1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase


These are the results of the Men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics held in Athens, Greece on 3, 4 and 6 August.

Medalists

Results

Heats

First 6 of each heat and the next 6 fastest qualified for the [|semifinals].
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Rafał Wójcik8:24.93Q, PB
1Brahim Boulami8:24.95Q
2Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari8:25.23Q
1Moses Kiptanui8:25.80Q
1Vladimir Pronin8:25.95Q, SB
1Mark Croghan8:25.95Q
2Mark Ostendarp8:25.97Q
1Alessandro Lambruschini8:26.35Q, SB
2Bernard Barmasai8:26.62Q
101Michael Buchleitner8:26.76q
111Florin Ionescu8:27.39q
121Robert Hough8:28.54q, SB
131Stathis Stasi8:28.85q
142Simon Vroemen8:28.96Q
153Wilson Boit Kipketer8:29.40Q
163Jim Svenøy8:29.65Q
173Hicham Bouaouiche8:29.67Q
183Angelo Carosi8:29.92Q
193Ramiro Morán8:29.98Q
203Marcel Laros8:30.24Q
213Wander Moura8:30.70Q
223Adam Dobrzyński8:31.69q
231Christopher Unthank8:32.03
242Elarbi Khattabi8:32.53Q
252Tom Nohilly8:32.70Q
262Million Wolde8:32.77
272Abderrahmane Daas8:33.35
283Antonios Vouzis8:33.51
293Stephane Desaulty8:33.56
302Giuseppe Maffei8:37.12
312Vítor Almeida8:40.75
322Michał Bartoszak8:47.01
332Hector Begeo9:17.82

Semifinals

First 5 of each heat and the next 4 fastest qualified for the [|final].
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
2Bernard Barmasai8:17.95Q
2Wilson Boit Kipketer8:18.92Q
2Mark Croghan8:19.98Q
1Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari8:20.18Q
1Mark Ostendarp8:20.40Q, PB
1Moses Kiptanui8:20.76Q
2Angelo Carosi8:20.82Q
1Hicham Bouaouiche8:20.88Q
1Elarbi Khattabi8:20.94Q, SB
101Jim Svenøy8:21.16q
112Brahim Boulami8:21.99Q
122Florin Ionescu8:22.35q, SB
132Michael Buchleitner8:26.22
141Vladimir Pronin8:29.39
151Ramiro Morán8:31.73
161Rafał Wójcik8:33.28
172Wander Moura8:35.01
182Stathis Stasi8:35.73
192Marcel Laros8:36.12
202Adam Dobrzyński8:38.58
211Simon Vroemen8:48.66
222Robert Hough8:59.24
1Tom Nohilly
1Alessandro Lambruschini

Final