Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
| Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | August 1 (heats) August 4 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place August 1 & August 4.[1]
Contents
1 Results
1.1 Heats
1.2 Final
2 References
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ville Ritola |  Finland | 9:46.6 | Q |
| 2 | Melvin Dalton |  United States | 9:58.6 | Q |
| 3 | Nils Eklöf |  Sweden | Q | |
| 4 | Walter Gegan | United States | ||
| 5 | Henry Oliver |  Great Britain | ||
| 6 | Nello Bartolini |  Italy | ||
| 7 | Jozef Langenus |  Belgium | ||
| 8 | Art Keay |  Canada |
Key: Q = Qualified
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paavo Nurmi | Finland | 9:58.8 | Q |
| 2 | Lucien Duquesne |  France | 9:58.9 | Q |
| 3 | William Spencer | United States | Q | |
| 4 | Norman Biddulph | Great Britain | ||
| 5 | Edgard Viseur | Belgium | ||
| 6 | Henrique Santos |  Portugal | ||
| Gerry Coughlan |  Ireland | DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, Q = Qualified
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toivo Loukola | Finland | 9:37.6 | Q |
| 2 | Ove Andersen | Finland | Q | |
| 3 | Henri Dartigues | France | Q | |
| 4 | Jean-Gunnar Lindgren | Sweden | ||
| 5 | Vernon Morgan | Great Britain | ||
| 6 | Joe Blewitt | Great Britain | ||
| 7 | Jesse Montgomery | United States |
Key: Q = Qualified
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Toivo Loukola | Finland | 9:21.8 | WR |
 | Paavo Nurmi | Finland | 9:31.2 | |
 | Ove Andersen | Finland | 9:35.6 | |
| 4 | Nils Eklöf | Sweden | 9:38.0 | |
| 5 | Henri Dartigues | France | 9:40.0 | |
| 6 | Lucien Duquesne | France | 9:40.5 | |
| 7 | Melvin Dalton | United States | ||
| 8 | William Spencer | United States | ||
| Ville Ritola | Finland | DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, WR = World record
References
^ "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 19 November 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
