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3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men

3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men

Date	1 – 3 September 1960
Status	Olympic
Location	Stadio Olimpico, Roma
Participants	32 from 20 countries

The favorite was Poland’s Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak, who had set the world record of 8:31.4 in June 1960. That broke the mark of his countryman, Jerzy Chromik, who was the 1958 European Champion. Krzyszkowiak had won the 5K and 10K at that meet but had now turned to the steeplechase. In the final, Soviet Nikolay Sokolov led at the bell but was easily run down by Krzyszkowiak.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	525	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak	👁 Image POL	8:49.6 (1 h2)	8:34.2 (1)	Gold
2	568	Nikolay Sokolov	👁 Image URS	8:43.2 (1 h1)	8:36.4 (2)	Silver
3	569	Semyon Rzhishchin	👁 Image URS	8:48.0 (1 h3)	8:42.2 (3)	Bronze
4	242	Gaston Roelants	👁 Image BEL	8:49.4 (3 h3)	8:47.6 (4)
5	350	Gunnar Tjörnebo	👁 Image SWE	8:48.6 (2 h1)	8:58.6 (5)
6	286	Ludwig Müller	👁 Image GER	8:49.6 (2 h2)	9:01.6 (6)
7	420	Deacon Jones	👁 Image USA	8:49.2 (2 h3)	9:18.2 (7)
8	570	Aleksey Konov	👁 Image URS	8:50.0 (3 h2)	9:18.2 (8)
AC r2/2	287	Hans Hüneke	👁 Image GER	8:50.4 (3 h1)	– ()
4 h1 r1/2	334	Georgios Papavasileiou	👁 Image GRE	8:51.2 (4 h1)	–
4 h2 r1/2	421	George Young	👁 Image USA	8:50.8 (4 h2)	–
4 h3 r1/2	288	Hermann Buhl	👁 Image GER	8:49.6 (4 h3)	–
5 h1 r1/2	419	Phil Coleman	👁 Image USA	8:56.6 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r1/2	152	Bob Zháňal	👁 Image TCH	8:52.8 (5 h2)	–
5 h3 r1/2	349	Lage Tedenby	👁 Image SWE	8:52.8 (5 h3)	–
6 h1 r1/2	153	Vlastimil Brlica	👁 Image TCH	8:59.8 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r1/2	645	Dave Chapman	👁 Image GBR	8:53.0 (6 h2)	–
6 h3 r1/2	318	Franc Hafner	👁 Image YUG	8:55.4 (6 h3)	–
7 h1 r1/2	200	Attila Simon	👁 Image HUN	9:02.6 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r1/2	502	Pentti Karvonen	👁 Image FIN	9:04.8 (7 h2)	–
7 h3 r1/2	530	Jerzy Chromik	👁 Image POL	9:06.2 (7 h3)	–
8 h1 r1/2	478	Guy Texereau	👁 Image FRA	9:03.8 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r1/2	456	José Fernández	👁 Image ESP	9:12.8 (8 h2)	–
8 h3 r1/2	647	Michael Palmer	👁 Image GBR	9:10.4 (8 h3)	–
9 h1 r1/2	225	Walter Kammermann	👁 Image SUI	9:11.8 (9 h1)	–
9 h2 r1/2	121	Mubarak Shah	👁 Image PAK	9:20.0 (9 h2)	–
9 h3 r1/2	201	Gerhart Hecker	👁 Image HUN	9:12.4 (9 h3)	–
10 h1 r1/2	646	Eric Shirley	👁 Image GBR	9:14.8 (10 h1)	–
10 h2 r1/2	257	Alfredo Tinoco	👁 Image MEX	9:38.0 (10 h2)	–
10 h3 r1/2	666	Cahit Önel	👁 Image TUR	9:14.6 (10 h3)	–
11 h1 r1/2	105	Joaquim Ferreira	👁 Image POR	9:30.2 (11 h1)	–
11 h3 r1/2	187	Mohamed Lahcen	👁 Image MAR	9:29.4 (11 h3)	–
174	Balkrishan Singh	👁 Image IND	– (DNS h1)	–
91	Walter Steinbach	👁 Image AUT	– (DNS h2)	–
40	Sebastião Mendes	👁 Image BRA	– (DNS h3)	–

Round One

Date	1 September 1960 — 17:50
Format	Top three in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Time (hand)
1	568	Nikolay Sokolov	👁 Image URS	8:43.56	8:43.2
2	569	Semyon Rzhishchin	👁 Image URS	8:48.11	8:48.0
3	350	Gunnar Tjörnebo	👁 Image SWE	8:48.77	8:48.6
4	420	Deacon Jones	👁 Image USA	8:49.32	8:49.2
5	242	Gaston Roelants	👁 Image BEL	8:49.52	8:49.4
6	288	Hermann Buhl	👁 Image GER	8:49.56	8:49.6
7	286	Ludwig Müller	👁 Image GER	8:49.86	8:49.6	1
8	525	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak	👁 Image POL	8:49.92	8:49.6	2
9	570	Aleksey Konov	👁 Image URS	8:50.19	8:50.0
10	287	Hans Hüneke	👁 Image GER	8:50.59	8:50.4
11	421	George Young	👁 Image USA	8:50.93	8:50.8
12	334	Georgios Papavasileiou	👁 Image GRE	8:51.46	8:51.2
13	349	Lage Tedenby	👁 Image SWE	8:52.94	8:52.8
14	152	Bob Zháňal	👁 Image TCH	8:53.01	8:52.8
15	645	Dave Chapman	👁 Image GBR	8:53.24	8:53.0
16	318	Franc Hafner	👁 Image YUG	8:55.68	8:55.4
17	419	Phil Coleman	👁 Image USA	8:56.72	8:56.6
18	153	Vlastimil Brlica	👁 Image TCH	9:00.07	8:59.8
19	200	Attila Simon	👁 Image HUN	9:02.79	9:02.6
20	478	Guy Texereau	👁 Image FRA	9:04.23	9:03.8
21	502	Pentti Karvonen	👁 Image FIN	9:04.91	9:04.8
22	530	Jerzy Chromik	👁 Image POL	9:06.68	9:06.2
23	647	Michael Palmer	👁 Image GBR	9:10.68	9:10.4
24	225	Walter Kammermann	👁 Image SUI	9:11.8	–
25	201	Gerhart Hecker	👁 Image HUN	9:12.4	–
26	456	José Fernández	👁 Image ESP	9:12.8	–
27	666	Cahit Önel	👁 Image TUR	9:14.6	–
28	646	Eric Shirley	👁 Image GBR	9:14.8	–
29	121	Mubarak Shah	👁 Image PAK	9:20.0	–
30	187	Mohamed Lahcen	👁 Image MAR	9:29.4	–
31	105	Joaquim Ferreira	👁 Image POR	9:30.2	–
32	257	Alfredo Tinoco	👁 Image MEX	9:38.0	–
174	Balkrishan Singh	👁 Image IND	–	–
91	Walter Steinbach	👁 Image AUT	–	–
40	Sebastião Mendes	👁 Image BRA	–	–

Heat #1

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	568	Nikolay Sokolov	👁 Image URS	8:43.2	8:43.56
2	350	Gunnar Tjörnebo	👁 Image SWE	8:48.6	8:48.77
3	287	Hans Hüneke	👁 Image GER	8:50.4	8:50.59
4	334	Georgios Papavasileiou	👁 Image GRE	8:51.2	8:51.46
5	419	Phil Coleman	👁 Image USA	8:56.6	8:56.72
6	153	Vlastimil Brlica	👁 Image TCH	8:59.8	9:00.07
7	200	Attila Simon	👁 Image HUN	9:02.6	9:02.79
8	478	Guy Texereau	👁 Image FRA	9:03.8	9:04.23
9	225	Walter Kammermann	👁 Image SUI	9:11.8	–
10	646	Eric Shirley	👁 Image GBR	9:14.8	–
11	105	Joaquim Ferreira	👁 Image POR	9:30.2	–
174	Balkrishan Singh	👁 Image IND	–	–

Heat #2

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	525	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak	👁 Image POL	8:49.6	8:49.92	3
2	286	Ludwig Müller	👁 Image GER	8:49.6	8:49.86	4
3	570	Aleksey Konov	👁 Image URS	8:50.0	8:50.19
4	421	George Young	👁 Image USA	8:50.8	8:50.93
5	152	Bob Zháňal	👁 Image TCH	8:52.8	8:53.01
6	645	Dave Chapman	👁 Image GBR	8:53.0	8:53.24
7	502	Pentti Karvonen	👁 Image FIN	9:04.8	9:04.91
8	456	José Fernández	👁 Image ESP	9:12.8	–
9	121	Mubarak Shah	👁 Image PAK	9:20.0	–
10	257	Alfredo Tinoco	👁 Image MEX	9:38.0	–
91	Walter Steinbach	👁 Image AUT	–	–

Heat #3

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	569	Semyon Rzhishchin	👁 Image URS	8:48.0	8:48.11
2	420	Deacon Jones	👁 Image USA	8:49.2	8:49.32
3	242	Gaston Roelants	👁 Image BEL	8:49.4	8:49.52
4	288	Hermann Buhl	👁 Image GER	8:49.6	8:49.56
5	349	Lage Tedenby	👁 Image SWE	8:52.8	8:52.94
6	318	Franc Hafner	👁 Image YUG	8:55.4	8:55.68
7	530	Jerzy Chromik	👁 Image POL	9:06.2	9:06.68
8	647	Michael Palmer	👁 Image GBR	9:10.4	9:10.68
9	201	Gerhart Hecker	👁 Image HUN	9:12.4	–
10	666	Cahit Önel	👁 Image TUR	9:14.6	–
11	187	Mohamed Lahcen	👁 Image MAR	9:29.4	–
40	Sebastião Mendes	👁 Image BRA	–	–

Final Round

Date	3 September 1960 — 16:50

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	525	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak	👁 Image POL	8:34.2	8:34.30
2	568	Nikolay Sokolov	👁 Image URS	8:36.4	8:36.55
3	569	Semyon Rzhishchin	👁 Image URS	8:42.2	8:42.34
4	242	Gaston Roelants	👁 Image BEL	8:47.6	8:47.85
5	350	Gunnar Tjörnebo	👁 Image SWE	8:58.6	8:58.87
6	286	Ludwig Müller	👁 Image GER	9:01.6	9:01.57
7	420	Deacon Jones	👁 Image USA	9:18.2	9:18.22
8	570	Aleksey Konov	👁 Image URS	9:18.2	9:18.23
287	Hans Hüneke	👁 Image GER	–	–

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
1000m	–	👁 Image	2:45.0
2000m	–	👁 Image	5:45.8

URL: https://www.olympedia.org/results/59745