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3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men

Date15 – 17 August 2016
StatusOlympic
LocationEstádio Olímpico João Havelange, Engenho de Dentro, Rio de Janeiro
Participants45 from 25 countries

Kenyan had dominated this event since the 1972 Olympics, and their team was so strong in 2016 that those ranked 2-7 on the yearly world list were left home. Kenya was led by Ezekiel Kemboi, gold medallist in 2004 and 2012, and winner of the last four World Championships. He was joined by Conseslus Kipruto who led the world list coming to Rio, and had been runner-up at the 2013 and 2015 Worlds. One non-Kenyan given a shot at a medal was American Evan Jager, who had been performing well on the Diamond League circuit over the past two years.

At 1100 metres Kipruto, Kemboi, and Jager had pulled ahead of the field, and would run together most of the way. With two laps left, France’s Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad had moved up from the field and was close to the leading trio. Kipruto and Kemboi moved ahead of Jager at the bell, but Kipruto dropped his teammate on the backstretch, and the duo seemed poised to finish 1-2. Jager, however, ran Kemboi down, passing him on the final barrier, and took the silver medal, with Kemboi seemingly third, and Mekhissi fourth.The French protested Kemboi’s finish, noting that he had stepped off the track exiting a water jump, and the protest was upheld. Kemboi was disqualified and Mekhissi moved up to the bronze medal.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCR1Final
12684Conseslus KiprutoKEN8:21.40 (1 h3)8:03.28 (1)Gold
23076Evan JagerUSA8:25.86 (1 h2)8:04.28 (2)Silver
32430Mahiedine Mekhissi-BenabbadFRA8:26.32 (3 h2)8:11.52 (3)Bronze
42740Soufiane El-BakkaliMAR8:25.17 (2 h1)8:14.35 (4)
52425Yoann KowalFRA8:23.49 (5 h3)8:16.75 (5)
62683Brimin KiprutoKEN8:26.25 (2 h2)8:18.79 (6)
73052Hillary BorUSA8:25.01 (1 h1)8:22.74 (7)
83055Donn CabralUSA8:21.96 (3 h3)8:25.81 (8)
92130Altobeli SilvaBRA8:26.59 (6 h3)8:26.30 (9)
102200Matt HughesCAN8:26.27 (4 h1)8:36.83 (10)
112340Yemane HaileselassieERI8:26.72 (4 h2)8:40.68 (11)
AC r2/23014Jacob AraptanyUGA8:21.53 (2 h3)– (DNF)
AC r2/22743Hamid EzzineMAR8:27.69 (5 h2)– (DNF)
AC r2/22678Ezekiel KemboiKEN8:25.51 (3 h1)[8:08.47] (DQ)
AC r2/22990Amor Ben YahiaTUN8:23.12 (4 h3)[8:21.67] (DQ)
5 h1 r1/22364Sebastián MartosESP8:28.44 (5 h1)–
6 h1 r1/23016Benjamin KiplagatUGA8:30.76 (6 h1)–
6 h2 r1/22172John Kibet KoechBRN8:28.81 (6 h2)–
7 h1 r1/22995Halil AkkaşTUR8:33.12 (7 h1)–
7 h2 r1/22391Chala BeyoETH8:32.06 (7 h2)–
7 h3 r1/22748Hicham Al-SiguéniMAR8:27.82 (7 h3)–
8 h1 r1/22389Hailemariyam AmareETH8:35.01 (8 h1)–
8 h2 r1/23005Aras KayaTUR8:32.35 (8 h2)–
8 h3 r1/22003Hicham BouchichaALG8:33.61 (8 h3)–
9 h1 r1/22167Nelson Kipkosgei CherotichBRN8:35.87 (9 h1)–
9 h2 r1/23120José Gregorio PeñaVEN8:32.38 (9 h2)–
9 h3 r1/22205Taylor MilneCAN8:34.38 (9 h3)–
10 h1 r1/22599Yuri FlorianiITA8:40.80 (10 h1)–
10 h2 r1/22211Chris WinterCAN8:33.95 (10 h2)–
10 h3 r1/22859Krystian ZalewskiPOL8:34.52 (10 h3)–
11 h1 r1/22658Kazuya ShiojiriJPN8:40.98 (11 h1)–
11 h2 r1/22013Bilal TabtiALG8:38.87 (11 h2)–
11 h3 r1/22312Ole HesselbjergDEN8:40.08 (11 h3)–
12 h1 r1/22467Rob MullettGBR8:48.19 (12 h1)–
12 h2 r1/22594Abdoullah BamoussaITA8:42.81 (12 h2)–
12 h3 r1/22315Mohamed Ismail IbrahimDJI8:53.10 (12 h3)–
13 h1 r1/22092Jeroen D'hoedtBEL8:48.29 (13 h1)–
13 h2 r1/22379Kaur KivistikEST8:44.25 (13 h2)–
13 h3 r1/22350Fernando CarroESP8:53.17 (13 h3)–
14 h1 r1/22183Mitko TsenovBUL8:54.79 (14 h1)–
14 h2 r1/22946Abdalla YousifSUD8:52.20 (14 h2)–
15 h2 r1/22366Abdelaziz MerzouguiESP9:03.40 (15 h2)–
AC h1 r1/22010Ali MassaoudiALG[8:49.89] (DQ h1)–
AC h3 r1/22994Tarık AkdağTUR– (DNF h3)–
AC h3 r1/22399Tafese SebokaETH– (DQ h3)–

Round One

Date15 August 2016
FormatTop three in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the final.
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (automatic)
1–Conseslus KiprutoKEN8:21.40Q
2–Jacob AraptanyUGA8:21.53Q
3–Donn CabralUSA8:21.96Q
4–Amor Ben YahiaTUN8:23.12q
5–Yoann KowalFRA8:23.49q
6–Hillary BorUSA8:25.01Q
7–Soufiane El-BakkaliMAR8:25.17Q
8–Ezekiel KemboiKEN8:25.51Q
9–Evan JagerUSA8:25.86Q
10–Brimin KiprutoKEN8:26.25Q
11–Matt HughesCAN8:26.27q
12–Mahiedine Mekhissi-BenabbadFRA8:26.32Q
13–Altobeli SilvaBRA8:26.59q
14–Yemane HaileselassieERI8:26.72q
15–Hamid EzzineMAR8:27.69q
16–Hicham Al-SiguéniMAR8:27.82
17–Sebastián MartosESP8:28.44
18–John Kibet KoechBRN8:28.81
19–Benjamin KiplagatUGA8:30.76
20–Chala BeyoETH8:32.06
21–Aras KayaTUR8:32.35
22–José Gregorio PeñaVEN8:32.38
23–Halil AkkaşTUR8:33.12
24–Hicham BouchichaALG8:33.61
25–Chris WinterCAN8:33.95
26–Taylor MilneCAN8:34.38
27–Krystian ZalewskiPOL8:34.52
28–Hailemariyam AmareETH8:35.01
29–Nelson Kipkosgei CherotichBRN8:35.87
30–Bilal TabtiALG8:38.87
31–Ole HesselbjergDEN8:40.08
32–Yuri FlorianiITA8:40.80
33–Kazuya ShiojiriJPN8:40.98
34–Abdoullah BamoussaITA8:42.81
35–Kaur KivistikEST8:44.25
36–Rob MullettGBR8:48.19
37–Jeroen D'hoedtBEL8:48.29
38–Abdalla YousifSUD8:52.20
39–Mohamed Ismail IbrahimDJI8:53.10
40–Fernando CarroESP8:53.17
41–Mitko TsenovBUL8:54.79
42–Abdelaziz MerzouguiESP9:03.40
DNF–Tarık AkdağTUR–
DQ–Tafese SebokaETH–1
DQ–Ali MassaoudiALG[8:49.89]2

Heat #1

Time10:25
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Hillary BorUSA8:25.01Q
2–Soufiane El-BakkaliMAR8:25.17Q
3–Ezekiel KemboiKEN8:25.51Q
4–Matt HughesCAN8:26.27q
5–Sebastián MartosESP8:28.44
6–Benjamin KiplagatUGA8:30.76
7–Halil AkkaşTUR8:33.12
8–Hailemariyam AmareETH8:35.01
9–Nelson Kipkosgei CherotichBRN8:35.87
10–Yuri FlorianiITA8:40.80
11–Kazuya ShiojiriJPN8:40.98
12–Rob MullettGBR8:48.19
13–Jeroen D'hoedtBEL8:48.29
14–Mitko TsenovBUL8:54.79
DQ–Ali MassaoudiALG[8:49.89]3

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
1000 mJeroen D'hoedt 2:48.22
2000 mBenjamin Kiplagat 5:42.82

Heat #2

Time10:40
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Evan JagerUSA8:25.86Q
2–Brimin KiprutoKEN8:26.25Q
3–Mahiedine Mekhissi-BenabbadFRA8:26.32Q
4–Yemane HaileselassieERI8:26.72q
5–Hamid EzzineMAR8:27.69q
6–John Kibet KoechBRN8:28.81
7–Chala BeyoETH8:32.06
8–Aras KayaTUR8:32.35
9–José Gregorio PeñaVEN8:32.38
10–Chris WinterCAN8:33.95
11–Bilal TabtiALG8:38.87
12–Abdoullah BamoussaITA8:42.81
13–Kaur KivistikEST8:44.25
14–Abdalla YousifSUD8:52.20
15–Abdelaziz MerzouguiESP9:03.40

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
1000 mYemane Haileselassie 2:50.59
2000 mJohn Kibet Koech 5:42.20

Heat #3

Time10:55
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Conseslus KiprutoKEN8:21.40Q
2–Jacob AraptanyUGA8:21.53Q
3–Donn CabralUSA8:21.96Q
4–Amor Ben YahiaTUN8:23.12q
5–Yoann KowalFRA8:23.49q
6–Altobeli SilvaBRA8:26.59q
7–Hicham Al-SiguéniMAR8:27.82
8–Hicham BouchichaALG8:33.61
9–Taylor MilneCAN8:34.38
10–Krystian ZalewskiPOL8:34.52
11–Ole HesselbjergDEN8:40.08
12–Mohamed Ismail IbrahimDJI8:53.10
13–Fernando CarroESP8:53.17
DNF–Tarık AkdağTUR–
DQ–Tafese SebokaETH–4

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
1000 mConseslus Kipruto 2:47.40
2000 mJacob Araptany 5:38.12

Final Round

Date17 August 2016 — 11:55
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Conseslus KiprutoKEN8:03.28OR
2–Evan JagerUSA8:04.28
3–Mahiedine Mekhissi-BenabbadFRA8:11.52
4–Soufiane El-BakkaliMAR8:14.35
5–Yoann KowalFRA8:16.75
6–Brimin KiprutoKEN8:18.79
7–Hillary BorUSA8:22.74
8–Donn CabralUSA8:25.81
9–Altobeli SilvaBRA8:26.30
10–Matt HughesCAN8:36.83
11–Yemane HaileselassieERI8:40.68
DNF–Jacob AraptanyUGA–
DNF–Hamid EzzineMAR–
DQ–Ezekiel KemboiKEN[8:08.47]5
DQ–Amor Ben YahiaTUN[8:21.67]6

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
1000 mConseslus Kipruto 2:41.64
2000 mEvan Jager 5:25.82