These are the official results of the Men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Wednesday 2001-08-08 at 20:00h.
Medalists edit
| Gold |  Reuben KosgeiKenya (KEN) |
| Silver |  Ali EzzineMorocco (MAR) |
| Bronze | Bernard Barmasai Kenya (KEN) |
Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) |
7:55.72 | August 24, 1997 |  Cologne, Germany
|
| Event Record | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) |
8:04.16 | August 11, 1995 |  Gothenburg, Sweden
|
| Season Best | Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN) |
8:01.73 | July 20, 2001 |  Monte Carlo, Monaco
|
Final edit
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Reuben Kosgei (KEN)
|
8:15.16 |
|
Ali Ezzine (MAR)
|
8:16.21 |
|
Bernard Barmasai (KEN)
|
8:16.59 |
| 4. |  Luis Miguel Martín (ESP)
|
8:18.87 |
| 5. |  Bouabdallah Tahri (FRA)
|
8:19.56 |
| 6. | Antonio David Jiménez (ESP)
|
8:19.82 |
| 7. |  Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin (QAT)
|
8:20.01 |
| 8. | Raymond Yator (KEN)
|
8:20.87 |
| 9. | Ralf Assmus (GER)
|
8:21.73 |
| 10. | Brahim Boulami (MAR)
|
8:21.95 |
| 11. |  Tim Broe (USA)
|
8:23.07 |
| 12. | Eliseo Martín (ESP)
|
8:27.78 |
| 13. |  Christian Belz (SUI)
|
8:31.43 |
| 14. |  Joël Bourgeois (CAN)
|
8:36.38 |
| 15. | Gaël Pencreach (FRA)
|
8:41.51 |
Heats edit
Held on Monday 2001-08-06
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Reuben Kosgei (KEN)
|
8:21.96 |
| 2. | Brahim Boulami (MAR)
|
8:21.98 |
| 3. | Luis Miguel Martín (ESP)
|
8:25.09 |
| 4. | Eliseo Martín (ESP)
|
8:26.18 |
| 5. | Ali Ezzine (MAR)
|
8:26.86 |
| 6. | Joël Bourgeois (CAN)
|
8:26.92 |
| 7. | Tim Broe (USA)
|
8:27.26 |
| 8. | Gaël Pencreach (FRA)
|
8:28.54 |
| 9. | Frédéric Denis (FRA)
|
8:41.66 |
| 10. |  Yoshitaka Iwamizu (JPN)
|
8:45.25 |
| 11. | Tom Chorny (USA)
|
8:51.74 |
| — |  Simon Vroemen (NED)
|
DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Antonio David Jiménez (ESP)
|
8:25.37 |
| 2. | Raymond Yator (KEN)
|
8:25.45 |
| 3. | Bernard Barmasai (KEN)
|
8:25.65 |
| 4. | Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin (QAT)
|
8:25.83 |
| 5. | Ralf Assmus (GER)
|
8:29.52 |
| 6. | Bouabdallah Tahri (FRA)
|
8:29.71 |
| 7. | Christian Belz (SUI)
|
8:31.57 |
| 8. | Elarbi Khattabi (MAR)
|
8:32.70 |
| 9. |  Laïd Bessou (ALG)
|
8:33.40 |
| 10. |  Jim Svenøy (NOR)
|
8:35.71 |
| 11. | Anthony Famiglietti (USA)
|
8:44.54 |
| 12. |  José Salvador Miranda (MEX)
|
8:49.47 |
| 13. |  Madan Raj Giri (NEP)
|
9:34.97 |