Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
| Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Games of the IX Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Dates | August 1 (heats) August 4 (final) | |||||||||
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| 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.
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Italy | ||
| 7 | Jozef Langenus | .svg.png){kind=small} 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
- 1928 Summer Olympics results: Men's 3000 m steeplechase, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-03-05.
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