Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
| Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||||||||
| Dates | 27 November (heats) 29 November (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:41.2 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. There were a total number of 23 participants.[1]
Final classification[edit]
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | HEAT | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 Chris Brasher (GBR)
|
8:53.8 | 8:41.2 |
|
 Sándor Rozsnyói (HUN)
|
8:46.6 | 8:43.6 |
|
 Ernst Larsen (NOR)
|
8:46.8 | 8:44.0 |
| 4. |  Heinz Laufer (EUA)
|
8:53.0 | 8:44.4 |
| 5. |  Semyon Rzshishchin (URS)
|
8:53.0 | 8:44.6 |
| 6. | John Disley (GBR)
|
8:46.6 | 8:44.6 |
| 7. |  Neil Robbins (AUS)
|
8:55.4 | 8:50.0 |
| 8. | Eric Shirley (GBR)
|
8:52.6 | 8:57.0 |
| 9. |  Charles Jones (USA)
|
8:47.4 | 9:13.0 |
| 10. |  Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (POL)
|
8:48.0 | DNF |
| — | Horace Ashenfelter (USA)
|
8:51.0 | DNQ |
| — | Vasily Vlasenko (URS)
|
8:55.0 | DNQ |
| — |  Georgios Papavassiliou (GRE)
|
8:55.6 | DNQ |
| — |  Gunnar Tjörnebo (SWE)
|
9:02.0 | DNQ |
| — |  Ilkka Auer (FIN)
|
9:04.0 | DNQ |
| — | Laszlo Jeszenski (HUN)
|
9:04.2 | DNQ |
| — | Yevgeny Kadyaykin (URS)
|
9:09.6 | DNQ |
| — | Graham Thomas (AUS)
|
9:09.8 | DNQ |
| — | Phillip Coleman (USA)
|
9:10.0 | DNQ |
| — | Olavi Rinteenpaa (FIN)
|
9:10.0 | DNQ |
| — | Ron Blackney (AUS)
|
9:16.0 | DNQ |
| — |  Frans Herman (BEL)
|
DNF | DNQ |
| — |  Eduardo Fontecilla (CHI)
|
DNF | DNQ |
References[edit]
- ^ "Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2017.