Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
| Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 1 (heats) August 4 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place August 1 & August 4.[1]
Results[]
Heats[]
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ville Ritola |  Finland |
9:46.6 | Q |
| 2 | Melvin Dalton |  United States |
9:58.6 | Q |
| 3 | Nils Eklöf |  Sweden |
Q | |
| 4 | Walter Gegan | United States |
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| 5 | Henry Oliver |  Great Britain |
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| 6 | Nello Bartolini |  Italy |
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| 7 | Jozef Langenus |  Belgium |
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| 8 | Art Keay |  Canada |
Key: Q = Qualified
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paavo Nurmi | Finland |
9:58.8 | Q |
| 2 | Lucien Duquesne |  France |
9:58.9 | Q |
| 3 | William Spencer | United States |
Q | |
| 4 | Norman Biddulph | Great Britain |
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| 5 | Edgard Viseur | Belgium |
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| 6 | Henrique Santos |  Portugal |
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| Gerry Coughlan |  Ireland |
DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, Q = Qualified
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Toivo Loukola | Finland |
9:37.6 | Q |
| 2 | Ove Andersen | Finland |
Q | |
| 3 | Henri Dartigues | France |
Q | |
| 4 | Jean-Gunnar Lindgren | Sweden |
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| 5 | Vernon Morgan | Great Britain |
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| 6 | Joe Blewitt | Great Britain |
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| 7 | Jesse Montgomery | United States |
Key: Q = Qualified
Final[]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Toivo Loukola | Finland |
9:21.8 | WR |
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Paavo Nurmi | Finland |
9:31.2 | |
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Ove Andersen | Finland |
9:35.6 | |
| 4 | Nils Eklöf | Sweden |
9:38.0 | |
| 5 | Henri Dartigues | France |
9:40.0 | |
| 6 | Lucien Duquesne | France |
9:40.5 | |
| 7 | Melvin Dalton | United States |
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| 8 | William Spencer | United States |
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| Ville Ritola | Finland |
DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, WR = World record
References[]
- ^ "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Steeplechase at the Olympics
- Men's events at the 1928 Summer Olympics