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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Quick Facts Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Venue ...

The Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16–18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1]

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

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordQatar Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)7:53.63 Brussels, Belgium3 September 2004
Olympic record Julius Kariuki (KEN)8:05.51 Seoul, South Korea30 September 1988

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

Results

Round 1

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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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Splits

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References

  1. [1]
    "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. [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.
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