2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
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The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi
Ullevi
Ullevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...

 on August 9 and August 11.

Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

's Keskisalo takes surprise gold after two injury-filled years. He ran behind the whole pack until the last lap, during which he sprinted on the back straight to take the win ahead of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

's José Luis Blanco and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

's Bouabdellah Tahri.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Jukka Keskisalo
Jukka Keskisalo
Jukka Pekka Sakari Keskisalo is a Finnish athlete competing in 3000 m steeplechase and 1500 m. He won 3000 m steeplechase at the European Championships in Gothenburg, 2006.-Career:...


José Luis Blanco
José Luis Blanco
José Luis Blanco is a Spanish middle distance runner, who mostly concentrates on the 3000 metres steeplechase....


Bouabdellah Tahri

Schedule

Date Time Round
August 9, 2006 10:10 Semifinals
August 11, 2006 19:25 Final

Results

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Semifinals

First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
2 Antonio David Jiménez
Antonio David Jiménez
Antonio David Jiménez Pentinel is a Spanish long-distance runner.He won the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich...

 
8:24.12 Q
2 Bouabdellah Tahri  8:24.38 Q
2 Itai Maggidi
Itai Maggidi
Itai Maggidi is an Israeli long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Biography:He finished 6th at the 2000 World Junior Championships, 11th at the 2006 European Championships and 12th at the 2007 European Indoor Championships...

 
8:25.04 Q, NR
Israeli records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Israel maintained by Israeli Athletic Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not recognised by federationOT = oversized trackA = affected by altitude- External links :...

2 Radosław Popławski  8:25.54 Q
2 Mustafa Mohamed
Mustafa Mohamed
Mustafa Hassan Mohamed is a Somali-Swedish long-distance runner who mainly competes in the 3000 meter steeplechase.-Biography:Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Mohamed moved to Sweden at the age of 11...

 
8:26.66 q
2 Günther Weidlinger
Günther Weidlinger
Günther Weidlinger is an Austrian long-distance runner who is a former 3000 metres steeplechase specialist but now competes in the marathon....

 
8:27.53 q
2 Jukka Keskisalo
Jukka Keskisalo
Jukka Pekka Sakari Keskisalo is a Finnish athlete competing in 3000 m steeplechase and 1500 m. He won 3000 m steeplechase at the European Championships in Gothenburg, 2006.-Career:...

 
8:29.06 q
1 Simon Vroemen
Simon Vroemen
Simon Frans Vroemen is a Dutch runner, specialising in the steeplechase.Vroemen has a degree in molecular sciences from the Wageningen University. He wrote his dissertation on the stress physiology of grasshoppers...

 
8:29.62 Q
1 José Luis Blanco
José Luis Blanco
José Luis Blanco is a Spanish middle distance runner, who mostly concentrates on the 3000 metres steeplechase....

 
8:30.26 Q
10 1 César Pérez  8:30.52 Q
11 1 Martin Pröll  8:31.34 Q
12 1 Pavel Potapovich  8:32.78 q
13 2 Pieter Desmet  8:32.93
14 2 Andrey Kozhevnikov  8:33.00
15 1 Ion Luchianov
Ion Luchianov
Ion Luchianov is a male steeplechaser from Moldova. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he finished ninth in his heat of the 3000 metre steeplechase therefore missing out on a place in the final...

 
8:34.86
16 2 Adam Bowden
Adam Bowden
Adam Bowden is a British international triathlete and former international runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Early Life and Education:...

 
8:35.79
17 2 Andrey Farnosov
Andrey Farnosov
Andrey Vasilievich Farnosov is a Russian track and field athlete who mainly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-References:...

 
8:36.94
18 1 Tomasz Szymkowiak
Tomasz Szymkowiak
Tomasz Szymkowiak is a Polish track and field athlete who mainly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-References:...

 
8:37.00
19 1 Matteo Villani  8:39.66
20 1 Jermaine Mays  8:41.70
21 2 Vadym Slobodenyuk  8:42.55
22 1 Mário Teixeira  8:43.14
23 1 Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen
Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen
Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen is a Norwegian track and field athlete who mainly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-References:...

 
8:53.93
24 1 Mohamed-Khaled Belabbas  9:01.62
25 2 Boštjan Buč
Boštjan Buc
Boštjan Buč is a track and field athlete from Slovenia, competing in the middle-distance events. He is the current Slovenian record holder in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase, clocking 8:16.96 on June 12, 2003 at a meet in Ostrava. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics...

 
9:13.90
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Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Jukka Keskisalo
Jukka Keskisalo
Jukka Pekka Sakari Keskisalo is a Finnish athlete competing in 3000 m steeplechase and 1500 m. He won 3000 m steeplechase at the European Championships in Gothenburg, 2006.-Career:...

 
8:24.89
José Luis Blanco
José Luis Blanco
José Luis Blanco is a Spanish middle distance runner, who mostly concentrates on the 3000 metres steeplechase....

 
8:26.22
Bouabdellah Tahri  8:27.15
Mustafa Mohamed
Mustafa Mohamed
Mustafa Hassan Mohamed is a Somali-Swedish long-distance runner who mainly competes in the 3000 meter steeplechase.-Biography:Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Mohamed moved to Sweden at the age of 11...

 
8:27.79
Antonio David Jiménez
Antonio David Jiménez
Antonio David Jiménez Pentinel is a Spanish long-distance runner.He won the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich...

 
8:28.78
Radosław Popławski  8:29.33
Günther Weidlinger
Günther Weidlinger
Günther Weidlinger is an Austrian long-distance runner who is a former 3000 metres steeplechase specialist but now competes in the marathon....

 
8:29.54
César Pérez  8:30.40
Martin Pröll  8:35.69
10 Pavel Potapovich  8:38.19
11 Itai Maggidi
Itai Maggidi
Itai Maggidi is an Israeli long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Biography:He finished 6th at the 2000 World Junior Championships, 11th at the 2006 European Championships and 12th at the 2007 European Indoor Championships...

 
8:52.69
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Simon Vroemen
Simon Frans Vroemen is a Dutch runner, specialising in the steeplechase.Vroemen has a degree in molecular sciences from the Wageningen University. He wrote his dissertation on the stress physiology of grasshoppers...

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