | Olavi Rinteenpää | | 8:59.4 | |
| 3 | József Apró | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:00.4 | |
| 4 | Helmut Gude | | 9:04.2 | |
| 5 | Fyodor Marulin | | 9:08.4 | |
| 6 | Ali Baghbanbashi | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:13.2 | |
| 7 | Jan Kielas | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:15.4 | |
| 8 | André Lebrun | | 9:17.8 | |
| 9 | Susumu Takahashi | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:21.6 | |
| 10 | Božidar Đurašković | | 9:23.2 | |
| 11 | Eric Nilsson | | 9:25.0 | |
| 12 | Browning Ross | | 9:44.0 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horace Ashenfelter | | 8:51.0 | OR |
| 2 | Mikhail Saltykov | | 8:55.8 | |
| 3 | Curt Söderberg | | 9:02.4 | |
| 4 | Chris Brasher | | 9:03.2 | |
| 5 | Urho Julin | | 9:09.4 | |
| 6 | László Jeszenszky | | 9:11.2 | |
| 7 | André Paris | | 9:30.0 | |
| 8 | Robert Schoonjans | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:30.6 | |
| 9 | Petar Šegedin | | 9:40.2 | |
| Víctorio Solares |  | DNF |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Horace Ashenfelter | | 8:45.4 | WR |
 | Vladimir Kazantsev | | 8:51.6 | |
 | John Disley | | 8:51.8 | |
| 4 | Olavi Rinteenpää | | 8:55.2 | |
| 5 | Curt Söderberg | | 8:55.6 | |
| 6 | Günter Hesselmann | | 8:55.8 | |
| 7 | Mikhail Saltykov | | 8:56.2 | |
| 8 | Helmut Gude | | 9:01.4 | |
| 9 | József Apró | | 9:04.2 | |
| 10 | Cahit Önel | | 9:04.4 | |
| 11 | Chris Brasher | | 9:14.0 | |
| 12 | Gunnar Tjörnebo | | 10:26.4 |
Key: WR = World record
References
- "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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