Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

These are the official results of the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats.[1]

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenueEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Dates3 August 1992 (heats)
5 August 1992 (semi-finals)
7 August 1992 (final)
Competitors32 from 24 nations
Winning time8:08.84
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Matthew Birir
 Kenya
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Patrick Sang
 Kenya
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) William Mutwol
 Kenya
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At the gun, it seemed like the rest of the world came to run, while the Kenyan team were just tagging along. Starting off slowly, all three Kenyans casually jogged around the outside of the pack and towards the front. William Mutwol continued, breaking away to as much as a 10-metre lead, with Elarbi Khattabi the only one to bridge the gap. On the next lap, Matthew Birir, running in fourth place, went down on the track, but Birir righted himself quickly and was back on his feet before the back of the strung out field had passed him. Within two more barriers, he was back in the same fourth-place position. By the time they reached the same spot on the track where Birir fell, he was in third place as the tail of the three man Kenyan breakaway. Over the next two laps, the only athlete seriously marking the Kenyans was Alessandro Lambruschini. Just after two laps to go, Patrick Sang edged ahead of Mutwol with Lambruschini gaining a little ground between barriers and losing the same amount each time he went over one. With a lap to go, Birir moved into the lead and the Kenyan sweep simply pulled away from Lambruschini, with the rest of the field already disappeared behind. No drama, no hurdling the water jump, no challenges, not even any sprinting. Lambruschini finished fourth for the second Olympics in a row, more than 25 metres behind Mutwol. This became the first Olympic podium sweep by an African nation.

Medalists

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Gold Matthew Birir
  Kenya
Silver Patrick Sang
  Kenya
Bronze William Mutwol
  Kenya

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record 8:05.35   Peter Koech Stockholm (SWE) July 3, 1989
Olympic Record 8:05.51   Julius Kariuki Seoul (KOR) September 30, 1988

Final

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  • Held on August 7, 1992
RANK FINAL TIME
    Matthew Birir (KEN) 8:08.84
    Patrick Sang (KEN) 8:09.55
    William Mutwol (KEN) 8:10.74
4.   Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA) 8:15.52
5.   Steffen Brand (GER) 8:16.60
6.   Tom Hanlon (GBR) 8:18.14
7.   Brian Diemer (USA) 8:18.77
8.   Azzedine Brahmi (ALG) 8:20.71
9.   William Van Dijck (BEL) 8:22.51
10.   Elarbi Khattabi (MAR) 8:23.82
11.   Clodoaldo Lopes do Carmo (BRA) 8:25.92
12.   Ricardo Vera (URU) 8:26.35

Semifinals

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Heats

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RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.   Patrick Sang (KEN) 8:27.01
2.   Tom Hanlon (GBR) 8:27.46
3.   Ricardo Vera (URU) 8:27.71
4.   Mark Croghan (USA) 8:28.15
5.   Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA) 8:29.64
6.   Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) 8:30.54
7.   Whaddon Niewoudt (RSA) 8:30.61
8.   João Junqueira (POR) 8:32.68
9.   Hamid Sajjadi (IRI) 8:36.87
10.   Marcelo Cascabelo (ARG) 8:38.89
11.   Jamal Abdi Hassan (QAT) 8:54.98

Final ranking

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Rank Name Nation
  Matthew Birir   Kenya
  Patrick Sang   Kenya
  William Mutwol   Kenya
4 Alessandro Lambruschini   Italy
5 Steffen Brand   Germany
6 Tom Hanlon   Great Britain
7 Brian Diemer   United States
8 Azzedine Brahmi   Algeria
9 William Van Dijck   Belgium
10 Elarbi Khattabi   Morocco
11 Clodoaldo do Carmo   Brazil
12 Ricardo Vera   Uruguay
13 Mark Croghan   United States
14 Vladimir Golyas   Unified Team
15 Tom Buckner   Great Britain
16 Ville Hautala   Finland
Rank Name Nation
17 Colin Walker   Great Britain
18 Mohammed Al-Dossary   Saudi Arabia
19 Whaddon Niewoudt   South Africa
20 Hagen Melzer   Germany
21 João Junqueira   Portugal
22 Daniel Lopez   United States
23 Thierry Brusseau   France
24 Joseph Mahmoud   France
25 Hamid Sajjadi   Iran
26 Marcelo Cascabelo   Argentina
27 Michael Buchleitner   Austria
28 Graeme Fell   Canada
29 Jamal Abdi Hassan   Qatar
30 Ivan Konovalov   Unified Team
31 Davendra Singh   Fiji
32 Hector Begeo   Philippines

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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