Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 21 to 24.[1] The athletes competed in a three-heat qualifying round in which the top three from each heat, together with the six fastest losing runners, were given a place in the final race. The winning margin was 0.30 seconds.

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Olympic Athletics
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Dates21–24 August
Competitors41 from 27 nations
Winning time8:05.81
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ezekiel Kemboi  Kenya
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brimin Kipruto  Kenya
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paul Kipsiele Koech  Kenya
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The Kenyan dominance in this event had become well notable. In the final, the Kenyan trio of Brimin Kipruto, Paul Kipsiele Koech, and 2003 World silver medalist Ezekiel Kemboi had established themselves into the lead, supporting each other throughout the race, and running the pace with their own strategy and tactics that could not be matched by any other athlete. On the other hand, Qatar's (Kenyan born) Musa Amer Obaid trailed the Kenyans to keep in contact and follow their every move. At the bell, the Kenyans were able to stay at the front. Spaniard Luis Miguel Martín joined them and tried to launch his sprint to chase the leaders, but he quickly fell behind as the race began to accelerate. Koech took the lead for the Kenyans and opened up a gap through the water jump, before Kemboi moved decisively to pass him and came down the home straight smoothly to victory. Kemboi turned to wave on his teammates Kipruto and Koech, as they cleared the final barrier and sprinted away jubilantly to give the Kenyans a sweep of the medal podium for the first time since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.[2][3]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing World record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows:

World record   Brahim Boulami (MAR) 7:55.28 Brussels, Belgium 24 August 2001
Olympic record   Julius Kariuki (KEN) 8:05.52 Seoul, South Korea 30 September 1988
World Leading   Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 7:59.65 Rome, Italy 2 July 2004

No new records were set during the competition.

Qualification

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The qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 3000 metres steeplechase, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 8:24.60 or faster during the qualification period. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run the race in 8:32.00 or faster could be entered.

Schedule

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All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 21 August 2004 22:05 Round 1
Tuesday, 24 August 2004 21:40 Final

Results

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Round 1

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Qualification rule: The first three finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next six fastest overall runners (q) advanced to the final.[4]

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin   Qatar 8:17.89 Q, SB
2 Ezekiel Kemboi   Kenya 8:18.20 Q
3 Bouabdellah Tahri   France 8:18.98 Q
4 Daniel Lincoln   United States 8:19.62 q
5 Ali Ezzine   Morocco 8:20.18 q
6 Eliseo Martín   Spain 8:21.88 q
7 Radosław Popławski   Poland 8:22.16 q, SB
8 Martin Pröll   Austria 8:26.01
9 Ion Luchianov   Moldova 8:26.17 NR
10 Boštjan Buč   Slovenia 8:37.29
11 Pavel Potapovich   Russia 8:52.65
Giuseppe Maffei   Italy DNF
Roberto Mandje   Equatorial Guinea DNS
Lotfi Turki   Tunisia DNS

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Brimin Kipruto   Kenya 8:15.11 Q
2 Simon Vroemen   Netherlands 8:15.28 Q, SB
3 Luis Miguel Martín   Spain 8:16.90 Q
4 Mustafa Mohamed   Sweden 8:19.37 q
5 Vincent Le Dauphin   France 8:20.13 q
6 Jan Zakrzewski   Poland 8:23.72
7 Roman Usov   Russia 8:24.19
8 Vadym Slobodenyuk   Ukraine 8:24.84 PB
9 Abdelatif Chemlal   Morocco 8:29.36
10 Tewodros Shiferaw   Ethiopia 8:33.15
11 Abdelhakim Maazouz   Algeria 8:36.12
12 Robert Gary   United States 8:38.01
13 Ruben Ramolefi   South Africa 8:46.17
14 Bashar Omar   Kuwait 8:48.65 NR

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Musa Amer Obaid   Qatar 8:23.94 Q
2 Antonio David Jiménez   Spain 8:24.13 Q
3 Paul Kipsiele Koech   Kenya 8:24.68 Q
4 Zouhair El-Ouardi   Morocco 8:27.55
5 Justin Chaston   Great Britain 8:28.35
6 Yoshitaka Iwamizu   Japan 8:29.07
7 Peter Nowill   Australia 8:29.14
8 Anthony Famiglietti   United States 8:31.59
9 Alexander Greaux   Puerto Rico 8:33.62
10 Jim Svenøy   Norway 8:33.97
11 Manuel Silva   Portugal 8:38.31
12 Luleseged Wale   Ethiopia 8:50.73
13 Jakub Czaja   Poland 8:56.24

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Ezekiel Kemboi   Kenya 8:05.81 SB
  Brimin Kipruto   Kenya 8:06.11
  Paul Kipsiele Koech   Kenya 8:06.64
4 Musa Amer Obaid   Qatar 8:07.18 PB
5 Luis Miguel Martín   Spain 8:11.64 SB
6 Simon Vroemen   Netherlands 8:13.25 SB
7 Bouabdellah Tahri   France 8:14.26 SB
8 Ali Ezzine   Morocco 8:15.58
9 Eliseo Martín   Spain 8:15.77 SB
10 Vincent Le Dauphin   France 8:16.15 SB
11 Daniel Lincoln   United States 8:16.86
12 Radosław Popławski   Poland 8:17.32 PB
13 Mustafa Mohamed   Sweden 8:18.05 PB
14 Antonio David Jiménez   Spain 8:22.63
15 Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin   Qatar 8:36.66

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2004 Athens: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Kenyans sweep steeplechase". BBC Sport. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Kenya monopolise steeplechase again". Eurosport. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. ^ "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 3000m Steeplechase Heats". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  5. ^ "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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