Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase explained

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 first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the mile.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Tony Manning	Ben Jipcho	Amos Biwott

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	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
	2

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	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

References

• Heats results (p9)
• Australian results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 23 September 2019.