| | Event type
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men
| Date | 26 – 31 July 1980 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Bolshaya arena, Tsentralny stadion imeni V.I. Lenina, Moskva |
| Participants | 31 from 18 countries |
In 1978 Henry Rono (KEN) had a superb summer in which he broke world records for the steeplechase, 5K,10K, and 3,000 metres, and won the Commonwealth Games steeplechase gold medal. He would have been heavily favored but was injured in the Olympic year. The silver medalist from 1976, Poland’s Bronisław Malinowski, was back and had won the 1974 and 1978 European Championships and was likely the favorite. But he had been beaten in July by Tanzania’s Filbert Bayi who had moved up to this event from the 1,500/mile. Bayi, a noted front runner, took the lead from the start and was on world record pace thru two kilometres. He had a 30-metre lead on Malinowski by then, but the Pole slowly closed the gap, coming to five metres back at the bell. Malinowski took the lead over the water jump on the final lap and won quite easily, Bayi hanging on for the silver medal. This was the last time the steeplechase was not won by a Kenyan, thru at least 2016..
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 539 | Bronisław Malinowski |  POL | 8:29.8 (1 h2) | 8:21.2 (1 h2) | 8:09.7 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 642 | Filbert Bayi |  TAN | 8:21.4 (1 h1) | 8:16.2 (1 h1) | 8:12.5 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 187 | Eshetu Tura |  ETH | 8:23.8 (2 h1) | 8:16.2 (2 h1) | 8:13.6 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 161 | Domingo Ramón |  ESP | 8:31.9 (1 h3) | 8:22.0 (2 h2) | 8:15.8 (4) | |||
| 5 | 163 | Francisco Sánchez | ESP | 8:27.5 (5 h1) | 8:19.0 (4 h1) | 8:18.0 (5) | |||
| 6 | 427 | Giuseppe Gerbi |  ITA | 8:37.1 (6 h3) | 8:27.2 (5 h2) | 8:18.5 (6) | |||
| 7 | 540 | Bogusław Mamiński | POL | 8:24.0 (3 h1) | 8:18.8 (3 h1) | 8:19.5 (7) | |||
| 8 | 697 | Anatoly Dimov |  URS | 8:33.2 (2 h3) | 8:24.9 (5 h1) | 8:19.8 (8) | |||
| 9 | 565 | Vasile Bichea |  ROU | 8:35.4 (3 h3) | 8:24.3 (3 h2) | 8:23.9 (9) | |||
| 10 | 662 | Dušan Moravčík |  TCH | 8:33.4 (2 h2) | 8:28.0 (6 h2) | 8:29.1 (10) | |||
| 11 | 3 | Lahcen Babaci |  ALG | 8:38.7 (7 h3) | 8:25.5 (6 h1) | 8:31.8 (11) | |||
| 12 | 196 | Tommy Ekblom |  FIN | 8:27.8 (6 h1) | 8:24.3 (4 h2) | 8:40.9 (12) | |||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | 439 | Roberto Volpi | ITA | 8:35.6 (5 h2) | 8:29.7 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 h2 r2/3 | 264 | Roger Hackney |  GBR | 8:36.4 (5 h3) | 8:29.2 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 8 h1 r2/3 | 280 | Colin Reitz | GBR | 8:35.3 (4 h2) | 8:29.8 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 8 h2 r2/3 | 189 | Hailu Wolde-Tsadik | ETH | 8:41.0 (8 h3) | 8:35.0 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 9 h1 r2/3 | 554 | Krzysztof Wesołowski | POL | 8:35.6 (4 h3) | 8:33.1 (9 h1) | – | |||
| 9 h2 r2/3 | 744 | Aleksandr Vorobey | URS | 8:42.6 (7 h1) | 8:44.3 (9 h2) | – | |||
| 10 h1 r2/3 | 206 | Vesa Laukkanen | FIN | 8:38.4 (6 h2) | 8:33.3 (10 h1) | – | |||
| 10 h2 r2/3 | 27 | Wolfgang Konrad |  AUT | 8:25.0 (4 h1) | 8:51.6 (10 h2) | – | |||
| 11 h1 r2/3 | 566 | Paul Copu | ROU | 8:45.6 (7 h2) | 8:45.0 (11 h1) | – | |||
| 11 h2 r2/3 | 286 | Tony Staynings | GBR | 8:47.5 (8 h1) | 8:52.3 (11 h2) | – | |||
| 12 h1 r2/3 | 93 | Stanimir Nenov |  BUL | 8:43.8 (9 h3) | 8:50.2 (12 h1) | – | |||
| AC h2 r2/3 | 721 | Sergey Olizarenko | URS | 8:34.2 (3 h2) | – (DNF h2) | – | |||
| 8 h2 r1/3 | 188 | Girma Wolde-Hana | ETH | 8:54.6 (8 h2) | – | – | |||
| 9 h1 r1/3 | 572 | Nicolae Voicu | ROU | 8:49.0 (9 h1) | – | – | |||
| 9 h2 r1/3 | 322 | Ralf Pönitzsch |  GDR | 8:56.5 (9 h2) | – | – | |||
| 10 h1 r1/3 | 621 | Anders Carlson |  SWE | 9:01.8 (10 h1) | – | – | |||
| 10 h2 r1/3 | 636 | Abdul Karim Joumaa |  SYR | 9:29.4 (10 h2) | – | – | |||
| 10 h3 r1/3 | 587 | Albert Marie |  SEY | 9:19.7 (10 h3) | – | – | |||
| AC h2 r1/3 | 561 | José Sena |  POR | – (DNF h2) | – | – | |||
| 203 | Tapio Kantanen | FIN | – (DNS h3) | – | – |
Round One (26 July 1980 — 18:20)
Top six in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat One
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 642 | Filbert Bayi | TAN | 8:21.4 | 8:21.38 | |||
| 2 | 187 | Eshetu Tura | ETH | 8:23.8 | 8:23.73 | |||
| 3 | 540 | Bogusław Mamiński | POL | 8:24.0 | 8:23.92 | |||
| 4 | 27 | Wolfgang Konrad | AUT | 8:25.0 | 8:24.92 | |||
| 5 | 163 | Francisco Sánchez | ESP | 8:27.5 | 8:27.50 | |||
| 6 | 196 | Tommy Ekblom | FIN | 8:27.8 | 8:27.80 | |||
| 7 | 744 | Aleksandr Vorobey | URS | 8:42.6 | 8:42.59 | |||
| 8 | 286 | Tony Staynings | GBR | 8:47.5 | 8:47.42 | |||
| 9 | 572 | Nicolae Voicu | ROU | 8:49.0 | 8:48.97 | |||
| 10 | 621 | Anders Carlson | SWE | 9:01.8 | 9:01.77 |
Splits
| 1000m | 2:40.7 | Filbert Bayi | |
| 2000m | 5:28.0 | Filbert Bayi | |
Heat Two
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 539 | Bronisław Malinowski | POL | 8:29.8 | 8:29.80 | |||
| 2 | 662 | Dušan Moravčík | TCH | 8:33.4 | 8:33.31 | |||
| 3 | 721 | Sergey Olizarenko | URS | 8:34.2 | 8:34.20 | |||
| 4 | 280 | Colin Reitz | GBR | 8:35.3 | 8:35.21 | |||
| 5 | 439 | Roberto Volpi | ITA | 8:35.6 | 8:35.53 | |||
| 6 | 206 | Vesa Laukkanen | FIN | 8:38.4 | 8:38.33 | |||
| 7 | 566 | Paul Copu | ROU | 8:45.6 | 8:45.54 | |||
| 8 | 188 | Girma Wolde-Hana | ETH | 8:54.6 | 8:54.60 | |||
| 9 | 322 | Ralf Pönitzsch | GDR | 8:56.5 | 8:56.45 | |||
| 10 | 636 | Abdul Karim Joumaa | SYR | 9:29.4 | 9:29.38 | |||
| 561 | José Sena | POR | – | – |
Splits
| 1000m | 2:47.5 | José Sena | |
| 2000m | 5:39.4 | Bronisław Malinowski | |
Heat Three
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 161 | Domingo Ramón | ESP | 8:31.9 | 8:31.81 | |||
| 2 | 697 | Anatoly Dimov | URS | 8:33.2 | 8:33.18 | |||
| 3 | 565 | Vasile Bichea | ROU | 8:35.4 | 8:35.35 | |||
| 4 | 554 | Krzysztof Wesołowski | POL | 8:35.6 | 8:35.58 | |||
| 5 | 264 | Roger Hackney | GBR | 8:36.4 | 8:36.34 | |||
| 6 | 427 | Giuseppe Gerbi | ITA | 8:37.1 | 8:37.03 | |||
| 7 | 3 | Lahcen Babaci | ALG | 8:38.7 | 8:38.68 | |||
| 8 | 189 | Hailu Wolde-Tsadik | ETH | 8:41.0 | 8:40.98 | |||
| 9 | 93 | Stanimir Nenov | BUL | 8:43.8 | 8:43.77 | |||
| 10 | 587 | Albert Marie | SEY | 9:19.7 | 9:19.62 | |||
| 203 | Tapio Kantanen | FIN | – | – |
Splits
| 1000m | 2:57.3 | Domingo Ramón | |
| 2000m | 5:44.1 | Krzysztof Wesołowski | |
Semi-Finals (28 July 1980 — 20:35)
Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the final.
Heat One
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 642 | Filbert Bayi | TAN | 8:16.2 | 8:16.11 | |||
| 2 | 187 | Eshetu Tura | ETH | 8:16.2 | 8:16.17 | |||
| 3 | 540 | Bogusław Mamiński | POL | 8:18.8 | 8:18.78 | |||
| 4 | 163 | Francisco Sánchez | ESP | 8:19.0 | 8:18.96 | |||
| 5 | 697 | Anatoly Dimov | URS | 8:24.9 | 8:24.81 | |||
| 6 | 3 | Lahcen Babaci | ALG | 8:25.5 | 8:25.47 | |||
| 7 | 439 | Roberto Volpi | ITA | 8:29.7 | 8:29.70 | |||
| 8 | 280 | Colin Reitz | GBR | 8:29.8 | 8:29.75 | |||
| 9 | 554 | Krzysztof Wesołowski | POL | 8:33.1 | 8:33.02 | |||
| 10 | 206 | Vesa Laukkanen | FIN | 8:33.3 | 8:33.30 | |||
| 11 | 566 | Paul Copu | ROU | 8:45.0 | 8:44.91 | |||
| 12 | 93 | Stanimir Nenov | BUL | 8:50.2 | 8:50.17 |
Splits
| 1000m | 2:41.6 | Filbert Bayi | |
| 2000m | 5:26.7 | Filbert Bayi | |
Heat Two
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 539 | Bronisław Malinowski | POL | 8:21.2 | 8:21.15 | |||
| 2 | 161 | Domingo Ramón | ESP | 8:22.0 | 8:21.94 | |||
| 3 | 565 | Vasile Bichea | ROU | 8:24.3 | 8:24.23 | |||
| 4 | 196 | Tommy Ekblom | FIN | 8:24.3 | 8:24.29 | |||
| 5 | 427 | Giuseppe Gerbi | ITA | 8:27.2 | 8:27.19 | |||
| 6 | 662 | Dušan Moravčík | TCH | 8:28.0 | 8:28.00 | |||
| 7 | 264 | Roger Hackney | GBR | 8:29.2 | 8:29.18 | |||
| 8 | 189 | Hailu Wolde-Tsadik | ETH | 8:35.0 | 8:34.94 | |||
| 9 | 744 | Aleksandr Vorobey | URS | 8:44.3 | 8:44.24 | |||
| 10 | 27 | Wolfgang Konrad | AUT | 8:51.6 | 8:51.59 | |||
| 11 | 286 | Tony Staynings | GBR | 8:52.3 | 8:52.30 | |||
| 721 | Sergey Olizarenko | URS | – | – |
Splits
| 1000m | 2:47.5 | Bronisław Malinowski | |
| 2000m | 5:34.4 | Bronisław Malinowski | |
Final (31 July 1980 — 19:15)
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 539 | Bronisław Malinowski | POL | 8:09.7 | 8:09.70 | |||
| 2 | 642 | Filbert Bayi | TAN | 8:12.5 | 8:12.48 | |||
| 3 | 187 | Eshetu Tura | ETH | 8:13.6 | 8:13.57 | |||
| 4 | 161 | Domingo Ramón | ESP | 8:15.8 | 8:15.74 | |||
| 5 | 163 | Francisco Sánchez | ESP | 8:18.0 | 8:17.93 | |||
| 6 | 427 | Giuseppe Gerbi | ITA | 8:18.5 | 8:18.47 | |||
| 7 | 540 | Bogusław Mamiński | POL | 8:19.5 | 8:19.43 | |||
| 8 | 697 | Anatoly Dimov | URS | 8:19.8 | 8:19.75 | |||
| 9 | 565 | Vasile Bichea | ROU | 8:23.9 | 8:23.86 | |||
| 10 | 662 | Dušan Moravčík | TCH | 8:29.1 | 8:29.03 | |||
| 11 | 3 | Lahcen Babaci | ALG | 8:31.8 | 8:31.80 | |||
| 12 | 196 | Tommy Ekblom | FIN | 8:40.9 | 8:40.86 |
Splits
| 1000m | 2:38.8 | Filbert Bayi | |
| 2000m | 5:20.3 | Filbert Bayi | |