Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

These are the official results of the Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. There were a total number of 23 participants.

Final classification

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 Kadiakine (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

• Official Report
• Results