Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
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The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games took place July 23 and July 25. The final was won by American
Horace Ashenfelter.
Key: WR = World record
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Horace Ashenfelter.
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Ashenfelter Horace Ashenfelter Horace Ashenfelter, III is a retired American athlete. He competed in international athletics from 1947 to 1956 after service in World War II and the completion of his degree at Penn State.... |
8:45.4 | WR | ||
| Vladimir Kazantsev | 8:51.6 | |||
| John Disley John Disley John Ivor Disley is a former Welsh athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeple chase. He was born in Corris, a village in Gwynedd... |
8:51.8 | |||
| 4 | Olavi Rinteenpää | 8:55.2 | ||
| 5 | Curt Söderberg | 8:55.6 | ||
| 6 | Günter Hesselmann | 8:55.8 | ||
| 7 | Mikhail Saltykov | 8:56.2 | ||
| 8 | Helmut Gude | 9:01.4 | ||
| 9 | József Apró | 9:04.2 | ||
| 10 | Cahit Önel | 9:04.4 | ||
| 11 | Chris Brasher Chris Brasher Christopher William "Chris" Brasher CBE was a British athlete, sports journalist and co-founder of the London Marathon.-History:... |
9:14.0 | ||
| 12 | Gunnar Karlsson-Tjörnebo | 10:26.4 |
Key: WR = World record