Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

The Men's 3000 metres steeplechase competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 3–5 August.[1]

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date3–5 August
Competitors39 from 27 nations
Winning time8:18.56
Medalists
Ezekiel Kemboi  Kenya
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad  France
Abel Mutai  Kenya

The steeplechase has become a national event of Kenya. Their team tactics dominate major championship races. For the first 5 laps, they let others dominate the lead, primarily led by Americans Donald Cabral and Evan Jager. Then the Kenyans decided to move as a team, leaving the field to chase. With less than 800 metres to go, Ugandan Benjamin Kiplagat got tangled up on a barrier and fell flat on his face, the runners behind him having to scramble. 200 metres later, Kenyan Brimin Kipruto fell. Though he quickly scrambled to his feet, that effectively ruined the chances for a Kenyan sweep. Still the other two led through the final lap. Former gold medalist and multiple world champion Ezekiel Kemboi pulled away off the front. As Abel Mutai began to falter, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad sprinted past to repeat his silver medal. Kemboi's lead was secure and after clearing the final barrier, he began to celebrate, drifting out to lane 8 by the time he crossed the finish line.

After the finish, Kemboi did the victory dance he has become known for. He and Mekhissi-Benabbad exchanged jerseys and the diminutive Kemboi leaped into the much larger Mekhissi-Benabbad's arms.

Competition format

The Men's 3000 m steeplechase competition consists of heats (Round 1) and a Final.[2]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Friday, 3 August 201213:00Round 1
Sunday, 5 August 201221:25Finals

Records

Prior to the 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
2012 World leading  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 7:54.31 Rome, Italy 31 May 2012

The following National records were set during this competition.

Turkey National Record  Tarik Langat Akdag (TUR) 8:17.85 s
Venezuela National Record  José Peña (VEN) 8:24.06 s

Results

Round 1

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Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad France8:16.23Q
2Evan Jager United States8:16.61Q
3Abel Mutai Kenya8:17.70Q
4Tarik Langat Akdag Turkey8:17.85Q, NR
5Nahom Mesfin Tariku Ethiopia8:18.16q, SB
6Benjamin Kiplagat Uganda8:18.44q
7Amor Ben Yahia Tunisia8:22.70PB
8José Peña Venezuela8:24.06NR
9Ali Ahmed Al-Amri Saudi Arabia8:26.22SB
10Hicham Sigueni Morocco8:35.89
11Angel Mullera Spain8:38.07
12Alberto Paulo Portugal8:40.74
13Steffen Uliczka Germany8:41.08

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Brimin Kipruto Kenya8:28.62Q
2Yuri Floriani Italy8:29.01Q
3Brahim Taleb Morocco8:29.02Q
4Jukka Keskisalo Finland8:29.13Q
5Nikolay Chavkin Russia8:29.72
6Youcef Abdi Australia8:29.81
7Jacob Araptany Uganda8:35.85
8Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux France8:36.96
9Kyle Alcorn United States8:37.11
10Artem Kosinov Kazakhstan8:42.27
11Mario Bazan Peru8:51.95
12Abdelaziz Merzougui Spain8:58.20
-Birhan Getahun EthiopiaDNF

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1Roba Gari Ethiopia8:20.68Q
2Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya8:20.97Q
3Hamid Ezzine Morocco8:21.25Q
4Donald Cabral United States8:21.46Q
5Ion Luchianov Moldova8:22.09q, SB
6Mohamed Khaled Belabbas Algeria8:22.32SB
7Alex Genest Canada8:22.62SB
8Vadym Slobodenyuk Ukraine8:23.35
9Łukasz Parszczyński Poland8:30.08
10Weynay Ghebresilasie Eritrea8:37.57
11Albert Minczér Hungary8:40.74SB
12Stuart Stokes Great Britain8:43.04
-Víctor Garcia SpainDNF

Final

[4]

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya8:18.56
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad France8:19.08
Abel Mutai Kenya8:19.73
4Roba Gari Ethiopia8:20.00
5Brimin Kipruto Kenya8:23.03
6Evan Jager United States8:23.87
7Hamid Ezzine Morocco8:24.90
8Donald Cabral United States8:25.91
9Tarik Langat Akdag Turkey8:27.64
10Ion Luchianov Moldova8:28.15
11Brahim Taleb Morocco8:32.40
12Nahom Mesfin Tariku Ethiopia8:35.12
13Yuri Floriani Italy8:40.07
Jukka Keskisalo FinlandDNF
Benjamin Kiplagat UgandaDQR 163.3b*

* Infringement of the inside border.

References

  1. Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  2. "Men's 3000m Steeplechase". London 2012 Organising Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. "3000 metres steeplechase men's Heats". london2012.com. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  4. "3000 metres steeplechase men's Final". london2012.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
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