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3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men

Date	14 – 16 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad de México
Participants	40 from 27 countries

Viktor Kudinsky (URS) had won the 1966 European Championships and was favored but also highly considered was American George Young, who was entered in the unusual combination of the steeplechase and marathon. Track & Field News noted that Kenya’s Amos Biwott could be “a possible surprise”. Biwott amazed the crowd with his technique over the water jump. Apparently almost afraid of the water, he leapt over the jump using long jump-type technique, completely clearing the water. His barrier technique was also unique and he jumped with both feet together rather than in a hurdling technique. Kenya’s Benjamin Kogo led the final thru the kilometer but at the bell he was leading with Young. Young went to the lead with 300 to go, but Biwott ran down everybody in the final straight to win the gold medal. This began the Kenyan dominance of the steeplechase event.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	562	Amos Biwott	KEN	8:49.4 (1 h3)	8:51.0 (1)	Gold
2	567	Benjamin Kogo	KEN	8:57.8 (1 h1)	8:51.6 (2)	Silver
3	318	George Young	USA	9:02.2 (2 h2)	8:51.8 (3)	Bronze
4	112	Kerry O'Brien	AUS	9:02.4 (3 h2)	8:52.0 (4)
5	818	Aleksandr Morozov	URS	9:08.4 (4 h3)	8:55.8 (5)
6	152	Mihail Zhelev	BUL	9:01.0 (2 h3)	8:58.4 (6)
7	141	Gaston Roelants	BEL	9:08.2 (3 h3)	8:59.4 (7)
8	647	Arne Risa	NOR	9:07.2 (4 h1)	9:09.0 (8)
9	372	Jean-Paul Villain	FRA	9:01.2 (1 h2)	9:16.2 (9)
10	738	Bengt Persson	SWE	9:06.4 (3 h1)	9:20.6 (10)
11	242	Javier Álvarez	ESP	9:03.8 (2 h1)	9:24.6 (11)
AC r2/2	811	Viktor Kudinsky	URS	9:05.2 (4 h2)	– (DNF)
5 h1 r1/2	407	John Jackson	GBR	9:11.4 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r1/2	52	Willi Wagner	FRG	9:24.4 (5 h2)	–
5 h3 r1/2	298	Bill Reilly	USA	9:10.4 (5 h3)	–
6 h1 r1/2	293	Conrad Nightingale	USA	9:13.2 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r1/2	780	Labidi Ayachi	TUN	9:24.6 (6 h2)	–
6 h3 r1/2	656	Peter Welsh	NZL	9:13.8 (6 h3)	–
7 h1 r1/2	330	Tadesse Wolde-Medhin	ETH	9:13.2 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r1/2	545	Nobuyoshi Miura	JPN	9:33.0 (7 h2)	–
7 h3 r1/2	391	Gareth Bryan-Jones	GBR	9:16.8 (7 h3)	–
8 h1 r1/2	687	Manuel Oliveira	POR	9:19.2 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r1/2	403	Maurice Herriott	GBR	9:34.6 (8 h2)	–
8 h3 r1/2	734	Jan-Erik Karlsson	SWE	9:19.6 (8 h3)	–
9 h1 r1/2	7	Klaus-Ludwig Brosius	FRG	9:24.0 (9 h1)	–
9 h2 r1/2	838	Albertino Etchechury	URU	9:35.6 (9 h2)	–
9 h3 r1/2	552	Taketsugu Saruwatari	JPN	9:26.2 (9 h3)	–
10 h1 r1/2	470	János Szabó	HUN	9:25.8 (10 h1)	–
10 h2 r1/2	144	Eddy Van Butsele	BEL	9:38.8 (10 h2)	–
10 h3 r1/2	31	Heinz-Gerd Mölders	FRG	9:32.2 (10 h3)	–
11 h1 r1/2	617	Pedro Miranda	MEX	9:26.0 (11 h1)	–
11 h2 r1/2	665	Jan Cych	POL	9:50.8 (11 h2)	–
11 h3 r1/2	520	Umberto Risi	ITA	9:44.0 (11 h3)	–
12 h1 r1/2	95	Domingo Amaisón	ARG	9:43.0 (12 h1)	–
12 h2 r1/2	749	Hans Menet	SUI	10:02.0 (12 h2)	–
12 h3 r1/2	448	Julio Quevedo	GUA	9:48.4 (12 h3)	–
13 h2 r1/2	236	Efraín Cordero	ESA	– (13 h2)	–
AC h1 r1/2	601	Larbi Oukada	MAR	– (DNF h1)	–
AC h3 r1/2	370	Guy Texereau	FRA	– (DNF h3)	–
AC h2 r1/2	247	Mariano Haro	ESP	[9:16.0] (DQ h2)	–
DNS	524	Carlton Anglin	JAM	–	–
DNS	819	Lazar Naroditsky	URS	–	–

Round One

Date	14 October 1968 — 17:00
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Time (hand)
1	562	Amos Biwott	KEN	8:49.39	8:49.4	Q
2	567	Benjamin Kogo	KEN	8:57.80	8:57.8	Q
3	372	Jean-Paul Villain	FRA	9:01.12	9:01.2	Q
4	318	George Young	USA	9:01.49	9:02.2	Q
5	152	Mihail Zhelev	BUL	9:01.96	9:01.0	Q
6	112	Kerry O'Brien	AUS	9:02.31	9:02.4	Q
7	242	Javier Álvarez	ESP	9:03.74	9:03.8	Q
8	811	Viktor Kudinsky	URS	9:05.25	9:05.2	Q
9	738	Bengt Persson	SWE	9:06.43	9:06.4	Q
10	647	Arne Risa	NOR	9:07.31	9:07.2	Q
11	141	Gaston Roelants	BEL	9:08.29	9:08.2	Q
12	818	Aleksandr Morozov	URS	9:08.45	9:08.4	Q
13	298	Bill Reilly	USA	9:10.35	9:10.4
14	407	John Jackson	GBR	9:11.33	9:11.4
15	293	Conrad Nightingale	USA	9:13.23	9:13.2
16	330	Tadesse Wolde-Medhin	ETH	9:13.24	9:13.2
17	656	Peter Welsh	NZL	9:13.80	9:13.8
18	391	Gareth Bryan-Jones	GBR	9:16.86	9:16.8
19	687	Manuel Oliveira	POR	9:19.22	9:19.2
20	734	Jan-Erik Karlsson	SWE	9:19.64	9:19.6
21	7	Klaus-Ludwig Brosius	FRG	9:23.98	9:24.0
22	52	Willi Wagner	FRG	9:24.49	9:24.4		1
23	780	Labidi Ayachi	TUN	9:24.62	9:24.6		2
24	470	János Szabó	HUN	9:25.82	9:25.8
25	617	Pedro Miranda	MEX	9:25.95	9:26.0
26	552	Taketsugu Saruwatari	JPN	9:26.30	9:26.2
27	31	Heinz-Gerd Mölders	FRG	9:32.22	9:32.2
28	545	Nobuyoshi Miura	JPN	9:32.95	9:33.0		3
29	403	Maurice Herriott	GBR	9:34.68	9:34.6		4
30	838	Albertino Etchechury	URU	9:35.61	9:35.6		5
31	144	Eddy Van Butsele	BEL	9:38.79	9:38.8		6
32	95	Domingo Amaisón	ARG	9:43.06	9:43.0
33	520	Umberto Risi	ITA	9:43.97	9:44.0
34	448	Julio Quevedo	GUA	9:48.37	9:48.4
35	665	Jan Cych	POL	9:50.78	9:50.8		7
36	749	Hans Menet	SUI	10:02.06	10:02.0		8
37	236	Efraín Cordero	ESA	11:19.23	–		9
DNF	601	Larbi Oukada	MAR	–	–		10
DNF	370	Guy Texereau	FRA	–	–
DQ	247	Mariano Haro	ESP	[9:15.93]	[9:16.0]		11

Heat #1

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	567	Benjamin Kogo	KEN	8:57.8	8:57.80	Q
2	242	Javier Álvarez	ESP	9:03.8	9:03.74	Q
3	738	Bengt Persson	SWE	9:06.4	9:06.43	Q
4	647	Arne Risa	NOR	9:07.2	9:07.31	Q
5	407	John Jackson	GBR	9:11.4	9:11.33
6	293	Conrad Nightingale	USA	9:13.2	9:13.23
7	330	Tadesse Wolde-Medhin	ETH	9:13.2	9:13.24
8	687	Manuel Oliveira	POR	9:19.2	9:19.22
9	7	Klaus-Ludwig Brosius	FRG	9:24.0	9:23.98
10	470	János Szabó	HUN	9:25.8	9:25.82
11	617	Pedro Miranda	MEX	9:26.0	9:25.95
12	95	Domingo Amaisón	ARG	9:43.0	9:43.06
DNF	601	Larbi Oukada	MAR	–	–		12

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
1000m	Pedro Miranda		2:59.4
2000m	Benjamin Kogo		6:02.7

Heat #2

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	372	Jean-Paul Villain	FRA	9:01.2	9:01.12	Q
2	318	George Young	USA	9:02.2	9:01.49	Q
3	112	Kerry O'Brien	AUS	9:02.4	9:02.31	Q
4	811	Viktor Kudinsky	URS	9:05.2	9:05.25	Q
5	52	Willi Wagner	FRG	9:24.4	9:24.49		13
6	780	Labidi Ayachi	TUN	9:24.6	9:24.62		14
7	545	Nobuyoshi Miura	JPN	9:33.0	9:32.95		15
8	403	Maurice Herriott	GBR	9:34.6	9:34.68		16
9	838	Albertino Etchechury	URU	9:35.6	9:35.61		17
10	144	Eddy Van Butsele	BEL	9:38.8	9:38.79		18
11	665	Jan Cych	POL	9:50.8	9:50.78		19
12	749	Hans Menet	SUI	10:02.0	10:02.06		20
13	236	Efraín Cordero	ESA	–	11:19.23		21
DQ	247	Mariano Haro	ESP	[9:16.0]	[9:15.93]		22

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
1000m	Jean-Paul Villain		2:52.8
2000m	Jean-Paul Villain		5:58.0

Heat #3

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	562	Amos Biwott	KEN	8:49.4	8:49.39	Q
2	152	Mihail Zhelev	BUL	9:01.0	9:01.96	Q
3	141	Gaston Roelants	BEL	9:08.2	9:08.29	Q
4	818	Aleksandr Morozov	URS	9:08.4	9:08.45	Q
5	298	Bill Reilly	USA	9:10.4	9:10.35
6	656	Peter Welsh	NZL	9:13.8	9:13.80
7	391	Gareth Bryan-Jones	GBR	9:16.8	9:16.86
8	734	Jan-Erik Karlsson	SWE	9:19.6	9:19.64
9	552	Taketsugu Saruwatari	JPN	9:26.2	9:26.30
10	31	Heinz-Gerd Mölders	FRG	9:32.2	9:32.22
11	520	Umberto Risi	ITA	9:44.0	9:43.97
12	448	Julio Quevedo	GUA	9:48.4	9:48.37
DNF	370	Guy Texereau	FRA	–	–

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
1000m	Amos Biwott		2:44.8
2000m	Amos Biwott		5:49.0

Final Round

Date	16 October 1968 — 17:20

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	562	Amos Biwott	KEN	8:51.0	8:51.02
2	567	Benjamin Kogo	KEN	8:51.6	8:51.56
3	318	George Young	USA	8:51.8	8:51.86
4	112	Kerry O'Brien	AUS	8:52.0	8:52.08
5	818	Aleksandr Morozov	URS	8:55.8	8:55.61
6	152	Mihail Zhelev	BUL	8:58.4	8:58.41
7	141	Gaston Roelants	BEL	8:59.4	8:59.50
8	647	Arne Risa	NOR	9:09.0	9:08.98
9	372	Jean-Paul Villain	FRA	9:16.2	9:16.27
10	738	Bengt Persson	SWE	9:20.6	9:20.61
11	242	Javier Álvarez	ESP	9:24.6	9:24.51
DNF	811	Viktor Kudinsky	URS	–	–

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
1000m	Benjamin Kogo		3:04.2
2000m	Gaston Roelants		6:03.2