| | Event type
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men
| Date | 27 – 29 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Participants | 40 from 29 countries |
It was a foregone conclusion that a Kenyan would win, so dominant were they by now in the steeplechase. Their three runners included 1997 World Champion Wilson Boit Kipketer the runner-up in that race, and world record holder, Bernard Barmasai, and 1998 World Junior Champion Reuben Kosgei, who had been initially entered by the name of Reuben Seroney. The pace in the final was funereal, with 1998 European Champion Damian Kallabis (GER) falling at the first hurdle in the mass pack. Kosgei took the lead at 2,000 metres and was never headed, although Boit Kipketer pulled to his shoulder near the finish. They bumped slightly on the run-in and Kosgei edged ahead at the line.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2383 | Reuben Kosgei |  KEN | 8:23.17 (1 h1) | 8:21.43 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 2380 | Wilson Boit Kipketer | KEN | 8:22.07 (2 h3) | 8:21.77 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 2521 | Ali Ezzine |  MAR | 8:23.79 (2 h1) | 8:22.15 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 2368 | Bernard Barmasai | KEN | 8:23.08 (1 h2) | 8:22.23 (4) | |||
| 5 | 1595 | Luis Miguel Martín |  ESP | 8:24.04 (4 h2) | 8:22.75 (5) | |||
| 6 | 1594 | Eliseo Martín | ESP | 8:24.97 (4 h1) | 8:23.00 (6) | |||
| 7 | 2513 | Brahim Boulami | MAR | 8:24.43 (4 h3) | 8:24.32 (7) | |||
| 8 | 1148 | Günther Weidlinger |  AUT | 8:24.07 (3 h1) | 8:26.70 (8) | |||
| 9 | 2668 | Jim Svenøy |  NOR | 8:23.61 (2 h2) | 8:27.20 (9) | |||
| 10 | 2809 | Khamis Abdullah Seifeddine |  QAT | 8:23.94 (3 h2) | 8:30.89 (10) | |||
| 11 | 1009 | Laïd Bessou |  ALG | 8:21.14 (1 h3) | 8:33.07 (11) | |||
| 12 | 2617 | Simon Vroemen |  NED | 8:22.13 (3 h3) | 8:37.87 (12) | |||
| 13 | 2766 | Manuel Silva |  POR | 8:25.70 (5 h3) | 8:38.63 (13) | |||
| 14 | 1737 | Gaël Pencréach |  FRA | 8:25.35 (6 h2) | 8:41.19 (14) | |||
| 15 | 1874 | Damian Kallabis |  GER | 8:24.48 (5 h2) | 9:09.78 (15) | |||
| 5 h1 r1/2 | 3263 | Mark Croghan |  USA | 8:25.88 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h1 r1/2 | 1741 | Bob Tahri | FRA | 8:34.69 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h3 r1/2 | 3268 | Pascal Dobert | USA | 8:29.52 (6 h3) | – | |||
| 7 h1 r1/2 | 1656 | Girma Maru Daba |  ETH | 8:35.34 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 h2 r1/2 | 1315 | Joël Bourgeois |  CAN | 8:28.07 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 7 h3 r1/2 | 1785 | Justin Chaston |  GBR | 8:31.01 (7 h3) | – | |||
| 8 h1 r1/2 | 2815 | Florin Ionescu |  ROU | 8:37.44 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 8 h2 r1/2 | 3065 | Christian Belz |  SUI | 8:33.45 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 8 h3 r1/2 | 3176 | Lotfi Turki |  TUN | 8:34.84 (8 h3) | – | |||
| 9 h1 r1/2 | 3209 | Serhiy Redko |  UKR | 8:40.51 (9 h1) | – | |||
| 9 h2 r1/2 | 2727 | Rafał Wójcik |  POL | 8:33.51 (9 h2) | – | |||
| 9 h3 r1/2 | 2561 | José Salvador Miranda |  MEX | 8:35.79 (9 h3) | – | |||
| 10 h1 r1/2 | 1817 | Christian Stephenson | GBR | 8:46.66 (10 h1) | – | |||
| 10 h2 r1/2 | 3261 | Tony Cosey | USA | 8:35.25 (10 h2) | – | |||
| 10 h3 r1/2 | 1570 | Marco Antonio Cepeda | ESP | 8:40.01 (10 h3) | – | |||
| 11 h1 r1/2 | 1007 | Mourad Benslimani | ALG | 8:59.07 (11 h1) | – | |||
| 11 h2 r1/2 | 2525 | El-Arbi Khattabi | MAR | 8:43.46 (11 h2) | – | |||
| 11 h3 r1/2 | 2546 | Iaroslav Musinschi |  MDA | 8:42.04 (11 h3) | – | |||
| 12 h1 r1/2 | 1092 | Chris Unthank |  AUS | 9:11.19 (12 h1) | – | |||
| 12 h2 r1/2 | 1962 | Georgios Giannelis |  GRE | 9:19.14 (12 h2) | – | |||
| 12 h3 r1/2 | 2204 | Giuseppe Maffei |  ITA | 8:48.88 (12 h3) | – | |||
| 13 h1 r1/2 | 3042 | Primo Higa |  SOL | 9:44.12 (13 h1) | – | |||
| 13 h3 r1/2 | 2897 | Vladimir Pronin |  RUS | 8:57.69 (13 h3) | – | |||
| 14 h3 r1/2 | 2697 | Eduardo Buenavista |  PHI | 9:13.71 (14 h3) | – | |||
| AC h2 r1/2 | 1508 | Stathis Stasi |  CYP | – (DNF h2) | – |
Round One (27 September 2000)
Top four in each heat and next three fastest advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat One (11:55)
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Reuben Kosgei | KEN | 8:23.17 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Ali Ezzine | MAR | 8:23.79 | |||
| 3 | 12 | Günther Weidlinger | AUT | 8:24.07 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Eliseo Martín | ESP | 8:24.97 | |||
| 5 | 11 | Mark Croghan | USA | 8:25.88 | |||
| 6 | 13 | Bob Tahri | FRA | 8:34.69 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Girma Maru Daba | ETH | 8:35.34 | |||
| 8 | 3 | Florin Ionescu | ROU | 8:37.44 | |||
| 9 | 1 | Serhiy Redko | UKR | 8:40.51 | |||
| 10 | 8 | Christian Stephenson | GBR | 8:46.66 | |||
| 11 | 2 | Mourad Benslimani | ALG | 8:59.07 | |||
| 12 | 9 | Chris Unthank | AUS | 9:11.19 | |||
| 13 | 10 | Primo Higa | SOL | 9:44.12 |
Heat Two (12:08)
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Bernard Barmasai | KEN | 8:23.08 | |||
| 2 | 8 | Jim Svenøy | NOR | 8:23.61 | |||
| 3 | 11 | Khamis Abdullah Seifeddine | QAT | 8:23.94 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Luis Miguel Martín | ESP | 8:24.04 | |||
| 5 | 4 | Damian Kallabis | GER | 8:24.48 | |||
| 6 | 13 | Gaël Pencréach | FRA | 8:25.35 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Joël Bourgeois | CAN | 8:28.07 | |||
| 8 | 12 | Christian Belz | SUI | 8:33.45 | |||
| 9 | 9 | Rafał Wójcik | POL | 8:33.51 | |||
| 10 | 10 | Tony Cosey | USA | 8:35.25 | |||
| 11 | 7 | El-Arbi Khattabi | MAR | 8:43.46 | |||
| 12 | 5 | Georgios Giannelis | GRE | 9:19.14 | |||
| 2 | Stathis Stasi | CYP | – |
Heat Three (12:21)
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Laïd Bessou | ALG | 8:21.14 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Wilson Boit Kipketer | KEN | 8:22.07 | |||
| 3 | 9 | Simon Vroemen | NED | 8:22.13 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Brahim Boulami | MAR | 8:24.43 | |||
| 5 | 14 | Manuel Silva | POR | 8:25.70 | |||
| 6 | 3 | Pascal Dobert | USA | 8:29.52 | |||
| 7 | 4 | Justin Chaston | GBR | 8:31.01 | |||
| 8 | 12 | Lotfi Turki | TUN | 8:34.84 | |||
| 9 | 8 | José Salvador Miranda | MEX | 8:35.79 | |||
| 10 | 2 | Marco Antonio Cepeda | ESP | 8:40.01 | |||
| 11 | 7 | Iaroslav Musinschi | MDA | 8:42.04 | |||
| 12 | 13 | Giuseppe Maffei | ITA | 8:48.88 | |||
| 13 | 11 | Vladimir Pronin | RUS | 8:57.69 | |||
| 14 | 10 | Eduardo Buenavista | PHI | 9:13.71 |
Final (29 September 2000 — 19:25)
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Reuben Kosgei | KEN | 8:21.43 | |||
| 2 | 14 | Wilson Boit Kipketer | KEN | 8:21.77 | |||
| 3 | 13 | Ali Ezzine | MAR | 8:22.15 | |||
| 4 | 11 | Bernard Barmasai | KEN | 8:22.23 | |||
| 5 | 12 | Luis Miguel Martín | ESP | 8:22.75 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Eliseo Martín | ESP | 8:23.00 | |||
| 7 | 4 | Brahim Boulami | MAR | 8:24.32 | |||
| 8 | 3 | Günther Weidlinger | AUT | 8:26.70 | |||
| 9 | 7 | Jim Svenøy | NOR | 8:27.20 | |||
| 10 | 6 | Khamis Abdullah Seifeddine | QAT | 8:30.89 | |||
| 11 | 8 | Laïd Bessou | ALG | 8:33.07 | |||
| 12 | 9 | Simon Vroemen | NED | 8:37.87 | |||
| 13 | 2 | Manuel Silva | POR | 8:38.63 | |||
| 14 | 5 | Gaël Pencréach | FRA | 8:41.19 | |||
| 15 | 10 | Damian Kallabis | GER | 9:09.78 |
Splits
| 1000m | 2:55.85 | Luis Miguel Martín | |
| 2000m | 5:43.91 | Reuben Kosgei | |