| Date | 5 – 7 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |
| Participants | 36 from 20 countries |
Morocco’s Soufiane El-Bakkali was the defending gold medalist and a clear favorite in the men’s steeplechase. He was World Champion in 2022 and 2023 and had been world ranked #1 every year since 2019. His biggest challenge was expected to come from Lamecha Girma (ETH), the world record holder and silver medalist at Tokyo 2020 and the World Championships in 2019, 2022, and 2023.
After some initial surges in the final, the pace slowed at the halfway point, allowing the field to bunch up. At the bell, there were still 10 runners grouped closely together, when unheralded USA runner Kenneth Rooks burst out to a 3-metre lead and maintained it through the backstretch. Girma was second at that point, but hit the last hurdle before the water jump, fell to the track, hit his head, and would not finish.
At the water jump, El-Bakkali and Kenyan Abraham Kibiwot caught Rooks, with El-Bakkali passing him and pulling away to win gold by several metres. Rooks and Kibiwot fought through the final straight to contest the other medals, with Rooks holding off Kibiwot – 8:06.41 to 8:06.47.
On the other side of the track, attention was turned to Girma who appeared seriously injured. He would be hospitalized but fortunately had no major brain injury and was soon discharged. El-Bakkali became the first steeplechaser to defend his Olympic gold medal since Volmari Iso-Hollo (FIN) in 1932-1936, and only the third to win two gold medals in the event, as Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) won in 2004 and 2012.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1019 | Soufiane El-Bakkali |  MAR | 8:17.90 (1 h1) | 8:06.05 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 1345 | Kenneth Rooks |  USA | 8:24.941 (2 h3) | 8:06.41 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 968 | Abraham Kibiwot |  KEN | 8:12.02 (3 h2) | 8:06.47 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 1260 | Mohamed Amin Jhinaoui |  TUN | 8:25.24 (4 h3) | 8:07.73 (4) | |||
| 5 | 1259 | Ahmed Jaziri | TUN | 8:18.33 (5 h1) | 8:08.02 (5) | |||
| 6 | 614 | Samuel Firewu Fiche |  ETH | 8:11.61 (2 h2) | 8:08.87 (6) | |||
| 7 | 976 | Simon Koech | KEN | 8:24.942 (3 h3) | 8:09.26 (7) | |||
| 8 | 937 | Ryuji Miura |  JPN | 8:12.41 (4 h2) | 8:11.72 (8) | |||
| 9 | 623 | Getnet Wale | ETH | 8:18.25 (3 h1) | 8:12.33 (9) | |||
| 10 | 580 | Daniel Arce |  ESP | 8:18.31 (4 h1) | 8:13.80 (10) | |||
| 11 | 816 | Avinash Sable |  IND | 8:15.43 (5 h2) | 8:14.18 (11) | |||
| 12 | 1026 | Mohamed Tindouft | MAR | 8:10.62 (1 h2) | 8:14.82 (12) | |||
| 13 | 454 | Jean-Simon Desgagnés |  CAN | 8:25.28 (5 h3) | 8:19.31 (13) | |||
| 14 | 985 | Amos Serem | KEN | 8:18.41 (6 h1) | 8:19.74 (14) | |||
| 15 | 1271 | Leonard Chemutai |  UGA | 8:18.19 (2 h1) | 8:20.03 (15) | |||
| DNF final | 618 | Lamecha Girma | ETH | 8:23.89 (1 h3) | – ( | |||
| 6h2 r1/2 | 1350 | Matthew Wilkinson | USA | 8:16.82 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 6h3 r1/2 | 768 | Frederik Ruppert |  GER | 8:25.31 (6 h3) | – | |||
| 7h1 r1/2 | 738 | Karl Bebendorf | GER | 8:20.46 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7h2 r1/2 | 310 | Nahuel Carabaña |  AND | 8:19.44 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 7h3 r1/2 | 1104 | Geordie Beamish |  NZL | 8:25.86 (7 h3) | – | |||
| 8h1 r1/2 | 644 | Nicolas-Marie Daru |  FRA | 8:20.52 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 8h2 r1/2 | 877 | Osama Zoghlami |  ITA | 8:20.52 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 8h3 r1/2 | 927 | Ryoma Aoki | JPN | 8:29.03 (8 h3) | – | |||
| 9h1 r1/2 | 1017 | Ruben Querinjean |  LUX | 8:27.97 (9 h1) | – | |||
| 9h2 r1/2 | 663 | Alexis Miellet | FRA | 8:22.08 (9 h2) | – | |||
| 9h3 r1/2 | 649 | Louis Gilavert | FRA | 8:29.16 (9 h3) | – | |||
| 10h1 r1/2 | 1301 | James Corrigan | USA | 8:36.67 (10 h1) | – | |||
| 10h2 r1/2 | 770 | Velten Schneider | GER | 8:25.75 (10 h2) | – | |||
| 10h3 r1/2 | 325 | Ben Buckingham |  AUS | 8:32.12 (10 h3) | – | |||
| 11h1 r1/2 | 845 | Yassin Bouih | ITA | 8:40.34 (11 h1) | – | |||
| 11h2 r1/2 | 326 | Matthew Clarke | AUS | 8:49.85 (11 h2) | – | |||
| 11h3 r1/2 | 631 | Topi Raitanen |  FIN | 8:33.12 (11 h3) | – | |||
| 12h1 r1/2 | 308 | Bilal Tabti |  ALG | 9:04.81 (12 h1) | – | |||
| 12h3 r1/2 | 1022 | Faid El-Mostafa | MAR | 8:39.48 (12 h3) | – | |||
| 538 | Tomáš Habarta |  CZE | – (DNF h2) | – |
| Date | 5 August 2024 — 19:04 |
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| Format | Top 5 in each heat advanced to the final. |
| Time | 19:04 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Soufiane El-Bakkali | MAR | 8:17.90 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Leonard Chemutai | UGA | 8:18.19 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Getnet Wale | ETH | 8:18.25 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Daniel Arce | ESP | 8:18.31 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Ahmed Jaziri | TUN | 8:18.33 | ||
| 6 | 12 | Amos Serem | KEN | 8:18.41 | qR | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | Karl Bebendorf | GER | 8:20.46 | ||
| 8 | 11 | Nicolas-Marie Daru | FRA | 8:20.52 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Ruben Querinjean | LUX | 8:27.97 | ||
| 10 | 9 | James Corrigan | USA | 8:36.67 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Yassin Bouih | ITA | 8:40.34 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Bilal Tabti | ALG | 9:04.81 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | Getnet Wale | | 2:55.17 | ||
| 2000 m | Getnet Wale | | 5:39.94 |
| Time | 19:20 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Mohamed Tindouft | MAR | 8:10.62 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Samuel Firewu Fiche | ETH | 8:11.61 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Abraham Kibiwot | KEN | 8:12.02 | ||
| 4 | 11 | Ryuji Miura | JPN | 8:12.41 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Avinash Sable | IND | 8:15.43 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Matthew Wilkinson | USA | 8:16.82 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Nahuel Carabaña | AND | 8:19.44 | ||
| 8 | 12 | Osama Zoghlami | ITA | 8:20.52 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Alexis Miellet | FRA | 8:22.08 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Velten Schneider | GER | 8:25.75 | ||
| 11 | 10 | Matthew Clarke | AUS | 8:49.85 | ||
| 5 | Tomáš Habarta | CZE | – |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | Avinash Sable | | 2:41.86 | ||
| 2000 m | Samuel Firewu Fiche | | 5:28.73 |
| Time | 19:36 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lamecha Girma | ETH | 8:23.89 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Kenneth Rooks | USA | 8:24.941 | ||
| 3 | 11 | Simon Koech | KEN | 8:24.942 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Mohamed Amin Jhinaoui | TUN | 8:25.24 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Jean-Simon Desgagnés | CAN | 8:25.28 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Frederik Ruppert | GER | 8:25.31 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Geordie Beamish | NZL | 8:25.86 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Ryoma Aoki | JPN | 8:29.03 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Louis Gilavert | FRA | 8:29.16 | ||
| 10 | 12 | Ben Buckingham | AUS | 8:32.12 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Topi Raitanen | FIN | 8:33.12 | ||
| 12 | 10 | Faid El-Mostafa | MAR | 8:39.48 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | Louis Gilavert | | 2:57.99 | ||
| 2000 m | Simon Koech | | 5:50.21 |
| Date | 7 August 2024 — 21:45 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Soufiane El-Bakkali | MAR | 8:06.05 | ||
| 2 | 10 | Kenneth Rooks | USA | 8:06.41 | ||
| 3 | 9 | Abraham Kibiwot | KEN | 8:06.47 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Mohamed Amin Jhinaoui | TUN | 8:07.73 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Ahmed Jaziri | TUN | 8:08.02 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Samuel Firewu Fiche | ETH | 8:08.87 | ||
| 7 | 14 | Simon Koech | KEN | 8:09.26 | ||
| 8 | 13 | Ryuji Miura | JPN | 8:11.72 | ||
| 9 | 12 | Getnet Wale | ETH | 8:12.33 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Daniel Arce | ESP | 8:13.80 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Avinash Sable | IND | 8:14.18 | ||
| 12 | 11 | Mohamed Tindouft | MAR | 8:14.82 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Jean-Simon Desgagnés | CAN | 8:19.31 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Amos Serem | KEN | 8:19.74 | ||
| 15 | 3 | Leonard Chemutai | UGA | 8:20.03 | ||
| 16 | Lamecha Girma | ETH | – |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | Samuel Firewu Fiche | | 2:40.53 | ||
| 2000 m | Simon Koech | | 5:30.27 |
