Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

These are the official results of the Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
Steeplechase (athletics)
The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each...

event at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...

in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

. The competition was held on July 25, 1976, and on July 28, 1976.

Records

These are the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.

World Record	8:09.70	Anders Gärderud Anders Gärderud Sven Anders Gärderud is a Swedish former athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1976 Summer Olympics....	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... )	July 1, 1975
Olympic Record	8:23.64	Kipchoge Keino Kipchoge Keino Kipchoge Keino , chairman of the Kenyan Olympic Committee , is a retired Kenyan track and field athlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist...	Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... )	September 7, 1972

Final

Held on July 28, 1976

RANK FINAL TIME
8:08.02 (WR)
8:09.11
8:10.36
4. 8:12.60
5. 8:20.14
6. 8:21.08
7. 8:21.53
8. 8:22.65
9. 8:22.99
10. 8:23.99
11. 8:33.66
12. 8:42.74

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		8:08.02 (WR)
		8:09.11
		8:10.36
4.		8:12.60
5.		8:20.14
6.		8:21.08
7.		8:21.53
8.		8:22.65
9.		8:22.99
10.		8:23.99
11.		8:33.66
12.		8:42.74

Heats

Held on July 25, 1972

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		8:18.56
2.		8:21.25
3.		8:21.43
4.		8:24.53
5.		8:27.96
6.		8:31.46
7.		8:35.03
8.		8:35.71
9.		8:44.82
10.		8:46.89
11.		8:53.95
—		DNF

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		8:18.95
2.		8:20.82
3.		8:23.73
4.		8:25.02
5.		8:26.31
6.		8:29.21
7.		8:31.55
8.		8:33.25
9.		8:37.28
10.		8:37.36
11.		8:41.95
12.		8:57.22

Records

Final

Heats

See also