Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

The Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme were held at Stadium Australia on Wednesday 27 September and Friday 29 September 2000.[1] The winning margin was 0.34 seconds.

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueStadium Australia
Date27 September 2000 (heats)
29 September 2000 (final)
Competitors40 from 29 nations
Winning time8:21.43
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Reuben Kosgei
 Kenya
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wilson Boit Kipketer
 Kenya
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ali Ezzine
 Morocco
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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.

Over the previous couple of months, the two Moroccan runners Ali Ezzine and Brahim Boulami had proven they could run with the Kenyans in sub-8:04 races. That still was not in the range of the capability of World Record holder Bernard Barmasai or previous record holder Wilson Boit Kipketer. But the Kenyans did not assert the same dominance they had displayed in the previous three Olympics.

Less than 100 metres into the race, Damian Kallabis fell over the first barrier. A loud sound went off in the stadium as if the race had been recalled, but none of the runners stopped and Kallabis rushed to catch up with the back of the pack. The third Kenyan was Reuben Kosgei, who had won the Athletics Kenya World Championship Trials, not world #2 Moses Kiptanui. The Kenyan trio, took their position at the point of the pack, but Ezzine made it clear he was going to run with them, taking the lead a lap and a half into the race. The Kenyans immediately stopped fighting to keep the lead, Luis Miguel Martin, Ezzine and Simon Vroemen took their turns at the front. After another lap and a half, Kosgei and Kipketer had had enough and moved back into the lead, taking Günther Weidlinger in their move to the front, with Barmasai, Boulami and Eliseo Martin at the back of the group of leaders. With a lap and a half to go, Eliseo Martin went around the pack to challenge Kosgei for the lead. Kosgei sped up just enough to discourage him. Then the Kenyan trio made the push to the front, just past a lap to go, all three were at the front, but Ezzine was right there with them. On the backstretch, Luis Miguel Martin made a rush to the front, again Kosgei wouldn't let him go by. Over the water jump, with all Kenyans taking it as conservatively as the rest of the field Kosgei and Martin arrived at the head of the straightaway almost together, with Kipketer and Barmasai right behind them. When the sprinting started, Martin could not go with them. Kipketer went around the outside, past Martin and into the lead over the last barrier. Kipketer had the advantage shoulder to shoulder with Kosgei, the two collided, Kipketer losing his balance and flailing as Kosgei took the lead back.sprinting to the finish. Kipketer struggled to cross the line in second, while Barmasai was falling further behind, passed by a sprinting Ezzine just before the line.

Records

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World and Olympic records prior to the Games
World Record 7:55.72 Bernard Barmasai Kenya Cologne, Germany 24 August 1997
Olympic Record 8:05.51 Julius Kariuki Kenya Seoul, South Korea 30 September 1988

Medalists

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Gold:   Silver:   Bronze:  
Reuben Kosgei,   Kenya Wilson Boit Kipketer,   Kenya Ali Ezzine,   Morocco

Results

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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

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Heat 1 of 3
Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane/Order Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 5 Reuben Kosgei   Kenya 4 8:23.17 Q
2 7 Ali Ezzine   Morocco 5 8:23.79 Q
3 10 Günther Weidlinger   Austria 12 8:24.07 Q
4 13 Eliseo Martin   Spain 6 8:24.97 Q
5 16 Mark Croghan   United States 11 8:25.88
6 22 Bouabdellah Tahri   France 13 8:34.69
7 25 Maru Daba   Ethiopia 7 8:35.34
8 27 Florin Ionescu   Romania 3 8:37.44
9 29 Serhiy Redko   Ukraine 1 8:40.51
10 32 Christian Stephenson   Great Britain 8 8:46.66
11 35 Mourad Benslimani   Algeria 2 8:59.07
12 36 Chris Unthank   Australia 9 9:11.19
13 39 Primo Higa   Solomon Islands 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   Kenya 6 8:23.08 Q
2 6 Jim Svenøy   Norway 8 8:23.61 Q SB
3 8 Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin   Qatar 11 8:23.94 Q
4 9 Luis Miguel Martin   Spain 3 8:24.04 Q
5 12 Damian Kallabis   Germany 4 8:24.48 q
6 14 Gael Pencreach   France 13 8:25.35 q
7 17 Joël Bourgeois   Canada 1 8:28.07
8 20 Christian Belz   Switzerland 3 8:33.45
9 21 Rafal Wojcik   Poland 9 8:33.51
10 24 Anthony Cosey   United States 10 8:35.25
11 31 El Arbi Khattabi   Morocco 7 8:43.46
12 38 Giorgios Giannelis   Greece 5 9:19.14
Stathis Stasi   Cyprus 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   Algeria 1 8:21.14 Q
2 2 Wilson Boit Kipketer   Kenya 5 8:22.07 Q
3 3 Simon Vroemen   Netherlands 9 8:22.13 Q
4 11 Brahim Boulami   Morocco 6 8:24.43 Q
5 15 Manuel Silva   Portugal 14 8:25.70 q
6 18 Pascal Dobert   United States 3 8:29.52
7 19 Justin Chaston   Great Britain 4 8:31.01
8 23 Lotfi Turki   Tunisia 12 8:34.84
9 26 Salvador Miranda   Mexico 8 8:35.79
10 28 Marco Cepeda   Spain 2 8:40.01
11 30 Iaroslav Musinschi   Moldova 7 8:42.04
12 33 Giuseppe Maffei   Italy 13 8:48.88
13 34 Vladimir Pronin   Russia 11 8:57.69
14 37 Eduardo Buenavista   Philippines 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   Algeria 3 1 1 8:21.14 Q
2 Wilson Boit Kipketer   Kenya 3 5 2 8:22.07 Q
3 Simon Vroemen   Netherlands 3 9 3 8:22.13 Q
4 Bernard Barmasai   Kenya 2 6 1 8:23.08 Q
5 Reuben Kosgei   Kenya 1 4 1 8:23.17 Q
6 Jim Svenøy   Norway 2 8 2 8:23:61 Q SB
7 Ali Ezzine   Morocco 1 5 2 8:23.79 Q
8 Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin   Qatar 2 11 2 8:23.94 Q
9 Luis Miguel Martin   Spain 2 3 4 8:24.04 Q
10 Günther Weidlinger   Austria 1 12 3 8:24.07 Q
11 Brahim Boulami   Morocco 3 6 4 8:24.43 Q
12 Damian Kallabis   Germany 2 4 5 8:24.48 Q
13 Eliseo Martin   Spain 1 6 4 8:24.97 Q
14 Gael Pencreach   France 2 13 6 8:25.35 q
15 Manuel Silva   Portugal 3 14 15 8:25.70 q
16 Mark Croghan   United States 1 11 5 8:25.88
17 Joël Bourgeois   Canada 2 1 7 8:28.07
18 Pascal Dobert   United States 3 3 6 8:29.52
19 Justin Chaston   Great Britain 3 4 7 8:31.01
20 Christian Belz   Switzerland 2 12 8 8:33.45
21 Rafal Wojcik   Poland 2 9 9 8:33.51
22 Bouabdellah Tahri   France 1 13 6 8:34.69
23 Lotfi Turki   Tunisia 3 12 8 8:34.84
24 Anthony Cosey   United States 2 10 10 8:35.25
25 Maru Daba   Ethiopia 1 7 7 8:35.34
26 Salvador Miranda   Mexico 3 8 9 8:35.79
27 Florin Ionescu   Romania 1 3 8 8:37.44
28 Marco Cepeda   Spain 3 2 10 8:40.01
29 Sergiy Redko   Ukraine 1 1 9 8:40.51
30 Iaroslav Musinschi   Moldova 3 7 11 8:42.04
31 El Arbi Khattabi   Morocco 2 7 11 8:43.46
32 Christian Stephenson   Great Britain 1 8 10 8:46.66
33 Giuseppe Maffei   Italy 3 13 12 8:48.88
34 Vladimir Pronin   Russia 3 11 13 8:57.69
35 Mourad Benslimani   Algeria 1 2 11 8:59.07
36 Chris Unthank   Australia 1 9 12 9:11.19
37 Eduardo Buenavista   Philippines 3 10 14 9:13.71
38 Giorgios Giannelis   Greece 2 5 12 9:19.14
39 Primo Higa   Solomon Islands 1 10 13 9:44.12
Stathis Stasi   Cyprus 2 2 DNF

Finals

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Finals
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Lane/Order Time Record
  Reuben Kosgei   Kenya 15 8:21.43
  Wilson Boit Kipketer   Kenya 14 8:21.77
  Ali Ezzine   Morocco 13 8:22.15
4 Bernard Barmasai   Kenya 11 8:22.23
5 Luis Miguel Martin   Spain 12 8:22.75
6 Eliseo Martin   Spain 1 8:23:00
7 Brahim Boulami   Morocco 1 8:24.32
8 Günther Weidlinger   Austria 3 8:26.70
9 Jim Svenøy   Norway 7 8:27.20
10 Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin   Qatar 6 8:30.89
11 Laid Bessou   Algeria 8 8:33.07
12 Simon Vroemen   Netherlands 9 8:37.87
13 Manuel Silva   Portugal 2 8:38.63
14 Gael Pencreach   France 5 8:41.19
15 Damian Kallabis   Germany 10 9:09.78

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
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