The Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

as part of the athletics programme

Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...

 were held at Stadium Australia on Wednesday 27 September and Friday 29 September 2000.

The top four runners in each of the initial three heats automatically qualified for the final. The next three fastest runners from across the heats also qualified.

Records

World and Olympic records prior to the Games.>

World Record	7:55.72	Bernard Barmasai Bernard Barmasai Bernard Barmasai is an athlete from Kenya. He specialised in steeplechase running but is nowadays a marathoner.He set the new 3000 metres steeplechase world record of 7:55.72 on August 24, 1997 in Cologne. The record was broken by Brahim Boulami from Morocco in 2001...	Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...	Cologne Cologne Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	24 August 1997
Olympic Record	8:05.51	Julius Kariuki Julius Kariuki Julius Kariuki was the winner of the 3,000 m steeplechase at the 1988 Summer Olympics.Born in Nyahururu, Kenya, Kariuki's athletic career started slowly...	Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...	30 September 1988

Medalists

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Reuben Kosgei Reuben Kosgei Reuben Seroney Kosgei , is a middle and long distance athlete mostly famous for 3000 m steeplechase in which he became the youngest ever winner of an Olympic gold medal in the event when at the age of 21 he ran to victory in Sydney 2000 with a winning time of 8 minutes 21.43 seconds.At the... ,	Wilson Boit Kipketer Wilson Boit Kipketer Wilson Boit Kipketer is a middle and long distance athlete most widely known for running the 3000 m steeplechase. On August 13, 1997, at the Weltklasse Zürich, he set the world record in the steeplechase at 7:59.08, the third of three world records set in a 70 minute period of time... ,	Ali Ezzine Ali Ezzine Ali Ezzine is a Moroccan athlete who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the bronze medal in this event at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia.... ,

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

• Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
• q denotes qualification by overall place.
• DNS denotes did not start.
• DNF denotes did not finish.
• DQ denotes disqualification.
• NR denotes national record.
• AR denotes area/continental record.
• OR denotes Olympic record.
• WR denotes world record.
• PB denotes personal best.
• SB denotes season best.

Qualifying heats

Heat 1 of 3 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane/Order	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	5	Reuben Kosgei Reuben Kosgei Reuben Seroney Kosgei , is a middle and long distance athlete mostly famous for 3000 m steeplechase in which he became the youngest ever winner of an Olympic gold medal in the event when at the age of 21 he ran to victory in Sydney 2000 with a winning time of 8 minutes 21.43 seconds.At the...		4	8:23.17	Q
2	7	Ali Ezzine Ali Ezzine Ali Ezzine is a Moroccan athlete who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the bronze medal in this event at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia....		5	8:23.79	Q
3	10	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....		12	8:24.07	Q
4	13	Eliseo Martin Eliseo Martín Eliseo Martín Omenat is an Aragonese Spanish long-distance runner who specializes in 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:40.96 min *3000 metres - 7:50.71 min...		6	8:24.97	Q
5	16	Mark Croghan Mark Croghan Mark Duane Croghan was a track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase. He's a three-time Olympian and a four-time USA outdoor champion.-Achievements:-References:*...		11	8:25.88
6	22	Bouabdellah Tahri		13	8:34.69
7	25	Maru Daba Maru Daba Maru Daba is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.His personal best time is 8:25.04 minutes, achieved in June 2003 in Rennes....		7	8:35.34
8	27	Florin Ionescu		3	8:37.44
9	29	Sergiy Redko		1	8:40.51
10	32	Christian Stephenson		8	8:46.66
11	35	Mourad Benslimani Mourad Benslimani Mourad Benslimani is a retired Algerian long-distance runner.At the 1998 World Cross Country Championships he finished 36th in the short race. This earned him an eighth place in the team competition with the Algerian team...		2	8:46.66
12	36	Chris Unthank		9	9:11.19
13	39	Primo Higa		10	9:44.12

Heat 2 of 3 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane/Order	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	4	Bernard Barmasai Bernard Barmasai Bernard Barmasai is an athlete from Kenya. He specialised in steeplechase running but is nowadays a marathoner.He set the new 3000 metres steeplechase world record of 7:55.72 on August 24, 1997 in Cologne. The record was broken by Brahim Boulami from Morocco in 2001...		6	8:23.08	Q
2	6	Jim Svenøy Jim Svenøy Jim Svenøy is an athlete from Fræna in Norway who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase.-Achievements:-External links:...		8	8:23.61	Q	SB
3	8	Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin is a Qatari runner who specialized in the 3000 metre steeplechase. He is of Sudanese descent.-Achievements:...		11	8:23.04	Q
4	9	Luis Miguel Martin Luis Miguel Martín Luis Miguel Martín is a Spanish long-distance runner. He specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He took up the event in 1998.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:36.11 min...		3	8:24.04	Q
5	12	Damian Kallabis Damian Kallabis Damian Kallabis is a retired German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.In 1997 his personal best time was 8:37.35 minutes. The next year he sensationally won the European Championships, lowering his personal best time to 8:13.10 minutes...		4	8:24.48	q
6	14	Gael Pencreach		13	8:25.35	q
7	17	Joël Bourgeois Joël Bourgeois Joël Denis Bourgeois is a middle- and long-distance runner competing for Canada. He won the gold medal for Canada in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada...		1	8:28.07
8	20	Christian Belz Christian Belz Christian Belz is a Swiss long-distance runner. He was initially a steeplechaser and represented Switzerland in the event at the World Championships in Athletics in 1999 and 2001 as well as the 2000 Summer Olympics. He broke the national record with a run of 8:22.24 in June 2001...		3	8:33.45
9	21	Rafal Wojcik Rafal Wójcik Rafał Wójcik is a Polish long-distance runner.Up to 2004 he specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He finished eighth at the 2002 European Championships and competed without reaching the final at the 1997 and 1999 World Championships as well as the 2000 Summer Olympics.From 2005 he has...		9	8:33.51
10	24	Anthony Cosey		10	8:35.25
11	31	El Arbi Khattabi		7	8:43.46
12	38	Giorgios Giannelis		5	9:19.14
		Stasi Stathis		2	DNF

Heat 3 of 3 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane/Order	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	1	Laid Bessou Laïd Bessou Laïd Bessou is an Algerian runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:38.79 min *3000 metres steeplechase - 8:10.23 min -References:...		1	8:21.14	Q
2	2	Wilson Boit Kipketer Wilson Boit Kipketer Wilson Boit Kipketer is a middle and long distance athlete most widely known for running the 3000 m steeplechase. On August 13, 1997, at the Weltklasse Zürich, he set the world record in the steeplechase at 7:59.08, the third of three world records set in a 70 minute period of time...		5	8:22.07	Q
3	3	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...		9	8:22.13	Q
4	11	Brahim Boulami Brahim Boulami Brahim Boulami is a Moroccan athlete who had set two world records in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, 7:55.28 and 7:53.17. The latter was overturned because he tested positive for the banned performance enhancing drug EPO...		6	8:24.43	Q
5	15	Manuel Silva		14	8:25.70	q
6	18	Pascal Dobert		3	8:29.52
7	19	Justin Chaston		4	8:31.01
8	23	Lotfi Turki		12	8:34.84
9	26	Salvador Miranda		8	8:35.79
10	28	Marco Cepeda		2	8:40.01
11	30	Iaroslav Musinschi Iaroslav Musinschi Iaroslav Muşinschi is a Moldovan long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2008....		7	8:42.04
12	33	Giuseppe Maffei		13	8:48.88
13	34	Vladimir Pronin		11	8:57.69
14	37	Eduardo Buenavista Eduardo Buenavista Eduardo Buenavista is a Filipino long-distance runner and two-time Olympian. He holds the Philippine record for multiple long distance events.His best marathon time is 2:18:44 hours...		10	9:13.71

Overall Results Round 1

Semi-Finals Overall Results
Place	Athlete	Nation	Heat	Lane/Order	Place	Time	Qual.	Record
1	Laid Bessou Laïd Bessou Laïd Bessou is an Algerian runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:38.79 min *3000 metres steeplechase - 8:10.23 min -References:...		3	1	1	8:21.14	Q
2	Wilson Boit Kipketer Wilson Boit Kipketer Wilson Boit Kipketer is a middle and long distance athlete most widely known for running the 3000 m steeplechase. On August 13, 1997, at the Weltklasse Zürich, he set the world record in the steeplechase at 7:59.08, the third of three world records set in a 70 minute period of time...		3	5	2	8:22.07	Q
3	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...		3	9	3	8:22.13	Q
4	Bernard Barmasai Bernard Barmasai Bernard Barmasai is an athlete from Kenya. He specialised in steeplechase running but is nowadays a marathoner.He set the new 3000 metres steeplechase world record of 7:55.72 on August 24, 1997 in Cologne. The record was broken by Brahim Boulami from Morocco in 2001...		2	6	1	8:23.08	Q
5	Reuben Kosgei Reuben Kosgei Reuben Seroney Kosgei , is a middle and long distance athlete mostly famous for 3000 m steeplechase in which he became the youngest ever winner of an Olympic gold medal in the event when at the age of 21 he ran to victory in Sydney 2000 with a winning time of 8 minutes 21.43 seconds.At the...		1	4	1	8:23.17	Q
6	Jim Svenøy Jim Svenøy Jim Svenøy is an athlete from Fræna in Norway who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase.-Achievements:-External links:...		2	8	2	8:23:61	Q	SB
7	Ali Ezzine Ali Ezzine Ali Ezzine is a Moroccan athlete who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the bronze medal in this event at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia....		1	5	2	8:23.79	Q
8	Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin is a Qatari runner who specialized in the 3000 metre steeplechase. He is of Sudanese descent.-Achievements:...		2	11	2	8:23.94	Q
9	Luis Miguel Martin Luis Miguel Martín Luis Miguel Martín is a Spanish long-distance runner. He specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He took up the event in 1998.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:36.11 min...		2	3	4	8:24.04	Q
10	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....		1	12	3	8:24.07	Q
11	Brahim Boulami Brahim Boulami Brahim Boulami is a Moroccan athlete who had set two world records in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, 7:55.28 and 7:53.17. The latter was overturned because he tested positive for the banned performance enhancing drug EPO...		3	6	4	8:24.43	Q
12	Damian Kallabis Damian Kallabis Damian Kallabis is a retired German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.In 1997 his personal best time was 8:37.35 minutes. The next year he sensationally won the European Championships, lowering his personal best time to 8:13.10 minutes...		2	4	5	8:24.48	Q
13	Eliseo Martin Eliseo Martín Eliseo Martín Omenat is an Aragonese Spanish long-distance runner who specializes in 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:40.96 min *3000 metres - 7:50.71 min...		1	6	4	8:24.97	Q
14	Gael Pencreach		2	13	6	8:25.35	q
15	Manuel Silva		3	14	15	8:25.70	q
16	Mark Croghan Mark Croghan Mark Duane Croghan was a track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase. He's a three-time Olympian and a four-time USA outdoor champion.-Achievements:-References:*...		1	11	5	8:25.88
17	Joël Bourgeois Joël Bourgeois Joël Denis Bourgeois is a middle- and long-distance runner competing for Canada. He won the gold medal for Canada in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada...		2	1	7	8:28.07
18	Pascal Dobert		3	3	6	8:29.52
19	Justin Chaston		3	4	7	8:31.01
20	Christian Belz Christian Belz Christian Belz is a Swiss long-distance runner. He was initially a steeplechaser and represented Switzerland in the event at the World Championships in Athletics in 1999 and 2001 as well as the 2000 Summer Olympics. He broke the national record with a run of 8:22.24 in June 2001...		2	12	8	8:33.45
21	Rafal Wojcik Rafal Wójcik Rafał Wójcik is a Polish long-distance runner.Up to 2004 he specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He finished eighth at the 2002 European Championships and competed without reaching the final at the 1997 and 1999 World Championships as well as the 2000 Summer Olympics.From 2005 he has...		2	9	9	8:33.51
22	Bouabdellah Tahri		1	13	6	8:34.69
23	Lotfi Turki		3	12	8	8:34.84
24	Anthony Cosey		2	10	10	8:35.25
25	Maru Daba Maru Daba Maru Daba is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.His personal best time is 8:25.04 minutes, achieved in June 2003 in Rennes....		1	7	7	8:35.34
26	Salvador Miranda		3	8	9	8:35.79
27	Florin Ionescu		1	3	8	8:37.44
28	Marco Cepeda		3	2	10	8:40.01
29	Sergiy Redko		1	1	9	8:40.51
30	Iaroslav Musinschi Iaroslav Musinschi Iaroslav Muşinschi is a Moldovan long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2008....		3	7	11	8:42.04
31	El Arbi Khattabi		2	7	11	8:43.46
32	Christian Stephenson		1	8	10	8:46.66
33	Giuseppe Maffei		3	13	12	8:48.88
34	Vladimir Pronin		3	11	13	8:57.69
35	Mourad Benslimani Mourad Benslimani Mourad Benslimani is a retired Algerian long-distance runner.At the 1998 World Cross Country Championships he finished 36th in the short race. This earned him an eighth place in the team competition with the Algerian team...		1	2	11	8:59.07
36	Chris Unthank		1	9	12	9:11.19
37	Eduardo Buenavista Eduardo Buenavista Eduardo Buenavista is a Filipino long-distance runner and two-time Olympian. He holds the Philippine record for multiple long distance events.His best marathon time is 2:18:44 hours...		3	10	14	9:13.71
38	Giorgios Giannelis		2	5	12	9:19.14
39	Primo Higa		1	10	13	9:44.12
	Stasi Stathis		2	2		DNF

Finals

Semi-Finals Overall Results
Place	Athlete	Nation	Lane/Order	Time	Record
1	Reuben Kosgei Reuben Kosgei Reuben Seroney Kosgei , is a middle and long distance athlete mostly famous for 3000 m steeplechase in which he became the youngest ever winner of an Olympic gold medal in the event when at the age of 21 he ran to victory in Sydney 2000 with a winning time of 8 minutes 21.43 seconds.At the...		15	8:21.43
2	Wilson Boit Kipketer Wilson Boit Kipketer Wilson Boit Kipketer is a middle and long distance athlete most widely known for running the 3000 m steeplechase. On August 13, 1997, at the Weltklasse Zürich, he set the world record in the steeplechase at 7:59.08, the third of three world records set in a 70 minute period of time...		14	8:21.77
3	Ali Ezzine Ali Ezzine Ali Ezzine is a Moroccan athlete who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the bronze medal in this event at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia....		13	8:22.15
4	Bernard Barmasai Bernard Barmasai Bernard Barmasai is an athlete from Kenya. He specialised in steeplechase running but is nowadays a marathoner.He set the new 3000 metres steeplechase world record of 7:55.72 on August 24, 1997 in Cologne. The record was broken by Brahim Boulami from Morocco in 2001...		11	8:22.23
5	Luis Miguel Martin Luis Miguel Martín Luis Miguel Martín is a Spanish long-distance runner. He specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He took up the event in 1998.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:36.11 min...		12	8:22.75
6	Eliseo Martin Eliseo Martín Eliseo Martín Omenat is an Aragonese Spanish long-distance runner who specializes in 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:40.96 min *3000 metres - 7:50.71 min...		1	8:23:00
7	Brahim Boulami Brahim Boulami Brahim Boulami is a Moroccan athlete who had set two world records in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, 7:55.28 and 7:53.17. The latter was overturned because he tested positive for the banned performance enhancing drug EPO...		1	8:24.32
8	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....		3	8:26.70
9	Jim Svenøy Jim Svenøy Jim Svenøy is an athlete from Fræna in Norway who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase.-Achievements:-External links:...		7	8:27.20
10	Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin is a Qatari runner who specialized in the 3000 metre steeplechase. He is of Sudanese descent.-Achievements:...		6	8:30.89
11	Laid Bessou Laïd Bessou Laïd Bessou is an Algerian runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:38.79 min *3000 metres steeplechase - 8:10.23 min -References:...		8	8:33.07
12	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...		9	8:37.87
13	Manuel Silva		2	8:38.63
14	Gael Pencreach		5	8:41.19
15	Damian Kallabis Damian Kallabis Damian Kallabis is a retired German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.In 1997 his personal best time was 8:37.35 minutes. The next year he sensationally won the European Championships, lowering his personal best time to 8:13.10 minutes...		10	9:09.78