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3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men

Date14 – 16 October 1968
StatusOlympic
LocationEstadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad de México
Participants40 from 27 countries

Viktor Kudinsky (URS) had won the 1966 European Championships and was favored but also highly considered was American George Young, who was entered in the unusual combination of the steeplechase and marathon. Track & Field News noted that Kenya’s Amos Biwott could be )a possible surprise). Biwott amazed the crowd with his technique over the water jump. Apparently almost afraid of the water, he leapt over the jump using long jump-type technique, completely clearing the water. His barrier technique was also unique and he jumped with both feet together rather than in a hurdling technique. Kenya’s Benjamin Kogo led the final thru the kilometer but at the bell he was leading with Young. Young went to the lead with 300 to go, but Biwott ran down everybody in the final straight to win the gold medal. This began the Kenyan dominance of the steeplechase event.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCR1Final
1562Amos BiwottKEN8:49.4 (1 h3)8:51.0 (1)Gold
2567Benjamin KogoKEN8:57.8 (1 h1)8:51.6 (2)Silver
3318George YoungUSA9:02.2 (2 h2)8:51.8 (3)Bronze
4112Kerry O'BrienAUS9:02.4 (3 h2)8:52.0 (4)
5818Aleksandr MorozovURS9:08.4 (4 h3)8:55.8 (5)
6152Mihail ZhelevBUL9:01.0 (2 h3)8:58.4 (6)
7141Gaston RoelantsBEL9:08.2 (3 h3)8:59.4 (7)
8647Arne RisaNOR9:07.2 (4 h1)9:09.0 (8)
9372Jean-Paul VillainFRA9:01.2 (1 h2)9:16.2 (9)
10738Bengt PerssonSWE9:06.4 (3 h1)9:20.6 (10)
11242Javier ÁlvarezESP9:03.8 (2 h1)9:24.6 (11)
AC r2/2811Viktor KudinskyURS9:05.2 (4 h2)– (DNF)
5 h1 r1/2407John JacksonGBR9:11.4 (5 h1)
5 h2 r1/252Willi WagnerFRG9:24.4 (5 h2)
5 h3 r1/2298Bill ReillyUSA9:10.4 (5 h3)
6 h1 r1/2293Conrad NightingaleUSA9:13.2 (6 h1)
6 h2 r1/2780Labidi AyachiTUN9:24.6 (6 h2)
6 h3 r1/2656Peter WelshNZL9:13.8 (6 h3)
7 h1 r1/2330Tadesse Wolde-MedhinETH9:13.2 (7 h1)
7 h2 r1/2545Nobuyoshi MiuraJPN9:33.0 (7 h2)
7 h3 r1/2391Gareth Bryan-JonesGBR9:16.8 (7 h3)
8 h1 r1/2687Manuel OliveiraPOR9:19.2 (8 h1)
8 h2 r1/2403Maurice HerriottGBR9:34.6 (8 h2)
8 h3 r1/2734Jan-Erik KarlssonSWE9:19.6 (8 h3)
9 h1 r1/27Klaus-Ludwig BrosiusFRG9:24.0 (9 h1)
9 h2 r1/2838Albertino EtchechuryURU9:35.6 (9 h2)
9 h3 r1/2552Taketsugu SaruwatariJPN9:26.2 (9 h3)
10 h1 r1/2470János SzabóHUN9:25.8 (10 h1)
10 h2 r1/2144Eddy Van ButseleBEL9:38.8 (10 h2)
10 h3 r1/231Heinz-Gerd MöldersFRG9:32.2 (10 h3)
11 h1 r1/2617Pedro MirandaMEX9:26.0 (11 h1)
11 h2 r1/2665Jan CychPOL9:50.8 (11 h2)
11 h3 r1/2520Umberto RisiITA9:44.0 (11 h3)
12 h1 r1/295Domingo AmaisónARG9:43.0 (12 h1)
12 h2 r1/2749Hans MenetSUI10:02.0 (12 h2)
12 h3 r1/2448Julio QuevedoGUA9:48.4 (12 h3)
13 h2 r1/2236Efraín CorderoESA– (13 h2)
AC h1 r1/2601Larbi OukadaMAR– (DNF h1)
AC h3 r1/2370Guy TexereauFRA– (DNF h3)
AC h2 r1/2247Mariano HaroESP[9:16.0] (DQ h2)
DNS524Carlton AnglinJAM
DNS819Lazar NaroditskyURS

Round One

Date14 October 1968 — 17:00
FormatTop four in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat #1

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Hand)Time (Automatic)
1567Benjamin KogoKEN8:57.88:57.80Q
2242Javier ÁlvarezESP9:03.89:03.74Q
3738Bengt PerssonSWE9:06.49:06.43Q
4647Arne RisaNOR9:07.29:07.31Q
5407John JacksonGBR9:11.49:11.33
6293Conrad NightingaleUSA9:13.29:13.23
7330Tadesse Wolde-MedhinETH9:13.29:13.24
8687Manuel OliveiraPOR9:19.29:19.22
97Klaus-Ludwig BrosiusFRG9:24.09:23.98
10470János SzabóHUN9:25.89:25.82
11617Pedro MirandaMEX9:26.09:25.95
1295Domingo AmaisónARG9:43.09:43.06
DNF601Larbi OukadaMAR1

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
1000mPedro Miranda 2:59.4
2000mBenjamin Kogo 6:02.7

Heat #2

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Hand)Time (Automatic)
1372Jean-Paul VillainFRA9:01.29:01.12Q
2318George YoungUSA9:02.29:01.49Q
3112Kerry O'BrienAUS9:02.49:02.31Q
4811Viktor KudinskyURS9:05.29:05.25Q
552Willi WagnerFRG9:24.49:24.492
6780Labidi AyachiTUN9:24.69:24.623
7545Nobuyoshi MiuraJPN9:33.09:32.954
8403Maurice HerriottGBR9:34.69:34.685
9838Albertino EtchechuryURU9:35.69:35.616
10144Eddy Van ButseleBEL9:38.89:38.797
11665Jan CychPOL9:50.89:50.788
12749Hans MenetSUI10:02.010:02.069
13236Efraín CorderoESA11:19.2310
DQ247Mariano HaroESP[9:16.0][9:15.93]11

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
1000mJean-Paul Villain 2:52.8
2000mJean-Paul Villain 5:58.0

Heat #3

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Hand)Time (Automatic)
1562Amos BiwottKEN8:49.48:49.39Q
2152Mihail ZhelevBUL9:01.09:01.96Q
3141Gaston RoelantsBEL9:08.29:08.29Q
4818Aleksandr MorozovURS9:08.49:08.45Q
5298Bill ReillyUSA9:10.49:10.35
6656Peter WelshNZL9:13.89:13.80
7391Gareth Bryan-JonesGBR9:16.89:16.86
8734Jan-Erik KarlssonSWE9:19.69:19.64
9552Taketsugu SaruwatariJPN9:26.29:26.30
1031Heinz-Gerd MöldersFRG9:32.29:32.22
11520Umberto RisiITA9:44.09:43.97
12448Julio QuevedoGUA9:48.49:48.37
DNF370Guy TexereauFRA

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
1000mAmos Biwott 2:44.8
2000mAmos Biwott 5:49.0

Final

Date16 October 1968 — 17:20
PosCompetitorNOCTime (Hand)Time (Automatic)
1Amos BiwottKEN8:51.08:51.02
2Benjamin KogoKEN8:51.68:51.56
3George YoungUSA8:51.88:51.86
4Kerry O'BrienAUS8:52.08:52.08
5Aleksandr MorozovURS8:55.88:55.61
6Mihail ZhelevBUL8:58.48:58.41
7Gaston RoelantsBEL8:59.48:59.50
8Arne RisaNOR9:09.09:08.98
9Jean-Paul VillainFRA9:16.29:16.27
10Bengt PerssonSWE9:20.69:20.61
11Javier ÁlvarezESP9:24.69:24.51
DNFViktor KudinskyURS

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
1000mBenjamin Kogo 3:04.2
2000mGaston Roelants 6:03.2