2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase explained

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 15 July.[1]

Medalists

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Conseslus Kipruto
Gilbert Kiplangat Kirui
Hicham Sigueni

Records

, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

World Junior Record7:58.66Brussels, Belgium24 August 2001
Championship Record8:14.00Beijing, China19 August 2006
World Junior Leading8:08.92Doha, Qatar11 May 2012
Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics
Championship Record &
World Junior Leading
8:06.10Barcelona, Spain15 July 2012

Results

Heats

Qualification: The first 4 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 8:19.46 Q
2 1 8:26.58 Q
3 2 8:37.01 Q
4 1 8:37.94 Q
5 1 8:38.01 Q, PB
6 2 8:41.05 Q
7 1 8:48.38 Q
8 1 8:49.67 q
9 1 8:52.99 q, PB
10 2 8:54.85 Q, PB
11 2 8:55.93 q
12 1 8:56.15 q, PB
13 1 8:56.88 PB
14 2 8:56.98
15 2 8:57.98
16 1 9:00.32
17 2 9:02.59
18 1 9:03.98
19 1 9:05.28
20 2 9:05.64
21 2 9:08.69
22 2 9:10.71
23 1 9:11.31
24 1 9:14.86
25 1 9:16.17
26 2 9:18.31
27 1 9:20.28
28 2 9:24.97
29 2 9:31.22
30 2 9:46.23
2 DNS

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Note
8:06.10 CR
8:19.94
8:30.14
8:30.92
8:32.08 NJ
8:33.87
8:36.13 PB
8:36.14
8:45.18
10 8:51.35 PB
11 8:51.44 PB
DNS

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: iaaf.org – International Association of Athletics Federations. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120727064739/http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/Results/ResultsByEvent.aspx?/disctype=4/sex=M/discCode=3KSC/combCode=hash/timetable.html. 2012-07-27.