2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase explained

Event:	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
Competition:	2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates:	1 August (heats) 4 August (final)
Competitors:	38
Nations:	26
Win Value:	8:37.92
Gold:	Samuel Duguna
Goldnoc:	ETH
Silver:	Samuel Firewu
Silvernoc:	ETH
Bronze:	Salaheddine Ben Yazide
Bronzenoc:	MAR
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 1 and 4 August 2022.^[1]

38 athletes from 26 countries were originally entered to the competition, even though the first published entry list featured 43 athletes from 27 countries.^[2] ^[3]

Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:^[4]

Record	Mark	Location	Date
World U20 Record	7:58.66	Brussels, Belgium	24 August 2001
Championship Record	8:06.10	Barcelona, Spain	15 July 2012
World U20 Leading	8:19.63	Rabat, Morocco	5 June 2022

Results

Round 1

Round 1 took place on 3 August, with the 38 athletes involved being split into 3 heats.^[5] The first 3 athletes in each heat (

Q ) and the next 6 fastest ( q ) qualified to the final.^[6] The overall results were as follows:^[7]

Rank	Heat	Time	Note
1	3	8:44.83	Q
2	3	8:47.25	Q
3	3	8:47.36	Q,
4	2	8:49.27	Q
5	2	8:49.57	Q
6	3	8:50.05	q
7	1	8:50.70	Q
8	3	8:51.04	q
9	1	8:51.09	Q
10	1	8:51.25	Q,
11	1	8:51.30	q
12	2	9:00.02	Q
13	3	9:00.60	q
14	1	9:01.37	q
15	2	9:02.35	q
16	2	9:04.39
17	3	9:05.97
18	2	9:06.37
19	1	9:06.47
20	3	9:06.99
21	2	9:07.67
22	3	9:08.19
23	2	9:11.70
24	1	9:12.50
25	2	9:14.48
26	2	9:14.55
27	2	9:14.60
28	1	9:21.33
29	1	9:22.17
30	2	9:23.04
31	3	9:23.42
32	1	9:29.08
33	3	9:31.73
34	1	9:31.93
35	1	9:33.02
36	3	9:44.89
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Final

The final was started at 17:01 on 6 August.^[8] The results were as follows:^[9]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
			8:37.92
			8:39.11
			8:40.62
4			8:41.03
5			8:44.74
6			8:45.05
7			8:49.27
8			8:49.86
9			8:51.86
10			8:53.79
11			8:55.77
12			8:56.36
13			9:08.03
14			9:14.37
15			9:14.73

Notes and References

Web site: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable. World Athletics. 1 August 2022.
Web site: Entry Lists by EVENT and COUNTRY (As of 27 July 2022). World Athletics. 27 July 2022. 1 August 2022.
Web site: Entry Lists by EVENT and SEASON BEST (As of 27 July 2022). World Athletics. 27 July 2022. 1 August 2022.
Web site: 3000 metres steeplechase Men − Outdoor Records. World Athletics. 1 August 2022.
Web site: START LIST 3000 Metres Steeplechase Men – Round 1. World Athletics. 2 August 2022. 2 August 2022.
Web site: RESULTS 3000 Metres Steeplechase Men - Round 1. World Athletics. 3 August 2022. 3 August 2022.
Web site: SUMMARY 3000 Metres Steeplechase Men - Round 1. World Athletics. 3 August 2022. 3 August 2022.
Web site: START LIST 3000 Metres Steeplechase Men - Final. World Athletics. 3 August 2022. 3 August 2022.
Web site: RESULTS 3000 Metres Steeplechase Men - Final. World Athletics. 6 August 2022. 6 August 2022.