The men's

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...

at the

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was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 6 and 8 August. After a temporary retirement announced immediately after the Olympic race, 4-time champion, seven time medalist

Ezekiel Kemboi Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi (born 25 May 1982) is a Kenyan professional athlete, winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2009 World Championships, the 2011 World Championships, the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2013 W ...

(Kenya), once known for his flamboyant frohawk hairstyles was back, now as a 35-year-old without a hair on his head. His historic record was well known, but his semi-final was his fastest race of the year making him an unknown quantity. In fact, the entire 2015 podium and the 2016 Olympic podium were in this event, though 2008 Olympic champion and 2015 bronze medalist

Brimin Kipruto Brimin Kipruto (born 31 July 1985) is a Kenyan professional middle distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was born in Korkitony, Keiyo District. He holds a personal best of 7:53.64 minutes which is the ...

(Kenya) at age 33 didn't make the final.

Summary

In the final

Conseslus Kipruto Conseslus Kipruto (born 8 December 1994) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was the 2016 Rio Olympic champion in the event. At the World Athletics Championships, Kipruto won gold medals in 20 ...

(Kenya) went to the front, but he didn't set a blistering pace to burn off the competition, instead he kept control of the race.

Jairus Birech Jairus Kipchoge Birech (born 14 December 1992) is a Kenyan steeplechase runner. He holds a personal best time of 7:58.41 minutes for the 3000 metres steeplechase, which ranks him among the top ten of all time. He was the gold medallist at the 2 ...

(Kenya) and Evan Jager (USA) stayed close behind. After a leisurely 2:51.81 first kilometre, after which entire Ethiopian team of

Tesfaye Deriba Tesfaye Deriba Ketema (born 11 September 1998) is an Ethiopian runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships finishing seventh in the final. His personal best in the event is 8:13 ...

Tafese Seboka Tafese Seboka Jimma (born 29 September 1993) is an Ethiopian athlete specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He competed at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = ...

and Getnet Wale moved ahead to push the pace. Kemboi was biding his time along the rail.

Jacob Araptany Jacob Araptany (born 11 February 1994 in Kaproron, Kween District, Uganda) is an Ugandan runner. He competed in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, reaching the final in 2016. He withdrew from the 1500 m event at the 2012 Oly ...

(Uganda) lost his shoe and stopped in the middle of the track to fix it, taking him completely out of contention. After four laps, Jager moved to the front and increased the pace, with only Kipruto, Birech,

and Soufiane El Bakkali (Morocco) staying in the front group with him. Birech, and later Kemboi, dropped away, and Jager led the remaining trio until they reached the beginning of the final backstretch, where Kipruto accelerated past Jager, followed by El Bakkali. By the water jump, El Bakkali had pulled even, but Kipruto had more speed down the final straightaway. Jager held third place despite a late run from

Mahiedine Mekhissi Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (born 15 March 1985) is a French professional middle-distance runner of Algerian descent who mainly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He has won medals in major international competitions such as the Olympic Ga ...

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: The following records were set at the competition:

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 8:32.00.

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), was as follows:

Results

Heats

The first round took place on 6 August in three heats as follows: The first three in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:

Final

The final took place on 8 August at 21:11. The results were as follows
photo finish
:

References

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Steeplechase Steeplechase may refer to: * Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles * Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...

Steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships