2012 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase explained

Event:	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 European Athletics Championships will held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 27 and 29 June.

Medalists

Gold	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
Silver	Tarık Langat Akdağ
Bronze	Víctor García

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World record		7:53.63	Brussels, Belgium	3 September 2004
European record		8:01.18	Berlin, Germany	18 August 2009
Championship record		8:07.87	Barcelona, Spain	1 August 2010
World Leading		7:54.31	Rome, Italy	31 May 2012
European Leading		8:10.90	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France	9 June 2012

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
27 June 2012	18:30	Round 1
29 June 2012	19:05	Final

Results

Round 1

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 7 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	2			8:27.31	Q, SB
2	2			8:29.28	Q
3	2			8:29.44	Q
4	2			8:29.46	Q
5	2			8:29.51	q
6	2			8:29.55	q
7	1			8:31.05	Q
	1			8:31.33	Q, Doping
8	2			8:32.63	q
9	1			8:34.08	Q
10	1			8:35.05	Q
11	1			8:35.44	q
12	2			8:36.10	q, PB
13	1			8:37.40	q
14	1			8:37.82	q
15	1			8:39.19
16	2			8:41.11
17	1			8:41.63	SB
18	2			8:47.29
19	1			8:48.38
	2			8:52.84	Doping
20	1			8:55.88
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	2

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
			8:33.23
			8:35.24
			8:35.87
			8:36.98	Doping
			8:38.58
			8:38.76
			8:39.22
			8:39.35
			8:40.05
			8:41.53
10			8:42.06
11			8:44.51
12			8:48.37
13			8:53.30
14			8:58.02

References

• Round 1 Results
• Final Results
• Full results