The men's 3000 metre steeplechase at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 12 and 14 August. Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad of France won the race, but he was later disqualified after he took off his shirt while running down the home straight. Yoann Kowal (France) was then awarded gold, Krystian Zalewski (Poland) silver and Angel Mullera (Spain) bronze.[1]
Mullera was booed by the public during the medal ceremony. After the French anthem had been played, Kowal joined Zalewski on the silver medal podium step, ostensibly ignoring the Spaniard.[2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Yoann Kowal France
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| Silver | Krystian Zalewski Poland
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| Bronze | Ángel Mullera Spain
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Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)
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7:53.63 | Brussels, Belgium | 3 September 2004 |
| European record | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
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8:00.09 | Paris, France | 6 July 2013 |
| Championship record | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
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8:07.87 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2010 |
| World Leading |  Jairus Kipchoge Birech (KEN)
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8:02.37 | Oslo, Norway | 11 June 2014 |
| European Leading | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
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8:07.45 | Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France | 14 June 2014 |
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2014 | 12:20 | Round 1 |
| 14 August 2014 | 20:45 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+2)
Results edit
Round 1 edit
First 5 in each heat (Q) and 5 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Yoann Kowal | France |
8:26.66 | |
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Krystian Zalewski | Poland |
8:27.11 | |
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Ángel Mullera | Spain |
8:29.16 | SB |
| 4 | Sebastián Martos | Spain |
8:30.08 | |
| 5 | Ivan Lukyanov |  Russia |
8:32.50 | |
| 6 | Jukka Keskisalo |  Finland |
8:32.70 | |
| 7 | Steffen Uliczka |  Germany |
8:32.99 | |
| 8 | Tarık Langat Akdağ |  Turkey |
8:33.13 | |
| 9 | Mitko Tsenov |  Bulgaria |
8:34.16 | |
| 10 | Mateusz Demczyszak | Poland |
8:34.32 | |
| 11 | Janne Ukonmaanaho | Finland |
8:42.45 | |
| 12 | Yuri Floriani |  Italy |
8:44.05 | |
| 13 | Martin Grau | Germany |
8:44.46 | |
| 14 | Nikolay Chavkin | Russia |
8:45.70 | |
| Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | France |
DSQ |
References edit
- ^ "European Championships: Athlete loses gold for removing shirt". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Athlétisme : Yoann Kowal pose sur la 2e marche du podium après la disqualification de Mahiedine Mekhissi", Huffington Post, 15 August 2014