Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. There were a total number of 23 participants.[1]

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueMelbourne Cricket Ground
Dates27 November (heats)
29 November (final)
Competitors23 from 13 nations
Winning time8:41.2 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chris Brasher
 Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sándor Rozsnyói
 Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ernst Larsen
 Norway
← 1952
1960 →

Final classification

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RANK NAME ATHLETE HEAT FINAL
    Chris Brasher (GBR) 8:53.8 8:41.2
    Sándor Rozsnyói (HUN) 8:46.6 8:43.6
    Ernst Larsen (NOR) 8:46.8 8:44.0
4.   Heinz Laufer (EUA) 8:53.0 8:44.4
5.   Semyon Rzshishchin (URS) 8:53.0 8:44.6
6.   John Disley (GBR) 8:46.6 8:44.6
7.   Neil Robbins (AUS) 8:55.4 8:50.0
8.   Eric Shirley (GBR) 8:52.6 8:57.0
9.   Charles Jones (USA) 8:47.4 9:13.0
10.   Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (POL) 8:48.0 DNF
  Horace Ashenfelter (USA) 8:51.0 DNQ
  Vasily Vlasenko (URS) 8:55.0 DNQ
  Georgios Papavassiliou (GRE) 8:55.6 DNQ
  Gunnar Tjörnebo (SWE) 9:02.0 DNQ
  Ilkka Auer (FIN) 9:04.0 DNQ
  Laszlo Jeszenski (HUN) 9:04.2 DNQ
  Yevgeny Kadyaykin (URS) 9:09.6 DNQ
  Graham Thomas (AUS) 9:09.8 DNQ
  Phillip Coleman (USA) 9:10.0 DNQ
  Olavi Rinteenpaa (FIN) 9:10.0 DNQ
  Ron Blackney (AUS) 9:16.0 DNQ
  Frans Herman (BEL) DNF DNQ
  Eduardo Fontecilla (CHI) DNF DNQ

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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