The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships was held at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium on November 12.
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tareq Mubarak Taher |  Bahrain |
8:33.58 | |
 |
Lin Xiangqian |  China |
8:34.13 | SB |
 |
Abubaker Ali Kamal |  Qatar |
8:34.73 | |
| 4 | Elam Singh |  India |
8:41.81 | PB |
| 5 | Tsuyoshi Takeda |  Japan |
8:41.89 | |
| 6 | Takayuki Matsuura | Japan |
8:44.00 | |
| 7 | Yang Le | China |
8:50.58 | |
| 8 | Jaibir Singh | India |
8:52.16 | |
| 9 | Ho Chin-ping |  Chinese Taipei |
9:06.06 | |
| 10 | Ahmad Foroud |  Iran |
9:06.09 | |
| 11 | Rene Herrera |  Philippines |
9:07.91 | |
| 12 | Omar Al-Rasheedi |  Kuwait |
9:21.80 |