Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place August 1 & August 4.Results
Heats
Heat 1
Key: Q = Qualified
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Paavo Nurmi | | 9:58.8 | Q |
| 2 | Lucien Duquesne | | 9:58.9 | Q |
| 3 | William Spencer | | | Q |
| 4 | Norman Biddulph | | | |
| 5 | Edgard Viseur | | | |
| 6 | Henrique Santos | | | |
| Gerry Coughlan | | | DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, Q = Qualified
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Toivo Loukola | | 9:37.6 | Q |
| 2 | Ove Andersen | | | Q |
| 3 | Henri Dartigues | | | Q |
| 4 | Jean-Gunnar Lindgren | | | |
| 5 | Vernon Morgan | | | |
| 6 | Joe Blewitt | | | |
| 7 | Jesse Montgomery | | | |
Key: Q = QualifiedFinal
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| Toivo Loukola | | 9:21.8 | WR |
| Paavo Nurmi | | 9:31.2 | |
| Ove Andersen | | 9:35.6 | |
| 4 | Nils Eklöf | | 9:38.0 | |
| 5 | Henri Dartigues | | 9:40.0 | |
| 6 | Lucien Duquesne | | 9:40.5 | |
| 7 | Melvin Dalton | | | |
| 8 | William Spencer | | | |
| Ville Ritola | | | DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, WR = World record
