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3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men

3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men

Date	27 – 29 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	40 from 29 countries

It was a foregone conclusion that a Kenyan would win, so dominant were they by now in the steeplechase. Their three runners included 1997 World Champion Wilson Boit Kipketer the runner-up in that race, and world record holder, Bernard Barmasai, and 1998 World Junior Champion Reuben Kosgei, who had been initially entered by the name of Reuben Seroney. The pace in the final was funereal, with 1998 European Champion Damian Kallabis (GER) falling at the first hurdle in the mass pack. Kosgei took the lead at 2,000 metres and was never headed, although Boit Kipketer pulled to his shoulder near the finish. They bumped slightly on the run-in and Kosgei edged ahead at the line.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	2383	Reuben Kosgei	👁 Image KEN	8:23.17 (1 h1)	8:21.43 (1)	Gold
2	2380	Wilson Boit Kipketer	👁 Image KEN	8:22.07 (2 h3)	8:21.77 (2)	Silver
3	2521	Ali Ezzine	👁 Image MAR	8:23.79 (2 h1)	8:22.15 (3)	Bronze
4	2368	Bernard Barmasai	👁 Image KEN	8:23.08 (1 h2)	8:22.23 (4)
5	1595	Luis Miguel Martín	👁 Image ESP	8:24.04 (4 h2)	8:22.75 (5)
6	1594	Eliseo Martín	👁 Image ESP	8:24.97 (4 h1)	8:23.00 (6)
7	2513	Brahim Boulami	👁 Image MAR	8:24.43 (4 h3)	8:24.32 (7)
8	1148	Günther Weidlinger	👁 Image AUT	8:24.07 (3 h1)	8:26.70 (8)
9	2668	Jim Svenøy	👁 Image NOR	8:23.61 (2 h2)	8:27.20 (9)
10	2809	Khamis Abdullah Seifeddine	👁 Image QAT	8:23.94 (3 h2)	8:30.89 (10)
11	1009	Laïd Bessou	👁 Image ALG	8:21.14 (1 h3)	8:33.07 (11)
12	2617	Simon Vroemen	👁 Image NED	8:22.13 (3 h3)	8:37.87 (12)
13	2766	Manuel Silva	👁 Image POR	8:25.70 (5 h3)	8:38.63 (13)
14	1737	Gaël Pencréach	👁 Image FRA	8:25.35 (6 h2)	8:41.19 (14)
15	1874	Damian Kallabis	👁 Image GER	8:24.48 (5 h2)	9:09.78 (15)
5 h1 r1/2	3263	Mark Croghan	👁 Image USA	8:25.88 (5 h1)	–
6 h1 r1/2	1741	Bob Tahri	👁 Image FRA	8:34.69 (6 h1)	–
6 h3 r1/2	3268	Pascal Dobert	👁 Image USA	8:29.52 (6 h3)	–
7 h1 r1/2	1656	Girma Maru Daba	👁 Image ETH	8:35.34 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r1/2	1315	Joël Bourgeois	👁 Image CAN	8:28.07 (7 h2)	–
7 h3 r1/2	1785	Justin Chaston	👁 Image GBR	8:31.01 (7 h3)	–
8 h1 r1/2	2815	Florin Ionescu	👁 Image ROU	8:37.44 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r1/2	3065	Christian Belz	👁 Image SUI	8:33.45 (8 h2)	–
8 h3 r1/2	3176	Lotfi Turki	👁 Image TUN	8:34.84 (8 h3)	–
9 h1 r1/2	3209	Serhiy Redko	👁 Image UKR	8:40.51 (9 h1)	–
9 h2 r1/2	2727	Rafał Wójcik	👁 Image POL	8:33.51 (9 h2)	–
9 h3 r1/2	2561	José Salvador Miranda	👁 Image MEX	8:35.79 (9 h3)	–
10 h1 r1/2	1817	Christian Stephenson	👁 Image GBR	8:46.66 (10 h1)	–
10 h2 r1/2	3261	Tony Cosey	👁 Image USA	8:35.25 (10 h2)	–
10 h3 r1/2	1570	Marco Antonio Cepeda	👁 Image ESP	8:40.01 (10 h3)	–
11 h1 r1/2	1007	Mourad Benslimani	👁 Image ALG	8:59.07 (11 h1)	–
11 h2 r1/2	2525	El-Arbi Khattabi	👁 Image MAR	8:43.46 (11 h2)	–
11 h3 r1/2	2546	Iaroslav Musinschi	👁 Image MDA	8:42.04 (11 h3)	–
12 h1 r1/2	1092	Chris Unthank	👁 Image AUS	9:11.19 (12 h1)	–
12 h2 r1/2	1962	Georgios Giannelis	👁 Image GRE	9:19.14 (12 h2)	–
12 h3 r1/2	2204	Giuseppe Maffei	👁 Image ITA	8:48.88 (12 h3)	–
13 h1 r1/2	3042	Primo Higa	👁 Image SOL	9:44.12 (13 h1)	–
13 h3 r1/2	2897	Vladimir Pronin	👁 Image RUS	8:57.69 (13 h3)	–
14 h3 r1/2	2697	Eduardo Buenavista	👁 Image PHI	9:13.71 (14 h3)	–
AC h2 r1/2	1508	Stathis Stasi	👁 Image CYP	– (DNF h2)	–

Round One

Date	27 September 2000
Format	Top four in each heat and next three fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1009	Laïd Bessou	👁 Image ALG	8:21.14
2	2380	Wilson Boit Kipketer	👁 Image KEN	8:22.07
3	2617	Simon Vroemen	👁 Image NED	8:22.13
4	2368	Bernard Barmasai	👁 Image KEN	8:23.08
5	2383	Reuben Kosgei	👁 Image KEN	8:23.17
6	2668	Jim Svenøy	👁 Image NOR	8:23.61
7	2521	Ali Ezzine	👁 Image MAR	8:23.79
8	2809	Khamis Abdullah Seifeddine	👁 Image QAT	8:23.94
9	1595	Luis Miguel Martín	👁 Image ESP	8:24.04
10	1148	Günther Weidlinger	👁 Image AUT	8:24.07
11	2513	Brahim Boulami	👁 Image MAR	8:24.43
12	1874	Damian Kallabis	👁 Image GER	8:24.48
13	1594	Eliseo Martín	👁 Image ESP	8:24.97
14	1737	Gaël Pencréach	👁 Image FRA	8:25.35
15	2766	Manuel Silva	👁 Image POR	8:25.70
16	3263	Mark Croghan	👁 Image USA	8:25.88
17	1315	Joël Bourgeois	👁 Image CAN	8:28.07
18	3268	Pascal Dobert	👁 Image USA	8:29.52
19	1785	Justin Chaston	👁 Image GBR	8:31.01
20	3065	Christian Belz	👁 Image SUI	8:33.45
21	2727	Rafał Wójcik	👁 Image POL	8:33.51
22	1741	Bob Tahri	👁 Image FRA	8:34.69
23	3176	Lotfi Turki	👁 Image TUN	8:34.84
24	3261	Tony Cosey	👁 Image USA	8:35.25
25	1656	Girma Maru Daba	👁 Image ETH	8:35.34
26	2561	José Salvador Miranda	👁 Image MEX	8:35.79
27	2815	Florin Ionescu	👁 Image ROU	8:37.44
28	1570	Marco Antonio Cepeda	👁 Image ESP	8:40.01
29	3209	Serhiy Redko	👁 Image UKR	8:40.51
30	2546	Iaroslav Musinschi	👁 Image MDA	8:42.04
31	2525	El-Arbi Khattabi	👁 Image MAR	8:43.46
32	1817	Christian Stephenson	👁 Image GBR	8:46.66
33	2204	Giuseppe Maffei	👁 Image ITA	8:48.88
34	2897	Vladimir Pronin	👁 Image RUS	8:57.69
35	1007	Mourad Benslimani	👁 Image ALG	8:59.07
36	1092	Chris Unthank	👁 Image AUS	9:11.19
37	2697	Eduardo Buenavista	👁 Image PHI	9:13.71
38	1962	Georgios Giannelis	👁 Image GRE	9:19.14
39	3042	Primo Higa	👁 Image SOL	9:44.12
1508	Stathis Stasi	👁 Image CYP	–

Heat #1

Time	11:55

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2383	Reuben Kosgei	👁 Image KEN	8:23.17
2	2521	Ali Ezzine	👁 Image MAR	8:23.79
3	1148	Günther Weidlinger	👁 Image AUT	8:24.07
4	1594	Eliseo Martín	👁 Image ESP	8:24.97
5	3263	Mark Croghan	👁 Image USA	8:25.88
6	1741	Bob Tahri	👁 Image FRA	8:34.69
7	1656	Girma Maru Daba	👁 Image ETH	8:35.34
8	2815	Florin Ionescu	👁 Image ROU	8:37.44
9	3209	Serhiy Redko	👁 Image UKR	8:40.51
10	1817	Christian Stephenson	👁 Image GBR	8:46.66
11	1007	Mourad Benslimani	👁 Image ALG	8:59.07
12	1092	Chris Unthank	👁 Image AUS	9:11.19
13	3042	Primo Higa	👁 Image SOL	9:44.12

Heat #2

Time	12:08

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2368	Bernard Barmasai	👁 Image KEN	8:23.08
2	2668	Jim Svenøy	👁 Image NOR	8:23.61
3	2809	Khamis Abdullah Seifeddine	👁 Image QAT	8:23.94
4	1595	Luis Miguel Martín	👁 Image ESP	8:24.04
5	1874	Damian Kallabis	👁 Image GER	8:24.48
6	1737	Gaël Pencréach	👁 Image FRA	8:25.35
7	1315	Joël Bourgeois	👁 Image CAN	8:28.07
8	3065	Christian Belz	👁 Image SUI	8:33.45
9	2727	Rafał Wójcik	👁 Image POL	8:33.51
10	3261	Tony Cosey	👁 Image USA	8:35.25
11	2525	El-Arbi Khattabi	👁 Image MAR	8:43.46
12	1962	Georgios Giannelis	👁 Image GRE	9:19.14
1508	Stathis Stasi	👁 Image CYP	–

Heat #3

Time	12:21

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1009	Laïd Bessou	👁 Image ALG	8:21.14
2	2380	Wilson Boit Kipketer	👁 Image KEN	8:22.07
3	2617	Simon Vroemen	👁 Image NED	8:22.13
4	2513	Brahim Boulami	👁 Image MAR	8:24.43
5	2766	Manuel Silva	👁 Image POR	8:25.70
6	3268	Pascal Dobert	👁 Image USA	8:29.52
7	1785	Justin Chaston	👁 Image GBR	8:31.01
8	3176	Lotfi Turki	👁 Image TUN	8:34.84
9	2561	José Salvador Miranda	👁 Image MEX	8:35.79
10	1570	Marco Antonio Cepeda	👁 Image ESP	8:40.01
11	2546	Iaroslav Musinschi	👁 Image MDA	8:42.04
12	2204	Giuseppe Maffei	👁 Image ITA	8:48.88
13	2897	Vladimir Pronin	👁 Image RUS	8:57.69
14	2697	Eduardo Buenavista	👁 Image PHI	9:13.71

Final Round

Date	29 September 2000 — 19:25

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2383	Reuben Kosgei	👁 Image KEN	8:21.43
2	2380	Wilson Boit Kipketer	👁 Image KEN	8:21.77
3	2521	Ali Ezzine	👁 Image MAR	8:22.15
4	2368	Bernard Barmasai	👁 Image KEN	8:22.23
5	1595	Luis Miguel Martín	👁 Image ESP	8:22.75
6	1594	Eliseo Martín	👁 Image ESP	8:23.00
7	2513	Brahim Boulami	👁 Image MAR	8:24.32
8	1148	Günther Weidlinger	👁 Image AUT	8:26.70
9	2668	Jim Svenøy	👁 Image NOR	8:27.20
10	2809	Khamis Abdullah Seifeddine	👁 Image QAT	8:30.89
11	1009	Laïd Bessou	👁 Image ALG	8:33.07
12	2617	Simon Vroemen	👁 Image NED	8:37.87
13	2766	Manuel Silva	👁 Image POR	8:38.63
14	1737	Gaël Pencréach	👁 Image FRA	8:41.19
15	1874	Damian Kallabis	👁 Image GER	9:09.78

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
1000m	Luis Miguel Martín	👁 Image	2:55.85
2000m	Reuben Kosgei	👁 Image	5:43.91

URL: https://www.olympedia.org/results/65440