Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
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The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1960 Olympic Games
took place between September 1 and September 3.
Heat one
Heat two
Heat three
Key: OR = Olympic record; DNF = did not finish
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
took place between September 1 and September 3.
Heats
The fastest three steeplechasers in each of the three heats advanced to the final round.Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolay Sokolov Nikolay Nikolayevich Sokolov (athlete) Nikolay Nikolayevich Sokolov was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre steeplechase... |
8:43.56 | ||
| 2 | Gunnar Karlsson-Tjörnebo | 8:48.77 | ||
| 3 | Hans Hüneke | 8:50.59 | ||
| 4 | Georgios Papavasileiou | 8:51.46 | ||
| 5 | Phil Coleman Phil Coleman Philip Yates Coleman is a retired middle- and long-distance runner from the United States. He won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1959 Pan American Games.-Personal bests:... |
8:56.72 | ||
| 6 | Vlastimil Brlica | 9:00.07 | ||
| 7 | Attila Simon Attila Simon Attila Simon is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Kecskeméti TE.Simon joined Újpest FC from Diósgyőri VTK in May 2008.-External links:*... |
9:02.79 | ||
| 8 | Guy Texereau | 9:04.23 | ||
| 9 | Walter Kammermann | 9:11.8 | ||
| 10 | Eric Shirley Eric Shirley Eric Shirley ran the 3,000 metres steeplechase final at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia for Great Britain with team mates Chris Brasher and John Disley; coming in 8th with a time of 8.57. He also competed in the 1960 Olympics in Rome Italy.He was a member of Finchley Harriers... |
9:14.8 | ||
| 11 | Joaquim Ferreira Joaquim Ferreira Joaquim Vaz Ferreira is a former Portuguese rugby union footballer.-Career:The Portuguese prop played all his career for CDUP, since he was 17 years old. He is currently the most capped player from his country, having played 84 games for Portugal national team, with 3 tries scored, 15 points in... |
9:30.2 | ||
Heat two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak | 8:49.92 | ||
| 2 | Ludwig Müller | 8:49.86 | ||
| 3 | Aleksandr Konov | 8:50.19 | ||
| 4 | George Young George Young (athlete) George Young is a American former track and field athlete and college coach. He won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 3000 meter steeplechase and held several American records in events ranging from the two mile to the 5000 meter race... |
8:50.93 | ||
| 5 | Bohumír Zháňal | 8:53.01 | ||
| 6 | Dave Chapman Dave Chapman Dave Chapman is an English actor, television presenter, puppeteer and voice artist.-Career:Dave Chapman trained at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and The Jim Henson Company... |
8:53.24 | ||
| 7 | Pentti Karvonen | 9:04.91 | ||
| 8 | José Fernández | 9:12.8 | ||
| 9 | Mubarak ShahAlfredo Tinoco | 9:20.0 | ||
| 10 | Alfredo Tinoco | 9:38.0 | ||
Heat three
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semyon Rzhishchin Semyon Rzhishchin Semyon Ivanovich Rzhishchin was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre steeple chase. He trained in Moscow at the Armed Forces sports society.... |
8:48.11 | ||
| 2 | Deacon Jones | 8:49.32 | ||
| 3 | Gaston Roelants Gaston Roelants Gaston, Baron Roelants was a top steeplechaser in the early 1960s and a great cross-country runner. At the steeplechase he won the 1962 European and 1964 Olympic titles as well as setting two world records, 8 minutes 29.6 seconds in 1963 and 8 minutes 26.4 seconds in 1965.Roelants was born in... |
8:49.52 | ||
| 4 | Hermann Buhl Hermann Buhl Hermann Buhl is considered one of the best climbers of all time. He was particularly innovative in applying alpine style to Himalayan climbing... |
8:49.56 | ||
| 5 | Lage Tedenby | 8:52.94 | ||
| 6 | Franc Hafner | 8:55.68 | ||
| 7 | Jerzy Chromik Jerzy Chromik Jerzy Chromik was a foremost long-distance runner from Poland.-Biography:Chromik took eight national titles at long distances: 3000 m steeplechase , 5000 m , 10,000 m .He participated in three European Championships in Athletics in Bern , Stockholm , Belgrade... |
9:06.68 | ||
| 8 | Michael Palmer Michael Palmer Michael Palmer is an American poet and translator. He attended Harvard University where he earned a BA in French and a MA in Comparative Literature. He has worked extensively with Contemporary dance for over thirty years and has collaborated with many composers and visual artists... |
9:10.68 | ||
| 9 | Gerhart Hecker | 9:12.4 | ||
| 10 | Cahit Önel | 9:14.6 | ||
| 11 | Mohamed Lahcen | 9:29.4 | ||
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak | 8:34.30 | OR | ||
| Nikolay Sokolov Nikolay Nikolayevich Sokolov (athlete) Nikolay Nikolayevich Sokolov was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre steeplechase... |
8:36.55 | |||
| Semyon Rzhishchin Semyon Rzhishchin Semyon Ivanovich Rzhishchin was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre steeple chase. He trained in Moscow at the Armed Forces sports society.... |
8:42.34 | |||
| 4 | Gaston Roelants Gaston Roelants Gaston, Baron Roelants was a top steeplechaser in the early 1960s and a great cross-country runner. At the steeplechase he won the 1962 European and 1964 Olympic titles as well as setting two world records, 8 minutes 29.6 seconds in 1963 and 8 minutes 26.4 seconds in 1965.Roelants was born in... |
8:47.45 | ||
| 5 | Gunnar Karlsson-Tjörnebo | 8:58.87 | ||
| 6 | Ludwig Müller | 9:01.57 | ||
| 7 | Deacon Jones | 9:18.22 | ||
| 8 | Aleksandr Konov | 9:18.23 | ||
| - | Hans Hüneke | DNF | ||
Key: OR = Olympic record; DNF = did not finish