Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
Appearance
Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium, Munich, West Germany | |||||||||
Date | 1 and 4 September 1972 | |||||||||
Competitors | 49 from 29 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 8:23.6 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1972 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 | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
These are the official results of the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on 1 and 4 September.[1]
Heats
The top three runners in each of the four heats (blue), advanced to the final round.
Heat one
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Tapio Kantanen | ![]() |
8:24.8 | OR |
2 | Kip Keino | ![]() |
8:27.6 | |
3 | Takaharu Koyama | ![]() |
8:29.8 | |
4 | Gheorghe Cefan | ![]() |
8:33.8 | |
5 | Andy Holden | ![]() |
8:33.8 | |
6 | Toni Feldmann | ![]() |
8:35.8 | |
7 | Steve Savage | ![]() |
8:39.0 | |
8 | Gérard Buchheit | ![]() |
8:41.2 | |
9 | Filbert Bayi | ![]() |
8:41.4 | |
10 | Vitus Ashaba | ![]() |
8:45.0 | |
11 | Tadeusz Zieliński | ![]() |
8:49.8 | |
12 | Wigmar Pedersen | ![]() |
9:03.0 |
Heat two
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Ben Jipcho | ![]() |
8:31.6 |
2 | Mikko Ala-Leppilampi | ![]() |
8:31.8 |
3 | Mikhail Zhelev | ![]() |
8:35.8 |
4 | Willi Maier | ![]() |
8:37.6 |
5 | Akira Takeuchi | ![]() |
8:40.4 |
6 | Sergey Skripka | ![]() |
8:41.4 |
7 | Jan Voje | ![]() |
8:42.0 |
8 | Hans Menet | ![]() |
8:45.4 |
9 | Eddie Leddy | ![]() |
8:47.4 |
10 | Kazimierz Maranda | ![]() |
8:50.4 |
11 | Esau Adenji | ![]() |
9:34.4 |
12 | Kerry O'Brien | ![]() |
DNF |
Heat three
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Pekka Päivärinta | ![]() |
8:29.0 |
2 | Romualdas Bitė | ![]() |
8:30.2 |
3 | Jean-Paul Villain | ![]() |
8:30.4 |
4 | Josef Horčic | ![]() |
8:30.6 |
5 | Anders Gärderud | ![]() |
8:30.8 |
6 | Willi Wagner | ![]() |
8:34.0 |
7 | Paul Thijs | ![]() |
8:35.0 |
8 | John Bicourt | ![]() |
8:38.8 |
9 | Doug Brown | ![]() |
8:41.2 |
10 | Panagiotis Nakopoulos | ![]() |
8:48.4 |
11 | Yohannes Mohamed | ![]() |
8:52.6 |
12 | Robert Hackman | ![]() |
8:57.6 |
Heat four
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Amos Biwott | ![]() |
8:23.8 | OR |
2 | Bronisław Malinowski | ![]() |
8:28.2 | |
3 | Dušan Moravčík | ![]() |
8:33.4 | |
4 | Steve Hollings | ![]() |
8:35.0 | |
5 | Franco Fava | ![]() |
8:35.0 | |
6 | Hans-Dieter Schulten | ![]() |
8:39.8 | |
7 | Boualem Rahoui | ![]() |
8:41.0 | |
8 | Spyridon Kontosoros | ![]() |
8:41.0 | |
9 | Georges Kaiser | ![]() |
8:45.4 | |
10 | Mike Manley | ![]() |
8:50.4 | |
11 | Sverre Sørnes | ![]() |
8:54.8 | |
12 | Usaia Sotutu | ![]() |
9:12.0 | |
13 | Julio Quevedo | ![]() |
9:28.4 |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Kip Keino | ![]() |
8:23.6 | OR |
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Ben Jipcho | ![]() |
8:24.6 | |
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Tapio Kantanen | ![]() |
8:24.8 | |
4 | Bronisław Malinowski | ![]() |
8:28.0 | |
5 | Dušan Moravčík | ![]() |
8:29.2 | |
6 | Amos Biwott | ![]() |
8:33.6 | |
7 | Romualdas Bitė | ![]() |
8:34.6 | |
8 | Pekka Päivärinta | ![]() |
8:37.2 | |
9 | Takaharu Koyama | ![]() |
8:37.8 | |
10 | Mikko Ala-Leppilampi | ![]() |
8:41.0 | |
11 | Jean-Paul Villain | ![]() |
8:46.8 | |
12 | Mikhail Zhelev | ![]() |
9:02.6 |
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1972 Munich: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2017.