Athletics — 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men

Times held 24
Total participants 629
Total countries 87

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1920 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 16 6
1924 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 20 9
1928 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 22 10
1932 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 15 8
1936 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 28 13
1948 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 26 12
1952 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 35 19
1956 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 23 13
1960 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 32 20
1964 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 29 19
1968 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 40 27
1972 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 49 29
1976 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 24 16
1980 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 31 18
1984 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 35 25
1988 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 32 24
1992 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 32 23
1996 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 35 22
2000 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 40 29
2004 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 39 25
2008 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 39 26
2012 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 39 27
2016 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 45 25
2020 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Olympic 44 22

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1920 Percy HodgeGBR Pat FlynnUSA Ernesto AmbrosiniITA
1924 Ville RitolaFIN Elias KatzFIN Paul BontempsFRA
1928 Toivo LoukolaFIN Paavo NurmiFIN Ove AndersenFIN
1932 Volmari Iso-HolloFIN Tom EvensonGBR Joe McCluskeyUSA
1936 Volmari Iso-HolloFIN Kalle TuominenFIN Alfred DompertGER
1948 Tore SjöstrandSWE Erik ElmsäterSWE Göte HagströmSWE
1952 Horace AshenfelterUSA Vladimir KazantsevURS John DisleyGBR
1956 Chris BrasherGBR Sándor RozsnyóiHUN Ernst LarsenNOR
1960 Zdzisław KrzyszkowiakPOL Nikolay SokolovURS Semyon RzhishchinURS
1964 Gaston RoelantsBEL Maurice HerriottGBR Ivan BelyayevURS
1968 Amos BiwottKEN Benjamin KogoKEN George YoungUSA
1972 Kip KeinoKEN Ben JipchoKEN Tapio KantanenFIN
1976 Anders GärderudSWE Bronisław MalinowskiPOL Frank BaumgartlGDR
1980 Bronisław MalinowskiPOL Filbert BayiTAN Eshetu TuraETH
1984 Julius KorirKEN Joseph MahmoudFRA Brian DiemerUSA
1988 Julius KariukiKEN Peter KoechKEN Mark RowlandGBR
1992 Matthew BirirKEN Patrick SangKEN William MutwolKEN
1996 Joseph KeterKEN Moses KiptanuiKEN Alessandro LambruschiniITA
2000 Reuben KosgeiKEN Wilson Boit KipketerKEN Ali EzzineMAR
2004 Ezekiel KemboiKEN Brimin KiprutoKEN Paul Kipsiele KoechKEN
2008 Brimin KiprutoKEN Mahiedine Mekhissi-BenabbadFRA Richard MateelongKEN
2012 Ezekiel KemboiKEN Mahiedine Mekhissi-BenabbadFRA Abel MutaiKEN
2016 Conseslus KiprutoKEN Evan JagerUSA Mahiedine Mekhissi-BenabbadFRA
2020 Soufiane El-BakkaliMAR Lamecha GirmaETH Benjamin KigenKEN

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Kenya KEN 11 7 5 23
Finland FIN 4 3 2 9
Great Britain GBR 2 2 2 6
Sweden SWE 2 1 1 4
Poland POL 2 1 0 3
United States USA 1 2 3 6
Morocco MAR 1 0 1 2
Belgium BEL 1 0 0 1
France FRA 0 3 2 5
Soviet Union URS 0 2 2 4
Ethiopia ETH 0 1 1 2
Hungary HUN 0 1 0 1
United Republic of Tanzania TAN 0 1 0 1
Italy ITA 0 0 2 2
East Germany GDR 0 0 1 1
Germany GER 0 0 1 1
Norway NOR 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Volmari Iso-Hollo FIN 2 0 0 2
Ezekiel Kemboi KEN 2 0 0 2
Bronisław Malinowski POL 1 1 0 2
Brimin Kipruto KEN 1 1 0 2
Gaston Roelants BEL 1 0 0 1
Toivo Loukola FIN 1 0 0 1
Ville Ritola FIN 1 0 0 1
Chris Brasher GBR 1 0 0 1
Percy Hodge GBR 1 0 0 1
Matthew Birir KEN 1 0 0 1
Amos Biwott KEN 1 0 0 1
Julius Kariuki KEN 1 0 0 1
Kip Keino KEN 1 0 0 1
Joseph Keter KEN 1 0 0 1
Julius Korir KEN 1 0 0 1
Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak POL 1 0 0 1
Anders Gärderud SWE 1 0 0 1
Tore Sjöstrand SWE 1 0 0 1
Horace Ashenfelter USA 1 0 0 1
Reuben Kosgei KEN 1 0 0 1
Conseslus Kipruto KEN 1 0 0 1
Soufiane El-Bakkali MAR 1 0 0 1