Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueMelbourne Cricket Ground
Dates27 November 1956 (heats)
29 November 1956 (final)
Competitors23 from 13 nations
Winning time8:41.2 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chris Brasher
 Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sándor Rozsnyói
 Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ernst Larsen
 Norway
Athletics at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmen
800 mmen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
80 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Decathlonmen

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. There were a total number of 23 participants.[1]

Final classification

RANK NAME ATHLETE HEAT FINAL
 Chris Brasher (GBR) 8:53.8 8:41.2
 Sándor Rozsnyói (HUN) 8:46.6 8:43.6
 Ernst Larsen (NOR) 8:46.8 8:44.0
4.  Heinz Laufer (EUA) 8:53.0 8:44.4
5.  Semyon Rzshishchin (URS) 8:53.0 8:44.6
6.  John Disley (GBR) 8:46.6 8:44.6
7.  Neil Robbins (AUS) 8:55.4 8:50.0
8.  Eric Shirley (GBR) 8:52.6 8:57.0
9.  Charles Jones (USA) 8:47.4 9:13.0
10.  Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (POL) 8:48.0 DNF
—  Horace Ashenfelter (USA) 8:51.0 DNQ
—  Vasily Vlasenko (URS) 8:55.0 DNQ
—  Georgios Papavassiliou (GRE) 8:55.6 DNQ
—  Gunnar Tjörnebo (SWE) 9:02.0 DNQ
—  Ilkka Auer (FIN) 9:04.0 DNQ
—  Laszlo Jeszenski (HUN) 9:04.2 DNQ
—  Yevgeny Kadyaykin (URS) 9:09.6 DNQ
—  Graham Thomas (AUS) 9:09.8 DNQ
—  Phillip Coleman (USA) 9:10.0 DNQ
—  Olavi Rinteenpaa (FIN) 9:10.0 DNQ
—  Ron Blackney (AUS) 9:16.0 DNQ
—  Frans Herman (BEL) DNF DNQ
—  Eduardo Fontecilla (CHI) DNF DNQ

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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