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3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men

Date	27 – 29 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	40 from 29 countries

It was a foregone conclusion that a Kenyan would win, so dominant were they by now in the steeplechase. Their three runners included 1997 World Champion Wilson Boit Kipketer the runner-up in that race, and world record holder, Bernard Barmasai, and 1998 World Junior Champion Reuben Kosgei, who had been initially entered by the name of Reuben Seroney. The pace in the final was funereal, with 1998 European Champion Damian Kallabis (GER) falling at the first hurdle in the mass pack. Kosgei took the lead at 2,000 metres and was never headed, although Boit Kipketer pulled to his shoulder near the finish. They bumped slightly on the run-in and Kosgei edged ahead at the line.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	2383	Reuben Kosgei	KEN	8:23.17 (1 h1)	8:21.43 (1)	Gold
2	2380	Wilson Boit Kipketer	KEN	8:22.07 (2 h3)	8:21.77 (2)	Silver
3	2521	Ali Ezzine	MAR	8:23.79 (2 h1)	8:22.15 (3)	Bronze
4	2368	Bernard Barmasai	KEN	8:23.08 (1 h2)	8:22.23 (4)
5	1595	Luis Miguel Martín	ESP	8:24.04 (4 h2)	8:22.75 (5)
6	1594	Eliseo Martín	ESP	8:24.97 (4 h1)	8:23.00 (6)
7	2513	Brahim Boulami	MAR	8:24.43 (4 h3)	8:24.32 (7)
8	1148	Günther Weidlinger	AUT	8:24.07 (3 h1)	8:26.70 (8)
9	2668	Jim Svenøy	NOR	8:23.61 (2 h2)	8:27.20 (9)
10	2809	Khamis Abdullah Seifeddine	QAT	8:23.94 (3 h2)	8:30.89 (10)
11	1009	Laïd Bessou	ALG	8:21.14 (1 h3)	8:33.07 (11)
12	2617	Simon Vroemen	NED	8:22.13 (3 h3)	8:37.87 (12)
13	2766	Manuel Silva	POR	8:25.70 (5 h3)	8:38.63 (13)
14	1737	Gaël Pencréach	FRA	8:25.35 (6 h2)	8:41.19 (14)
15	1874	Damian Kallabis	GER	8:24.48 (5 h2)	9:09.78 (15)
5 h1 r1/2	3263	Mark Croghan	USA	8:25.88 (5 h1)	–
6 h1 r1/2	1741	Bob Tahri	FRA	8:34.69 (6 h1)	–
6 h3 r1/2	3268	Pascal Dobert	USA	8:29.52 (6 h3)	–
7 h1 r1/2	1656	Girma Maru Daba	ETH	8:35.34 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r1/2	1315	Joël Bourgeois	CAN	8:28.07 (7 h2)	–
7 h3 r1/2	1785	Justin Chaston	GBR	8:31.01 (7 h3)	–
8 h1 r1/2	2815	Florin Ionescu	ROU	8:37.44 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r1/2	3065	Christian Belz	SUI	8:33.45 (8 h2)	–
8 h3 r1/2	3176	Lotfi Turki	TUN	8:34.84 (8 h3)	–
9 h1 r1/2	3209	Serhiy Redko	UKR	8:40.51 (9 h1)	–
9 h2 r1/2	2727	Rafał Wójcik	POL	8:33.51 (9 h2)	–
9 h3 r1/2	2561	José Salvador Miranda	MEX	8:35.79 (9 h3)	–
10 h1 r1/2	1817	Christian Stephenson	GBR	8:46.66 (10 h1)	–
10 h2 r1/2	3261	Tony Cosey	USA	8:35.25 (10 h2)	–
10 h3 r1/2	1570	Marco Antonio Cepeda	ESP	8:40.01 (10 h3)	–
11 h1 r1/2	1007	Mourad Benslimani	ALG	8:59.07 (11 h1)	–
11 h2 r1/2	2525	El-Arbi Khattabi	MAR	8:43.46 (11 h2)	–
11 h3 r1/2	2546	Iaroslav Musinschi	MDA	8:42.04 (11 h3)	–
12 h1 r1/2	1092	Chris Unthank	AUS	9:11.19 (12 h1)	–
12 h2 r1/2	1962	Georgios Giannelis	GRE	9:19.14 (12 h2)	–
12 h3 r1/2	2204	Giuseppe Maffei	ITA	8:48.88 (12 h3)	–
13 h1 r1/2	3042	Primo Higa	SOL	9:44.12 (13 h1)	–
13 h3 r1/2	2897	Vladimir Pronin	RUS	8:57.69 (13 h3)	–
14 h3 r1/2	2697	Eduardo Buenavista	PHI	9:13.71 (14 h3)	–
AC h2 r1/2	1508	Stathis Stasi	CYP	– (DNF h2)	–

Round One

Date	27 September 2000
Format	Top four in each heat and next three fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1009	Laïd Bessou	ALG	8:21.14	Q
2	2380	Wilson Boit Kipketer	KEN	8:22.07	Q
3	2617	Simon Vroemen	NED	8:22.13	Q
4	2368	Bernard Barmasai	KEN	8:23.08	Q
5	2383	Reuben Kosgei	KEN	8:23.17	Q
6	2668	Jim Svenøy	NOR	8:23.61	Q
7	2521	Ali Ezzine	MAR	8:23.79	Q
8	2809	Khamis Abdullah Seifeddine	QAT	8:23.94	Q
9	1595	Luis Miguel Martín	ESP	8:24.04	Q
10	1148	Günther Weidlinger	AUT	8:24.07	Q
11	2513	Brahim Boulami	MAR	8:24.43	Q
12	1874	Damian Kallabis	GER	8:24.48	q
13	1594	Eliseo Martín	ESP	8:24.97	Q
14	1737	Gaël Pencréach	FRA	8:25.35	q
15	2766	Manuel Silva	POR	8:25.70	q
16	3263	Mark Croghan	USA	8:25.88
17	1315	Joël Bourgeois	CAN	8:28.07
18	3268	Pascal Dobert	USA	8:29.52
19	1785	Justin Chaston	GBR	8:31.01
20	3065	Christian Belz	SUI	8:33.45
21	2727	Rafał Wójcik	POL	8:33.51
22	1741	Bob Tahri	FRA	8:34.69
23	3176	Lotfi Turki	TUN	8:34.84
24	3261	Tony Cosey	USA	8:35.25
25	1656	Girma Maru Daba	ETH	8:35.34
26	2561	José Salvador Miranda	MEX	8:35.79
27	2815	Florin Ionescu	ROU	8:37.44
28	1570	Marco Antonio Cepeda	ESP	8:40.01
29	3209	Serhiy Redko	UKR	8:40.51
30	2546	Iaroslav Musinschi	MDA	8:42.04
31	2525	El-Arbi Khattabi	MAR	8:43.46
32	1817	Christian Stephenson	GBR	8:46.66
33	2204	Giuseppe Maffei	ITA	8:48.88
34	2897	Vladimir Pronin	RUS	8:57.69
35	1007	Mourad Benslimani	ALG	8:59.07
36	1092	Chris Unthank	AUS	9:11.19
37	2697	Eduardo Buenavista	PHI	9:13.71
38	1962	Georgios Giannelis	GRE	9:19.14
39	3042	Primo Higa	SOL	9:44.12
DNF	1508	Stathis Stasi	CYP	–

Heat #1

Time	11:55

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2383	Reuben Kosgei	KEN	8:23.17	Q
2	2521	Ali Ezzine	MAR	8:23.79	Q
3	1148	Günther Weidlinger	AUT	8:24.07	Q
4	1594	Eliseo Martín	ESP	8:24.97	Q
5	3263	Mark Croghan	USA	8:25.88
6	1741	Bob Tahri	FRA	8:34.69
7	1656	Girma Maru Daba	ETH	8:35.34
8	2815	Florin Ionescu	ROU	8:37.44
9	3209	Serhiy Redko	UKR	8:40.51
10	1817	Christian Stephenson	GBR	8:46.66
11	1007	Mourad Benslimani	ALG	8:59.07
12	1092	Chris Unthank	AUS	9:11.19
13	3042	Primo Higa	SOL	9:44.12

Heat #2

Time	12:08

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2368	Bernard Barmasai	KEN	8:23.08	Q
2	2668	Jim Svenøy	NOR	8:23.61	Q
3	2809	Khamis Abdullah Seifeddine	QAT	8:23.94	Q
4	1595	Luis Miguel Martín	ESP	8:24.04	Q
5	1874	Damian Kallabis	GER	8:24.48	q
6	1737	Gaël Pencréach	FRA	8:25.35	q
7	1315	Joël Bourgeois	CAN	8:28.07
8	3065	Christian Belz	SUI	8:33.45
9	2727	Rafał Wójcik	POL	8:33.51
10	3261	Tony Cosey	USA	8:35.25
11	2525	El-Arbi Khattabi	MAR	8:43.46
12	1962	Georgios Giannelis	GRE	9:19.14
DNF	1508	Stathis Stasi	CYP	–

Heat #3

Time	12:21

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1009	Laïd Bessou	ALG	8:21.14	Q
2	2380	Wilson Boit Kipketer	KEN	8:22.07	Q
3	2617	Simon Vroemen	NED	8:22.13	Q
4	2513	Brahim Boulami	MAR	8:24.43	Q
5	2766	Manuel Silva	POR	8:25.70	q
6	3268	Pascal Dobert	USA	8:29.52
7	1785	Justin Chaston	GBR	8:31.01
8	3176	Lotfi Turki	TUN	8:34.84
9	2561	José Salvador Miranda	MEX	8:35.79
10	1570	Marco Antonio Cepeda	ESP	8:40.01
11	2546	Iaroslav Musinschi	MDA	8:42.04
12	2204	Giuseppe Maffei	ITA	8:48.88
13	2897	Vladimir Pronin	RUS	8:57.69
14	2697	Eduardo Buenavista	PHI	9:13.71

Final Round

Date	29 September 2000 — 19:25

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2383	Reuben Kosgei	KEN	8:21.43
2	2380	Wilson Boit Kipketer	KEN	8:21.77
3	2521	Ali Ezzine	MAR	8:22.15
4	2368	Bernard Barmasai	KEN	8:22.23
5	1595	Luis Miguel Martín	ESP	8:22.75
6	1594	Eliseo Martín	ESP	8:23.00
7	2513	Brahim Boulami	MAR	8:24.32
8	1148	Günther Weidlinger	AUT	8:26.70
9	2668	Jim Svenøy	NOR	8:27.20
10	2809	Khamis Abdullah Seifeddine	QAT	8:30.89
11	1009	Laïd Bessou	ALG	8:33.07
12	2617	Simon Vroemen	NED	8:37.87
13	2766	Manuel Silva	POR	8:38.63
14	1737	Gaël Pencréach	FRA	8:41.19
15	1874	Damian Kallabis	GER	9:09.78

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
1000m	Luis Miguel Martín		2:55.85
2000m	Reuben Kosgei		5:43.91