Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() Tore Sjöstrand | ||||||||||
Dates | 3 August (heats) 5 August (final) | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
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 | |
10 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place on 3 and 5 August. The final was won by Swede Tore Sjöstrand. Sjöstrand's compatriots, Erik Elmsäter and Göte Hagström took 2nd and 3rd place.[1]
Records[]
Prior to the competition, the existing Olympic records was as follows.
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Olympic record | 9:03.8 | Berlin, Germany | 8 August 1936 |
Schedule[]
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
Date | Time | |
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Tuesday 3 August 1948 | 16:15 | Round 1 |
Thursday 5 August 1948 | 16:15 | Final |
Results[]
Round 1[]
Round 1 was held on 3 August. The first four runners from each heat advanced to the final.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Erik Elmsäter | ![]() |
9:15.0 | Q |
2 | Alexandre Guyodo | ![]() |
9:17.2 | Q |
3 | Pentti Siltaloppi | ![]() |
9:22.4 | Q |
4 | Constantino Miranda | ![]() |
9:24.2 | Q |
5 | Đorđe Stefanović | ![]() |
9:39.6 | |
6 | John Doms | ![]() |
9:41.8 | |
7 | Peter Curry | ![]() |
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8 | Bob McMillen | ![]() |
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9 | Vasilios Mavrapostolos | ![]() |
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Raphaël Pujazon | ![]() |
9:20.8 | Q |
2 | Göte Hagström | ![]() |
9:22.6 | Q |
3 | Petar Šegedin | ![]() |
9:25.0 | Q |
4 | Browning Ross | ![]() |
9:30.4 | Q |
5 | Alf Olesen | ![]() |
9:33.6 | |
6 | Lucien Theys | ![]() |
9:37.4 | |
7 | Mustafa Özcan | ![]() |
(9:38.4est) | |
8 | Paavo Toivari | ![]() |
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9 | Geoffrey Tudor | ![]() |
Heat 3
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Tore Sjöstrand | ![]() |
9:21.0 | Q |
2 | Aarne Kainlauri | ![]() |
9:25.8 | Q |
3 | Robert Everaert | ![]() |
9:26.4 | Q |
4 | Roger Chesneau | ![]() |
9:27.6 | Q |
5 | Cahit Önel | ![]() |
9:28.4 | |
6 | Whitey Overton | ![]() |
10:14.4 | |
7 | Rene Howell | ![]() |
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8 | Paul Frieden | ![]() |
Final[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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Tore Sjöstrand | ![]() |
9:04.6 | |
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Erik Elmsäter | ![]() |
9:08.2 | |
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Göte Hagström | ![]() |
9:11.8 | |
4 | Alexandre Guyodo | ![]() |
9:13.6 | |
5 | Pentti Siltaloppi | ![]() |
9:19.6 | |
6 | Petar Šegedin | ![]() |
9:20.4 | |
7 | Browning Ross | ![]() |
9:24.1 | |
8 | Constantino Miranda | ![]() |
9:26.6 | |
9 | Robert Everaert | ![]() |
9:28.2 | |
10 | Aarne Kainlauri | ![]() |
9:29.0 | |
11 | Roger Chesneau | ![]() |
9:30.2 | |
Raphaël Pujazon | ![]() |
DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish
References[]
- ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
External links[]
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Steeplechase at the Olympics
- Men's events at the 1948 Summer Olympics