Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between September 1 and September 3.[1]

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 1 (heats)
September 3 (final)
Medalists
Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak
 Poland
Nikolay Sokolov
 Soviet Union
Semyon Rzhishchin
 Soviet Union

Results

Heats

The fastest three steeplechasers in each of the three heats advanced to the final round.

Heat one

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Nikolay Sokolov Soviet Union8:43.56
2Gunnar Tjörnebo Sweden8:48.77
3Hans Hüneke United Team of Germany8:50.59
4Georgios Papavasileiou Greece8:51.46
5Phil Coleman United States8:56.72
6Vlastimil Brlica Czechoslovakia9:00.07
7Attila Simon Hungary9:02.79
8Guy Texereau France9:04.23
9Walter Kammermann Switzerland9:11.8
10Eric Shirley Great Britain9:14.8
11Joaquim Ferreira Portugal9:30.2

Heat two

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Poland8:49.92
2Ludwig Müller United Team of Germany8:49.86
3Aleksey Konov Soviet Union8:50.19
4George Young United States8:50.93
5Bohumír Zháňal Czechoslovakia8:53.01
6Dave Chapman Great Britain8:53.24
7Pentti Karvonen Finland9:04.91
8José Fernández Spain9:12.8
9Mubarak Shah Pakistan9:20.0
10Alfredo Tinoco Mexico9:38.0

Heat three

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Semyon Rzhishchin Soviet Union8:48.11
2Deacon Jones United States8:49.32
3Gaston Roelants Belgium8:49.52
4Hermann Buhl United Team of Germany8:49.56
5Lage Tedenby Sweden8:52.94
6Franc Hafner Yugoslavia8:55.68
7Jerzy Chromik Poland9:06.68
8Michael Palmer Great Britain9:10.68
9Gerhart Hecker Hungary9:12.4
10Cahit Önel Turkey9:14.6
11Mohamed Lahcen Morocco9:29.4

Final

3000 m steeplechase final. Sokolov is in the lead, chased by Roelants (#242), Rzhishchin and Konov. Jones is on the left
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Poland8:34.30OR
Nikolay Sokolov Soviet Union8:36.55
Semyon Rzhishchin Soviet Union8:42.34
4Gaston Roelants Belgium8:47.45
5Gunnar Tjörnebo Sweden8:58.87
6Ludwig Müller United Team of Germany9:01.57
7Deacon Jones United States9:18.22
8Aleksey Konov Soviet Union9:18.23
-Hans Hüneke United Team of GermanyDNF

Key: OR = Olympic record; DNF = did not finish

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1960 Rome: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
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