| | Event type
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men
| Date | 6 – 10 August 1984 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California |
| Participants | 35 from 25 countries |
The 1982 European Champion and 1983 World Champion was Patriz Ilg (FRG) but injuries kept him out of the Olympics. The favorite was Kenyan Julius Korir, who had won the 1982 Commonwealth Games. But he was expected to be challenged by American Henry Marsh, not known for his fast times, but a great racer who usually ran from the back of the pack thru the early laps. On the second lap of the final, a fan leapt from the crowd and tried to start running as the field came to the water jump. He could not keep up and was removed, although he did manage to clear two hurdles. The pace in the final was slow, set by Peter Renner (NZL) thru the first two kilometers. By the bell lap, Korir led with Marsh on his shoulder. But Korir kicked at 220 metres and pulled away to win the gold medal. Marsh, whose strength had been sapped by a virus in the last few weeks, fell off the pace and out of the medals, finishing fourth.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 586 | Julius Korir |  KEN | 8:29.08 (1 h2) | 8:17.40 (1 h2) | 8:11.80 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 294 | Joseph Mahmoud |  FRA | 8:30.85 (3 h2) | 8:18.62 (=4 h2) | 8:13.31 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 896 | Brian Diemer |  USA | 8:25.92 (1 h1) | 8:18.36 (3 h2) | 8:14.06 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 919 | Henry Marsh | USA | 8:29.23 (4 h3) | 8:20.57 (4 h1) | 8:14.25 (4) | |||
| 5 | 391 | Colin Reitz |  GBR | 8:29.33 (5 h3) | 8:18.62 (=4 h2) | 8:15.48 (5) | |||
| 6 | 237 | Domingo Ramón |  ESP | 8:26.04 (2 h1) | 8:19.08 (1 h1) | 8:17.27 (6) | |||
| 7 | 579 | Julius Kariuki | KEN | 8:19.45 (1 h3) | 8:21.07 (6 h1) | 8:17.47 (7) | |||
| 8 | 280 | Pascal Debacker | FRA | 8:30.35 (6 h1) | 8:20.34 (2 h1) | 8:21.51 (8) | |||
| 9 | 252 | Tommy Ekblom |  FIN | 8:29.45 (6 h3) | 8:20.54 (3 h1) | 8:23.95 (9) | |||
| 10 | 370 | Roger Hackney | GBR | 8:30.31 (2 h2) | 8:20.77 (5 h1) | 8:27.10 (10) | |||
| 11 | 693 | Peter Renner |  NZL | 8:22.95 (2 h3) | 8:18.12 (2 h2) | 8:29.81 (11) | |||
| 12 | 856 | Féthi Baccouche |  TUN | 8:27.49 (3 h1) | 8:18.70 (6 h2) | 8:43.40 (12) | |||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | 73 | William Van Dijck |  BEL | 8:29.68 (4 h1) | 8:23.08 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 h2 r2/3 | 66 | Peter Daenens | BEL | 8:28.26 (3 h3) | 8:21.77 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 8 h1 r2/3 | 363 | Paul Davies-Hale | GBR | 8:31.97 (7 h1) | 8:26.15 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 8 h2 r2/3 | 162 | Emilio Ulloa |  CHI | 8:29.71 (5 h1) | 8:28.99 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 9 h1 r2/3 | 117 | Greg Duhaime |  CAN | 8:31.54 (5 h2) | 8:26.32 (9 h1) | – | |||
| 9 h2 r2/3 | 514 | Francesco Panetta |  ITA | 8:37.05 (8 h1) | 8:31.24 (9 h2) | – | |||
| 10 h1 r2/3 | 495 | Franco Boffi | ITA | 8:32.26 (7 h2) | 8:30.82 (10 h1) | – | |||
| 10 h2 r2/3 | 444 | Hans Koeleman |  NED | 8:31.34 (4 h2) | 8:32.29 (10 h2) | – | |||
| 11 h1 r2/3 | 468 | Liam O'Brien |  IRL | 8:31.89 (8 h3) | 8:34.90 (11 h1) | – | |||
| 11 h2 r2/3 | 904 | John Gregorek, Sr. | USA | 8:38.43 (8 h2) | 8:38.19 (11 h2) | – | |||
| 12 h1 r2/3 | 198 | Filippos Filippou |  CYP | 8:30.09 (7 h3) | 8:39.47 (12 h1) | – | |||
| 12 h2 r2/3 | 736 | Carmelo Ríos |  PUR | 8:31.88 (6 h2) | 8:44.70 (12 h2) | – | |||
| 9 h1 r1/3 | 597 | Kip Rono | KEN | 8:41.75 (9 h1) | – | – | |||
| 9 h2 r1/3 | 241 | Juan José Torres | ESP | 8:40.76 (9 h2) | – | – | |||
| 9 h3 r1/3 | 481 | Yehuda Zadok |  ISR | 8:42.28 (9 h3) | – | – | |||
| 10 h1 r1/3 | 18 | Pedro Cáceres |  ARG | 8:50.02 (10 h1) | – | – | |||
| 10 h2 r1/3 | 715 | Héctor Begeo |  PHI | 8:53.70 (10 h2) | – | – | |||
| 10 h3 r1/3 | 604 | Kim Ju-Ryong |  KOR | 8:43.50 (10 h3) | – | – | |||
| 11 h1 r1/3 | 149 | Emmanuel M'Pioh |  CGO | 9:05.58 (11 h1) | – | – | |||
| 11 h2 r1/3 | 435 | Hugo Allan García |  GUA | 9:02.41 (11 h2) | – | – | |||
| 11 h3 r1/3 | 759 | Albert Marie |  SEY | 9:32.30 (11 h3) | – | – | |||
| 12 h1 r1/3 | 697 | Abdullah Azzan Al-Akbary |  OMA | 10:22.96 (12 h1) | – | – | |||
| 12 h2 r1/3 | 713 | Ramón López |  PAR | 9:36.36 (12 h2) | – | – | |||
| 822 | Filbert Bayi |  TAN | – (DNS h3) | – | – |
Round One (6 August 1984 — 18:25)
Top six in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat One
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 896 | Brian Diemer | USA | 8:25.92 | |||
| 2 | 237 | Domingo Ramón | ESP | 8:26.04 | |||
| 3 | 856 | Féthi Baccouche | TUN | 8:27.49 | |||
| 4 | 73 | William Van Dijck | BEL | 8:29.68 | |||
| 5 | 162 | Emilio Ulloa | CHI | 8:29.71 | |||
| 6 | 280 | Pascal Debacker | FRA | 8:30.35 | |||
| 7 | 363 | Paul Davies-Hale | GBR | 8:31.97 | |||
| 8 | 514 | Francesco Panetta | ITA | 8:37.05 | |||
| 9 | 597 | Kip Rono | KEN | 8:41.75 | |||
| 10 | 18 | Pedro Cáceres | ARG | 8:50.02 | |||
| 11 | 149 | Emmanuel M'Pioh | CGO | 9:05.58 | |||
| 12 | 697 | Abdullah Azzan Al-Akbary | OMA | 10:22.96 |
Heat Two
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 586 | Julius Korir | KEN | 8:29.08 | |||
| 2 | 370 | Roger Hackney | GBR | 8:30.31 | |||
| 3 | 294 | Joseph Mahmoud | FRA | 8:30.85 | |||
| 4 | 444 | Hans Koeleman | NED | 8:31.34 | |||
| 5 | 117 | Greg Duhaime | CAN | 8:31.54 | |||
| 6 | 736 | Carmelo Ríos | PUR | 8:31.88 | |||
| 7 | 495 | Franco Boffi | ITA | 8:32.26 | |||
| 8 | 904 | John Gregorek, Sr. | USA | 8:38.43 | |||
| 9 | 241 | Juan José Torres | ESP | 8:40.76 | |||
| 10 | 715 | Héctor Begeo | PHI | 8:53.70 | |||
| 11 | 435 | Hugo Allan García | GUA | 9:02.41 | |||
| 12 | 713 | Ramón López | PAR | 9:36.36 |
Heat Three
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 579 | Julius Kariuki | KEN | 8:19.45 | |||
| 2 | 693 | Peter Renner | NZL | 8:22.95 | |||
| 3 | 66 | Peter Daenens | BEL | 8:28.26 | |||
| 4 | 919 | Henry Marsh | USA | 8:29.23 | |||
| 5 | 391 | Colin Reitz | GBR | 8:29.33 | |||
| 6 | 252 | Tommy Ekblom | FIN | 8:29.45 | |||
| 7 | 198 | Filippos Filippou | CYP | 8:30.09 | |||
| 8 | 468 | Liam O'Brien | IRL | 8:31.89 | |||
| 9 | 481 | Yehuda Zadok | ISR | 8:42.28 | |||
| 10 | 604 | Kim Ju-Ryong | KOR | 8:43.50 | |||
| 11 | 759 | Albert Marie | SEY | 9:32.30 | |||
| 822 | Filbert Bayi | TAN | – |
Semi-Finals (8 August 1984 — 20:00)
Top five in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.
Heat One
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 237 | Domingo Ramón | ESP | 8:19.08 | |||
| 2 | 280 | Pascal Debacker | FRA | 8:20.34 | |||
| 3 | 252 | Tommy Ekblom | FIN | 8:20.54 | |||
| 4 | 919 | Henry Marsh | USA | 8:20.57 | |||
| 5 | 370 | Roger Hackney | GBR | 8:20.77 | |||
| 6 | 579 | Julius Kariuki | KEN | 8:21.07 | |||
| 7 | 73 | William Van Dijck | BEL | 8:23.08 | |||
| 8 | 363 | Paul Davies-Hale | GBR | 8:26.15 | |||
| 9 | 117 | Greg Duhaime | CAN | 8:26.32 | |||
| 10 | 495 | Franco Boffi | ITA | 8:30.82 | |||
| 11 | 468 | Liam O'Brien | IRL | 8:34.90 | |||
| 12 | 198 | Filippos Filippou | CYP | 8:39.47 |
Heat Two
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 586 | Julius Korir | KEN | 8:17.40 | |||
| 2 | 693 | Peter Renner | NZL | 8:18.12 | |||
| 3 | 896 | Brian Diemer | USA | 8:18.36 | |||
| =4 | 391 | Colin Reitz | GBR | 8:18.62 | |||
| =4 | 294 | Joseph Mahmoud | FRA | 8:18.62 | |||
| 6 | 856 | Féthi Baccouche | TUN | 8:18.70 | |||
| 7 | 66 | Peter Daenens | BEL | 8:21.77 | |||
| 8 | 162 | Emilio Ulloa | CHI | 8:28.99 | |||
| 9 | 514 | Francesco Panetta | ITA | 8:31.24 | |||
| 10 | 444 | Hans Koeleman | NED | 8:32.29 | |||
| 11 | 904 | John Gregorek, Sr. | USA | 8:38.19 | |||
| 12 | 736 | Carmelo Ríos | PUR | 8:44.70 |
Final (10 August 1984 — 19:10)
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 586 | Julius Korir | KEN | 8:11.80 | |||
| 2 | 294 | Joseph Mahmoud | FRA | 8:13.31 | |||
| 3 | 896 | Brian Diemer | USA | 8:14.06 | |||
| 4 | 919 | Henry Marsh | USA | 8:14.25 | |||
| 5 | 391 | Colin Reitz | GBR | 8:15.48 | |||
| 6 | 237 | Domingo Ramón | ESP | 8:17.27 | |||
| 7 | 579 | Julius Kariuki | KEN | 8:17.47 | |||
| 8 | 280 | Pascal Debacker | FRA | 8:21.51 | |||
| 9 | 252 | Tommy Ekblom | FIN | 8:23.95 | |||
| 10 | 370 | Roger Hackney | GBR | 8:27.10 | |||
| 11 | 693 | Peter Renner | NZL | 8:29.81 | |||
| 12 | 856 | Féthi Baccouche | TUN | 8:43.40 |
Splits
| 1000m | 2:47.4 | Peter Renner | |
| 2000m | 5:32.6 | Peter Renner | |