Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
| Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
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| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase was one of two male-exclusive events out of the 23 track events of the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens. It was contested at the Athens Olympic Stadium, from August 21 to August 24, by a total of 41 athletes from 27 nations.
The athletes competed in a three-heat qualifying round in which the first three runners from each heat, together with the six fastest losing runners, were given a place in the final race.
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[edit] Qualification
The Olympic qualification period for the athletics ran from January 1, 2003 to August 9, 2004. For this event, each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was permitted to enter up to three athletes, provided they had run below 8:24.60 minutes during this period in IAAF-sanctioned meetings or tournaments. If a NOC had no athletes qualified under this standard, it could enter up to one athlete that had run below 8:32.00 minutes.
[edit] Medalists
| Gold |  Ezekiel KemboiKenya (KEN) |
| Silver | Brimin Kipruto Kenya (KEN) |
| Bronze | Paul Kipsiele Koech Kenya (KEN) |
[edit] Records
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 7:53.63 |  Saif Saaeed Shaheen |
Brussels (BEL) | 3 September 2004 |
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| Olympic Record | 8:05.52 | Julius Kariuki (KEN) |
Seoul (KOR) | 30 September 1988 |
[edit] Results
All times are shown in minutes. The following abbreviations are used:
- Q denotes qualification by place
- q denotes qualification by time
- DNS denotes "did not start"
- DNF denotes "did not finish"
- NR denotes "national record"
- PB denotes "personal best"
- SB denotes "season best"
- DQ denotes "disqualified"
[edit] Qualifying round
The qualifying round was held on August 21. The first three runners from each heat, together with the six fastest losing runners, were given a place in the final race.
[edit] Final
The final was held on August 24.
| Rank | Athlete | Time | |
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Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) |
8:05.81 | SB |
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Brimin Kipruto (KEN) |
8:06.11 | |
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Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) |
8:06.64 | |
| 4 | Musa Amer Obaid (QAT) |
8:07.18 | PB |
| 5 |  Luis Miguel Martin (ESP) |
8:11.64 | SB |
| 6 |  Simon Vroemen (NED) |
8:13.25 | SB |
| 7 |  Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA) |
8:14.26 | SB |
| 8 |  Ali Ezzine (MAR) |
8:15.58 | |
| 9 | Eliseo Martin (ESP) |
8:15.77 | SB |
| 10 | Vincent Ledauphin (FRA) |
8:16.15 | SB |
| 11 |  Daniel Lincoln (USA) |
8:16.86 | |
| 12 |  Radosław Popławski (POL) |
8:17.32 | PB |
| 13 |  Mustafa Mohamed (SWE) |
8:18.05 | PB |
| 14 | Antonio David Jimenez (ESP) |
8:22.63 | |
| 15 | Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin (QAT) |
8:36.66 |
[edit] References
- "Athens Olympic Games 2004 - Results". IAAF. 2004. http://www.iaaf.org/oly04/results/byevent.html. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
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