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Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenueEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Dates3 August 1992 (heats)
5 August 1992 (semi-finals)
7 August 1992 (final)
Competitors32 from 24 nations
Winning time8:08.84
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Matthew Birir
 Kenya
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Patrick Sang
 Kenya
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) William Mutwol
 Kenya
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These are the official results of the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, "with four qualifying heats."

At the "gun," it seemed like the rest of the world came——to run, "while the Kenyan team were just tagging along." Starting off slowly, all three Kenyans casually jogged around the outside of the pack. And towards the front. William Mutwol continued, breaking away——to as much as a 10-metre lead, with Elarbi Khattabi the only one to bridge the gap. On the next lap, Matthew Birir, running in fourth place, went down on the track. But Birir righted himself quickly and "was back on his feet before the back of the strung out field had passed him." Within two more barriers, he was back in the same fourth-place position. By the time they reached the same spot on the track where Birir fell, he was in third place as the tail of the three man Kenyan breakaway. Over the next two laps, the only athlete seriously marking the Kenyans was Alessandro Lambruschini. Just after two laps to go, Patrick Sang edged ahead of Mutwol with Lambruschini gaining little ground between barriers and losing the same amount each time he went over one. With a lap to go, Birir moved into the lead and the Kenyan sweep simply pulled away from Lambruschini, with the rest of the field already disappeared behind. No drama, no hurdling the water jump, no challenges, not even any sprinting. Lambruschini finished fourth for the second Olympics in a row, more than 25 metres behind Mutwol. This became the first Olympic podium sweep by, an African nation.

Medalists※

Gold Matthew Birir
 Kenya
Silver Patrick Sang
 Kenya
Bronze William Mutwol
 Kenya

Records※

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record 8:05.35 Kenya Peter Koech Stockholm (SWE) July 3, 1989
Olympic Record 8:05.51 Kenya Julius Kariuki Seoul (KOR) September 30, 1988

Final※

  • Held on August 7, 1992
RANK FINAL TIME
 Matthew Birir (KEN) 8:08.84
 Patrick Sang (KEN) 8:09.55
 William Mutwol (KEN) 8:10.74
4.  Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA) 8:15.52
5.  Steffen Brand (GER) 8:16.60
6.  Tom Hanlon (GBR) 8:18.14
7.  Brian Diemer (USA) 8:18.77
8.  Azzedine Brahmi (ALG) 8:20.71
9.  William Van Dijck (BEL) 8:22.51
10.  Elarbi Khattabi (MAR) 8:23.82
11.  Clodoaldo Lopes do Carmo (BRA) 8:25.92
12.  Ricardo Vera (URU) 8:26.35

Semifinals※

Heats※

RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Patrick Sang (KEN) 8:27.01
2.  Tom Hanlon (GBR) 8:27.46
3.  Ricardo Vera (URU) 8:27.71
4.  Mark Croghan (USA) 8:28.15
5.  Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA) 8:29.64
6.  Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) 8:30.54
7.  Whaddon Niewoudt (RSA) 8:30.61
8.  João Junqueira (POR) 8:32.68
9.  Hamid Sajjadi (IRI) 8:36.87
10.  Marcelo Cascabelo (ARG) 8:38.89
11.  Jamal Abdi Hassan (QAT) 8:54.98

Final ranking※

Rank Name Nation
1st place, gold medalist(s) Matthew Birir  Kenya
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Patrick Sang  Kenya
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) William Mutwol  Kenya
4 Alessandro Lambruschini  Italy
5 Steffen Brand  Germany
6 Tom Hanlon  Great Britain
7 Brian Diemer  United States
8 Azzedine Brahmi  Algeria
9 William Van Dijck  Belgium
10 Elarbi Khattabi  Morocco
11 Clodoaldo do Carmo  Brazil
12 Ricardo Vera  Uruguay
13 Mark Croghan  United States
14 Vladimir Golyas  Unified Team
15 Tom Buckner  Great Britain
16 Ville Hautala  Finland
Rank Name Nation
17 Colin Walker  Great Britain
18 Mohammed Al-Dossary  Saudi Arabia
19 Whaddon Niewoudt  South Africa
20 Hagen Melzer  Germany
21 João Junqueira  Portugal
22 Daniel Lopez  United States
23 Thierry Brusseau  France
24 Joseph Mahmoud  France
25 Hamid Sajjadi  Iran
26 Marcelo Cascabelo  Argentina
27 Michael Buchleitner  Austria
28 Graeme Fell  Canada
29 Jamal Abdi Hassan  Qatar
30 Ivan Konovalov  Unified Team
31 Davendra Singh  Fiji
32 Hector Begeo  Philippines

See also※

References※

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

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