2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 July and 1 August.
Frenchmen Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad and Bouabdellah Tahri took the gold and silver medals, respectively. The initial bronze medallist José Luis Blanco was later stripped of his medal as he had given a positive drugs test at the Spanish championships in July.[1] Ion Luchianov of Moldova was elevated to the bronze medal.
Medalists
Gold | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad France (FRA) |
Silver | Bouabdellah Tahri France (FRA) |
Bronze | Ion Luchianov Moldova (MDA) |
Records
Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships | ||||
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World record | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) | 7:53.63 | Brussels, Belgium | 3 September 2004 |
European record | Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA) | 8:01.18 | Berlin, Germany | 18 August 2009 |
Championship record | Francesco Panetta (ITA) | 8:12.66 | Split, Yugoslavia | 30 August 1990 |
World Leading | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN) | 8:00.90 | Saint-Denis, France | 16 July 2010 |
European Leading | Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA) | 8:03.72 | Metz, France | 29 June 2010 |
Broken records during the 2010 European Athletics Championships | ||||
Championship record | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA) | 8:07.87 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2010 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Round |
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30 July 2010 | 11:40 | Round 1 |
1 August 2010 | 20:15 | Final |
Results
Round 1
Heat 1
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 12 | Bouabdellah Tahri | France (FRA) | 8:30.11 | Q |
2 | 4 | Ildar Minshin | Russia (RUS) | 8:30.14 | Q |
3 | 9 | José Luis Blanco | Spain (ESP) | 8:30.53 | Q |
4 | 8 | Steffen Uliczka | Germany (GER) | 8:30.61 | Q |
5 | 11 | Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen | Norway (NOR) | 8:30.91 | q |
6 | 5 | Hubert Pokrop | Poland (POL) | 8:32.77 | |
7 | 10 | Krijn van Koolwyk | Belgium (BEL) | 8:33.00 | |
8 | 6 | Ángel Mullera | Spain (ESP) | 8:37.38 | |
9 | 1 | Vincent Zouaoui Dandrieux | France (FRA) | 8:38.33 | |
10 | 2 | Pedro Ribeiro | Portugal (POR) | 8:45.18 | |
11 | 3 | Joonas Harjamäki | Finland (FIN) | 8:47.25 | |
12 | 7 | Pep Sansa Bullich | Andorra (AND) | 9:24.39 |
Heat 2
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 9 | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | France (FRA) | 8:27.32 | Q |
2 | 11 | Ion Luchianov | Moldova (MDA) | 8:29.49 | Q |
3 | 1 | Tomasz Szymkowiak | Poland (POL) | 8:30.02 | Q |
4 | 8 | Alberto Paulo | Portugal (POR) | 8:30.26 | Q |
5 | 12 | Boštjan Buč | Slovenia (SLO) | 8:31.08 | q, SB |
6 | 4 | Eliseo Martín | Spain (ESP) | 8:31.71 | q |
7 | 2 | Andrey Farnosov | Russia (RUS) | 8:31.88 | q |
8 | 3 | Mustafa Mohamed | Sweden (SWE) | 8:32.05 | |
9 | 7 | Janne Ukonmaanaho | Finland (FIN) | 8:33.48 | PB |
10 | 6 | Martin Pröll | Austria (AUT) | 8:41.63 | |
11 | 10 | Mário Teixeira | Portugal (POR) | 8:42.53 | |
- | 5 | Pieter Desmet | Belgium (BEL) | - | DNF |
Summary
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 9 | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | France (FRA) | 8:27.32 | Q |
2 | 2 | 11 | Ion Luchianov | Moldova (MDA) | 8:29.49 | Q |
3 | 2 | 1 | Tomasz Szymkowiak | Poland (POL) | 8:30.02 | Q |
4 | 1 | 12 | Bouabdellah Tahri | France (FRA) | 8:30.11 | Q |
5 | 1 | 4 | Ildar Minshin | Russia (RUS) | 8:30.14 | Q |
6 | 2 | 8 | Alberto Paulo | Portugal (POR) | 8:30.26 | Q |
7 | 1 | 9 | José Luis Blanco | Spain (ESP) | 8:30.53 | Q |
8 | 1 | 8 | Steffen Uliczka | Germany (GER) | 8:30.61 | Q |
9 | 1 | 11 | Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen | Norway (NOR) | 8:30.91 | q |
10 | 2 | 12 | Boštjan Buč | Slovenia (SLO) | 8:31.08 | q, SB |
11 | 2 | 4 | Eliseo Martín | Spain (ESP) | 8:31.71 | q |
12 | 2 | 2 | Andrey Farnosov | Russia (RUS) | 8:31.88 | q |
13 | 2 | 3 | Mustafa Mohamed | Sweden (SWE) | 8:32.05 | |
14 | 1 | 5 | Hubert Pokrop | Poland (POL) | 8:32.77 | |
15 | 1 | 10 | Krijn van Koolwyk | Belgium (BEL) | 8:33.00 | |
16 | 2 | 7 | Janne Ukonmaanaho | Finland (FIN) | 8:33.48 | PB |
17 | 1 | 6 | Ángel Mullera | Spain (ESP) | 8:37.38 | |
18 | 1 | 1 | Vincent Zouaoui Dandrieux | France (FRA) | 8:38.33 | |
19 | 2 | 6 | Martin Pröll | Austria (AUT) | 8:41.63 | |
20 | 2 | 10 | Mário Teixeira | Portugal (POR) | 8:42.53 | |
21 | 1 | 2 | Pedro Ribeiro | Portugal (POR) | 8:45.18 | |
22 | 1 | 3 | Joonas Harjamäki | Finland (FIN) | 8:47.25 | |
23 | 1 | 7 | Pep Sansa Bullich | Andorra (AND) | 9:24.39 | |
2 | 5 | Pieter Desmet | Belgium (BEL) | DNF |
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | France (FRA) | 8:07.87 | CR | |
9 | Bouabdellah Tahri | France (FRA) | 8:09.28 | ||
5 | Ion Luchianov | Moldova (MDA) | 8:19.64 | SB | |
4 | 7 | Tomasz Szymkowiak | Poland (POL) | 8:23.37 | |
5 | 12 | Ildar Minshin | Russia (RUS) | 8:24.87 | |
6 | 11 | Steffen Uliczka | Germany (GER) | 8:25.39 | PB |
7 | 1 | Eliseo Martín | Spain (ESP) | 8:27.49 | |
8 | 3 | Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen | Norway (NOR) | 8:27.89 | SB |
9 | 8 | Alberto Paulo | Portugal (POR) | 8:28.08 | |
10 | 6 | Andrey Farnosov | Russia (RUS) | 8:37.52 | |
11 | 2 | Boštjan Buč | Slovenia (SLO) | 8:48.83 | |
10 | José Luis Blanco | Spain (ESP) | (8:19.15) | DQ |
References
- ^ IAAF Newsletter Ed. 119. IAAF (2011-01-25). Retrieved on 2011-01-25.