| | Event type
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men
| Date | 1 – 3 September 1960 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Stadio Olimpico, Roma |
| Participants | 32 from 20 countries |
The favorite was Poland’s Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak who had set the world record of 8:31.4 in June 1960. That broke the mark of his countryman, Jerzy Chromik, who was the 1958 European Champion. Krzyszkowiak had won the 5K and 10K at that meet but had now turned to the steeplechase. In the final, Soviet Nikolay Sokolov led at the bell but was easily run down by Krzyszkowiak.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 525 | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak |  POL | 8:49.6 (1 h2) | 8:34.2 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 568 | Nikolay Sokolov |  URS | 8:43.2 (1 h1) | 8:36.4 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 569 | Semyon Rzhishchin | URS | 8:48.0 (1 h3) | 8:42.2 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 242 | Gaston Roelants |  BEL | 8:49.4 (3 h3) | 8:47.6 (4) | |||
| 5 | 350 | Gunnar Tjörnebo |  SWE | 8:48.6 (2 h1) | 8:58.6 (5) | |||
| 6 | 286 | Ludwig Müller |  GER | 8:49.6 (2 h2) | 9:01.6 (6) | |||
| 7 | 420 | Deacon Jones |  USA | 8:49.2 (2 h3) | 9:18.2 (7) | |||
| 8 | 570 | Aleksey Konov | URS | 8:50.0 (3 h2) | 9:18.2 (8) | |||
| AC r2/2 | 287 | Hans Hüneke | GER | 8:50.4 (3 h1) | – ( | |||
| 4 h1 r1/2 | 334 | Georgios Papavasileiou |  GRE | 8:51.2 (4 h1) | – | |||
| 4 h2 r1/2 | 421 | George Young | USA | 8:50.8 (4 h2) | – | |||
| 4 h3 r1/2 | 288 | Hermann Buhl | GER | 8:49.6 (4 h3) | – | |||
| 5 h1 r1/2 | 419 | Phil Coleman | USA | 8:56.6 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 h2 r1/2 | 152 | Bob Zháňal |  TCH | 8:52.8 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 5 h3 r1/2 | 349 | Lage Tedenby | SWE | 8:52.8 (5 h3) | – | |||
| 6 h1 r1/2 | 153 | Vlastimil Brlica | TCH | 8:59.8 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r1/2 | 645 | Dave Chapman |  GBR | 8:53.0 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 6 h3 r1/2 | 318 | Franc Hafner |  YUG | 8:55.4 (6 h3) | – | |||
| 7 h1 r1/2 | 200 | Attila Simon |  HUN | 9:02.6 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 h2 r1/2 | 502 | Pentti Karvonen |  FIN | 9:04.8 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 7 h3 r1/2 | 530 | Jerzy Chromik | POL | 9:06.2 (7 h3) | – | |||
| 8 h1 r1/2 | 478 | Guy Texereau |  FRA | 9:03.8 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 8 h2 r1/2 | 456 | José Fernández |  ESP | 9:12.8 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 8 h3 r1/2 | 647 | Michael Palmer | GBR | 9:10.4 (8 h3) | – | |||
| 9 h1 r1/2 | 225 | Walter Kammermann |  SUI | 9:11.8 (9 h1) | – | |||
| 9 h2 r1/2 | 121 | Mubarak Shah |  PAK | 9:20.0 (9 h2) | – | |||
| 9 h3 r1/2 | 201 | Gerhart Hecker | HUN | 9:12.4 (9 h3) | – | |||
| 10 h1 r1/2 | 646 | Eric Shirley | GBR | 9:14.8 (10 h1) | – | |||
| 10 h2 r1/2 | 257 | Alfredo Tinoco |  MEX | 9:38.0 (10 h2) | – | |||
| 10 h3 r1/2 | 666 | Cahit Önel |  TUR | 9:14.6 (10 h3) | – | |||
| 11 h1 r1/2 | 105 | Joaquim Ferreira |  POR | 9:30.2 (11 h1) | – | |||
| 11 h3 r1/2 | 187 | Mohamed Lahcen |  MAR | 9:29.4 (11 h3) | – | |||
| 174 | Balkrishan Singh |  IND | – (DNS h1) | – | ||||
| 91 | Walter Steinbach |  AUT | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| 40 | Sebastião Mendes |  BRA | – (DNS h3) | – |
Round One (1 September 1960 — 17:50)
Top three in each heat advanced to the final.
Heat One
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Nikolay Sokolov | URS | 8:43.2 | 8:43.56 | |||
| 2 | 11 | Gunnar Tjörnebo | SWE | 8:48.6 | 8:48.77 | |||
| 3 | 12 | Hans Hüneke | GER | 8:50.4 | 8:50.59 | |||
| 4 | 9 | Georgios Papavasileiou | GRE | 8:51.2 | 8:51.46 | |||
| 5 | 10 | Phil Coleman | USA | 8:56.6 | 8:56.72 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Vlastimil Brlica | TCH | 8:59.8 | 9:00.07 | |||
| 7 | 3 | Attila Simon | HUN | 9:02.6 | 9:02.79 | |||
| 8 | 6 | Guy Texereau | FRA | 9:03.8 | 9:04.23 | |||
| 9 | 8 | Walter Kammermann | SUI | 9:11.8 | – | |||
| 10 | 4 | Eric Shirley | GBR | 9:14.8 | – | |||
| 11 | 5 | Joaquim Ferreira | POR | 9:30.2 | – | |||
| 1 | Balkrishan Singh | IND | – | – |
Heat Two
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak | POL | 8:49.6 | 8:49.92 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Ludwig Müller | GER | 8:49.6 | 8:49.86 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Aleksey Konov | URS | 8:50.0 | 8:50.19 | |||
| 4 | 5 | George Young | USA | 8:50.8 | 8:50.93 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Bob Zháňal | TCH | 8:52.8 | 8:53.01 | |||
| 6 | 10 | Dave Chapman | GBR | 8:53.0 | 8:53.24 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Pentti Karvonen | FIN | 9:04.8 | 9:04.91 | |||
| 8 | 11 | José Fernández | ESP | 9:12.8 | – | |||
| 9 | 9 | Mubarak Shah | PAK | 9:20.0 | – | |||
| 10 | 6 | Alfredo Tinoco | MEX | 9:38.0 | – | |||
| 4 | Walter Steinbach | AUT | – | – |
Heat Three
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Semyon Rzhishchin | URS | 8:48.0 | 8:48.11 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Deacon Jones | USA | 8:49.2 | 8:49.32 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Gaston Roelants | BEL | 8:49.4 | 8:49.52 | |||
| 4 | 7 | Hermann Buhl | GER | 8:49.6 | 8:49.56 | |||
| 5 | 12 | Lage Tedenby | SWE | 8:52.8 | 8:52.94 | |||
| 6 | 5 | Franc Hafner | YUG | 8:55.4 | 8:55.68 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Jerzy Chromik | POL | 9:06.2 | 9:06.68 | |||
| 8 | 11 | Michael Palmer | GBR | 9:10.4 | 9:10.68 | |||
| 9 | 8 | Gerhart Hecker | HUN | 9:12.4 | – | |||
| 10 | 4 | Cahit Önel | TUR | 9:14.6 | – | |||
| 11 | 9 | Mohamed Lahcen | MAR | 9:29.4 | – | |||
| 10 | Sebastião Mendes | BRA | – | – |
Final (3 September 1960 — 16:50)
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak | POL | 8:34.2 | 8:34.30 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Nikolay Sokolov | URS | 8:36.4 | 8:36.55 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Semyon Rzhishchin | URS | 8:42.2 | 8:42.34 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Gaston Roelants | BEL | 8:47.6 | 8:47.85 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Gunnar Tjörnebo | SWE | 8:58.6 | 8:58.87 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Ludwig Müller | GER | 9:01.6 | 9:01.57 | |||
| 7 | 9 | Deacon Jones | USA | 9:18.2 | 9:18.22 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Aleksey Konov | URS | 9:18.2 | 9:18.23 | |||
| 3 | Hans Hüneke | GER | – | – |
Splits
| 1000m | 2:45.0 | – |  |
| 2000m | 5:45.8 | – | |