| Event: | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase |
| Games: | 1970 |
| Venue: | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh |
| Dates: | 22 and 25 July 1966 |
| Gold: | Tony Manning |
| Goldcga: | AUS |
| Silver: | Ben Jipcho |
| Silvercga: | KEN |
| Bronze: | Amos Biwott |
| Bronzecga: | KEN |
| Prev: | 1966 Kingston |
| Next: | Christchurch 1974 |
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 25 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was the third time that the reintroduced metric distance was contested at the Games.
| scope=col style="background-color:gold; width:200px; | Gold | scope=col style="background-color:silver; width:200px; | Silver | scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966; width:200px; | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Manning | Ben Jipcho | Amos Biwott |
The first 5 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| scope=col | Rank ! | scope=col | Heat ! | scope=col | Name ! | scope=col | Nationality ! | scope=col | Time ! | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8:37.0 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 8:41.2 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 8:47.2 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 8:49.2 | Q | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 8:49.2 | Q | ||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 8:59.6 | |||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 9:07.6 | |||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 9:22.4 | |||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 9:28.0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 8:44.8 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 8:45.0 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 8:46.2 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 8:52.6 | Q | ||||||||
| 5 | 2 | ?:??.? | Q | ||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 9:02.2 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 9:49.8 | |||||||||
| data-sort-value="10" | 2 | data-sort-value="9:99.9" | DNF |
| scope=col | Rank ! | scope=col | Name ! | scope=col | Nationality ! | scope=col | Time ! | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:26.2 | |||||||||
| 8:29.6 | |||||||||
| 8:30.8 | |||||||||
| 8:33.8 | |||||||||
| 8:35.6 | |||||||||
| 8:44.8 | |||||||||
| 8:39.8 | |||||||||
| 8:49.4 | |||||||||
| 8:55.4 | |||||||||