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2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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The Men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 29 & September 1.

The final was a slow race with Ugandans Jacob Araptany and Benjamin Kiplagat controlling the pace, with three Kenyans immediately behind. As the last lap began, Kiplagat fell back but Araptany led until one barrier before the water jump. There Ezekiel Kemboi blasted past, with Brimin Kipruto in tow. Kemboi had such a substantial lead coming off the last barrier, he started celebrating and drifted out to lane 7 where he finished. His post race, shirtless celebration dance was one of the most exuberant in recent memory, rivaling some celebrations normally performed by sprinters. Araptany faded at the finish, passed by Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad for the bronze.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Ezekiel Kemboi
 Kenya (KEN)
Brimin Kipruto
 Kenya (KEN)
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
 France (FRA)

Records

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World record  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:53.63 Brussels, Belgium 3 September 2004
Championship record  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:00.43 Berlin, Germany 18 August 2009
World leading  Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN) 7:53.64 Monaco 22 July 2011
African record  Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN) 7:53.64 Monaco 22 July 2011
Asian record  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:53.63 Brussels, Belgium 3 September 2004
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Daniel Lincoln (USA) 8:08.82 Rome, Italy 14 July 2006
South American record  Wander do Prado Moura (BRA) 8:14.41 Mar del Plata, Argentina 22 March 1995
European record  Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA) 8:01.18 Berlin, Germany 18 August 2009
Oceanian record  Peter Renner (NZL) 8:14.05 Koblenz, West Germany 29 August 1984

Qualification standards

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A time B time
8:23.10 8:32.00

Schedule

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Date Time Round
August 29, 2011 10:40 Heats
September 1, 2011 20:25 Final

Results

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KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

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Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Ezekiel Kemboi  Kenya (KEN) 8:10.93 Q
2 2 Ruben Ramolefi  South Africa (RSA) 8:11.50 Q, NR
3 2 Hamid Ezzine  Morocco (MAR) 8:11.81 Q, SB
4 2 Nahom Mesfin  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:12.04 Q, PB
5 2 Bouabdellah Tahri  France (FRA) 8:13.22 q
6 1 Jacob Araptany  Uganda (UGA) 8:18.57 Q
7 3 Benjamin Kiplagat  Uganda (UGA) 8:19.96 Q
8 3 Roba Gari  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:20.28 Q
9 3 Brimin Kipruto  Kenya (KEN) 8:21.89 Q
10 3 Alberto Paulo  Portugal (POR) 8:22.41 Q, PB
11 3 Abraham Kipkirong Chirchir  Kenya (KEN) 8:23.09 q, SB
12 1 Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad  France (FRA) 8:23.71 Q
13 1 Richard Mateelong  Kenya (KEN) 8:23.76 Q
14 3 Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux  France (FRA) 8:23.79 q
15 1 Ion Luchianov  Moldova (MDA) 8:23.88 Q, SB
16 2 Ali Ahmed Al-Amri  Saudi Arabia (KSA) 8:26.75 SB
17 1 Víctor García  Spain (ESP) 8:28.97
18 2 Simon Ayeko  Uganda (UGA) 8:29.02 SB
19 1 Amor Ben Yahia  Tunisia (TUN) 8:30.02 PB
20 1 Abubaker Ali Kamal  Qatar (QAT) 8:30.37
21 2 Jukka Keskisalo  Finland (FIN) 8:31.52
22 3 Ángel Mullera  Spain (ESP) 8:31.83
23 1 Andrey Farnosov  Russia (RUS) 8:34.44
24 2 Daniel Huling  United States (USA) 8:34.70
25 2 Tomás Tajadura  Spain (ESP) 8:36.23
26 1 Alex Genest  Canada (CAN) 8:36.67
27 1 Steffen Uliczka  Germany (GER) 8:37.35
28 3 Youcef Abdi  Australia (AUS) 8:38.42
29 2 Bjørnar Ustad Kristiansen  Norway (NOR) 8:39.85
30 3 Ben Bruce  United States (USA) 8:39.96
31 2 Łukasz Parszczyński  Poland (POL) 8:44.09
32 1 Abdelkader Hachlaf  Morocco (MAR) 8:46.14
33 1 William Nelson  United States (USA) 8:51.20
34 3 Matthew Hughes  Canada (CAN) 8:58.52
3 Mario Bazán  Peru (PER) DNF

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ezekiel Kemboi  Kenya (KEN) 8:14.85
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brimin Kipruto  Kenya (KEN) 8:16.05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad  France (FRA) 8:16.09
4 Bouabdellah Tahri  France (FRA) 8:17.56
5 Roba Gari  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:18.37
6 Jacob Araptany  Uganda (UGA) 8:18.67
7 Richard Mateelong  Kenya (KEN) 8:19.31
8 Ion Luchianov  Moldova (MDA) 8:19.69 SB
9 Hamid Ezzine  Morocco (MAR) 8:21.97
10 Benjamin Kiplagat  Uganda (UGA) 8:22.21
11 Nahom Mesfin  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:25.39
12 Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux  France (FRA) 8:30.39
13 Ruben Ramolefi  South Africa (RSA) 8:30.47
14 Abraham Kipkirong Chirchir  Kenya (KEN) 8:33.56
15 Alberto Paulo  Portugal (POR) 8:33.84

References

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