2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase explained

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

The men's 3000 metre steeplechase at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 12 and 14 August. Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad of France won the race, but he was later disqualified after he took off his shirt while running down the home straight. Yoann Kowal (France) was then awarded gold, Krystian Zalewski (Poland) silver and Angel Mullera (Spain) bronze.^[1]

Mullera was booed by the public during the medal ceremony. After the French anthem had been played, Kowal joined Zalewski on the silver medal podium step, ostensibly ignoring the Spaniard.^[2]

Medalists

Gold	Yoann Kowal
Silver	Krystian Zalewski
Bronze	Ángel Mullera

Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships
World record		7:53.63	Brussels, Belgium	3 September 2004
European record		8:00.09	Paris, France	6 July 2013
Championship record		8:07.87	Barcelona, Spain	1 August 2010
World Leading		8:02.37	Oslo, Norway	11 June 2014
European Leading		8:07.45	Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France	14 June 2014

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
12 August 2014	12:20	Round 1
14 August 2014	20:45	Final

Results

Round 1

First 5 in each heat (Q) and 5 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	2			8:31.62	Q
2	2			8:32.35	Q
3	2			8:33.05	Q
4	2			8:33.39	Q
5	2			8:33.44	Q
6	2			8:34.29	q
7	2			8:34.35	q
8	1			8:35.44	Q
9	1			8:35.45	Q
10	1			8:35.98	Q
11	1			8:36.27	Q
12	2			8:36.33	q, SB
13	2			8:36.44	q
14	1			8:36.59	Q
15	1			8:37.02	q
16	2			8:37.31
17	1			8:39.78
18	1			8:42.03
19	1			8:42.33
20	1			8:43.98
21	2			8:43.99
22	2			8:45.33
23	1			8:46.80
24	2			8:47.18
25	1			8:58.58
26	1			9:01.56
27	2			9:32.13
	1

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
			8:26.66
			8:27.11
			8:29.16	SB
			8:30.08
			8:32.50
			8:32.70
			8:32.99
			8:33.13
			8:34.16
10			8:34.32
11			8:42.45
12			8:44.05
13			8:44.46
14			8:45.70

References

• Round 1 Results
• Final Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: European Championships: Athlete loses gold for removing shirt . 15 August 2014 . BBC Sport.
2. http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2014/08/15/video-athletisme-yoann-kowal-2e-marche-podium-disqualification-mahiedine-mekhissi_n_5682550.html "Athlétisme : Yoann Kowal pose sur la 2e marche du podium après la disqualification de Mahiedine Mekhissi"