Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase explained

Event:	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
Games:	1928 Summer
Venue:	Olympic Stadium
Dates:	August 1 (heats) August 4 (final)
Competitors:	22
Gold:	Toivo Loukola
Goldnoc:	FIN
Silver:	Paavo Nurmi
Silvernoc:	FIN
Bronze:	Ove Andersen
Bronzenoc:	FIN
Prev:	1924
Next:	1932

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place August 1 & August 4.^[1]

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			9:46.6	Q
2			9:58.6	Q
3				Q
4
5
6
7
8

Key: Q = Qualified

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			9:58.8	Q
2			9:58.9	Q
3				Q
4
5
6
				DNF

Key: DNF = Did not finish, Q = Qualified

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			9:37.6	Q
2				Q
3				Q
4
5
6
7

Key: Q = Qualified

Final

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			9:21.8	WR
			9:31.2
			9:35.6
4			9:38.0
5			9:40.0
6			9:40.5
7
8
				DNF

Key: DNF = Did not finish, WR = World record

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060309/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1928/ATH/mens-3000-metres-steeplechase.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 19 November 2017 . sports-reference.com.