| | Event type
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men
| Date | 18 – 20 August 1920 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen |
| Participants | 16 from 6 countries |
In 1920, the steeplechase was still not always contested at major meets. It had not been run at the 1919 Inter-Allied Championships. The race was run on the grass just inside the cinder track. Ernesto Ambrosini led the first lap, but Percy Hodge then took over and ruined any suspense. He quickly had a 100-metre lead and won by approximately the same margin. Hodge had been AAA champion in 1919 and 1920 and would defend that title in 1921.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 400 | Percy Hodge |  GBR | 10:17.4 (1 h3) | 10:00.4 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 166 | Pat Flynn |  USA | 10:36.0 (1 h2) | 10:22est / at 100 metres (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 461 | Ernesto Ambrosini |  ITA | 10:34est / at 50 metres (2 h1) | 10:33est / at 50 metres (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 611 | Gustaf Mattsson |  SWE | 10:25est / at 25 metres (2 h3) | 10:33est / chest behind (4) | |||
| 5 | 154 | Mike Devaney | USA | 10:23.0 (1 h1) | 10:35est / at 10 metres (5) | |||
| 6 | 181 | Albert Hulsebosch | USA | 10:36est / at 40 metres (3 h3) | 10:38est / at 15 metres (6) | |||
| 7 | 583 | Lars Hedwall | SWE | 10:47est / at 50 metres (2 h2) | 10:42est / at 20 metres (7) | |||
| 8 | 248 | Ray Watson | USA | 10:58est / at 40 metres (3 h2) | 10:50est / at 35 metres (8) | |||
| 3 h1 r1/2 | 284 | Olavi Rissanen |  FIN | 10:56est / at 100 metres (3 h1) | – | |||
| 4 h1 r1/2 | 304 | Edmond Brossard |  FRA | – (4 h1) | – | |||
| 4 h2 r1/2 | 331 | Robert Geyer | FRA | 11:20est / at 120 metres (4 h2) | – | |||
| 4 h3 r1/2 | 290 | Ilmari Vesamaa | FIN | 10:42est / at 35 metres (4 h3) | – | |||
| 5 h3 r1/2 | 341 | Frédéric Langrenay | FRA | 10:55est / at 65 metres (5 h3) | – | |||
| 6 h3 r1/2 | 328 | Georges Guillon | FRA | 11:05est / at 40 metres (6 h3) | – | |||
| AC h3 r1/2 | 486 | Carlo Martinenghi | ITA | – (DNF h3) | – | |||
| AC h3 r1/2 | 587 | Josef Holsner | SWE | – (DNF h3) | – | |||
| 314 | Maurice de Coninck | FRA | – | – | ||||
| 336 | Gaston Heuet | FRA | – | – | ||||
| 2 | Sinton Hewitt |  AUS | – (DNS h1) | – | ||||
| 85 | Tommy Town |  CAN | – (DNS h1) | – | ||||
| 275 | Paavo Nurmi | FIN | – (DNS h1) | – | ||||
| 608 | Emanuel Lundström | SWE | – (DNS h1) | – | ||||
| 498 | Carlo Speroni | ITA | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| 265 | Teodor Koskenniemi | FIN | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| 77 | Eddie Lawrence | CAN | – (DNS h2) | – |
Round One (18 August 1920 — 10:00)
Top three in each heat advanced to the final.
Heat One
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 154 | Mike Devaney | USA | 10:23.0 | |||
| 2 | 461 | Ernesto Ambrosini | ITA | 10:34est / at 50 metres | |||
| 3 | 284 | Olavi Rissanen | FIN | 10:56est / at 100 metres | |||
| 4 | 304 | Edmond Brossard | FRA | – | |||
| 2 | Sinton Hewitt | AUS | – | ||||
| 85 | Tommy Town | CAN | – | ||||
| 275 | Paavo Nurmi | FIN | – | ||||
| 608 | Emanuel Lundström | SWE | – |
Heat Two
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 166 | Pat Flynn | USA | 10:36.0 | |||
| 2 | 583 | Lars Hedwall | SWE | 10:47est / at 50 metres | |||
| 3 | 248 | Ray Watson | USA | 10:58est / at 40 metres | |||
| 4 | 331 | Robert Geyer | FRA | 11:20est / at 120 metres | |||
| 498 | Carlo Speroni | ITA | – | ||||
| 265 | Teodor Koskenniemi | FIN | – | ||||
| 77 | Eddie Lawrence | CAN | – |
Heat Three
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 400 | Percy Hodge | GBR | 10:17.4 | |||
| 2 | 611 | Gustaf Mattsson | SWE | 10:25est / at 25 metres | |||
| 3 | 181 | Albert Hulsebosch | USA | 10:36est / at 40 metres | |||
| 4 | 290 | Ilmari Vesamaa | FIN | 10:42est / at 35 metres | |||
| 5 | 341 | Frédéric Langrenay | FRA | 10:55est / at 65 metres | |||
| 6 | 328 | Georges Guillon | FRA | 11:05est / at 40 metres | |||
| 486 | Carlo Martinenghi | ITA | – | ||||
| 587 | Josef Holsner | SWE | – |
Final (20 August 1920 — 9:00)
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 400 | Percy Hodge | GBR | 10:00.4 | |||
| 2 | 166 | Pat Flynn | USA | 10:22est / at 100 metres | |||
| 3 | 461 | Ernesto Ambrosini | ITA | 10:33est / at 50 metres | |||
| 4 | 611 | Gustaf Mattsson | SWE | 10:33est / chest behind | |||
| 5 | 154 | Mike Devaney | USA | 10:35est / at 10 metres | |||
| 6 | 181 | Albert Hulsebosch | USA | 10:38est / at 15 metres | |||
| 7 | 583 | Lars Hedwall | SWE | 10:42est / at 20 metres | |||
| 8 | 248 | Ray Watson | USA | 10:50est / at 35 metres |