Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
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The men's 3000 metres steeplechase was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. There were a total number of 23 participants.[1]
| Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||||||||
| Dates | 27 November (heats) 29 November (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:41.2 OR | |||||||||
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Final classification
edit| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | HEAT | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 Chris Brasher (GBR)
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8:53.8 | 8:41.2 |
|
 Sándor Rozsnyói (HUN)
|
8:46.6 | 8:43.6 |
|
 Ernst Larsen (NOR)
|
8:46.8 | 8:44.0 |
| 4. |  Heinz Laufer (EUA)
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8:53.0 | 8:44.4 |
| 5. |  Semyon Rzshishchin (URS)
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8:53.0 | 8:44.6 |
| 6. | John Disley (GBR)
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8:46.6 | 8:44.6 |
| 7. |  Neil Robbins (AUS)
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8:55.4 | 8:50.0 |
| 8. | Eric Shirley (GBR)
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8:52.6 | 8:57.0 |
| 9. |  Charles Jones (USA)
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8:47.4 | 9:13.0 |
| 10. |  Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (POL)
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8:48.0 | DNF |
| — | Horace Ashenfelter (USA)
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8:51.0 | DNQ |
| — | Vasily Vlasenko (URS)
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8:55.0 | DNQ |
| — |  Georgios Papavassiliou (GRE)
|
8:55.6 | DNQ |
| — |  Gunnar Tjörnebo (SWE)
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9:02.0 | DNQ |
| — |  Ilkka Auer (FIN)
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9:04.0 | DNQ |
| — | Laszlo Jeszenski (HUN)
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9:04.2 | DNQ |
| — | Yevgeny Kadyaykin (URS)
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9:09.6 | DNQ |
| — | Graham Thomas (AUS)
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9:09.8 | DNQ |
| — | Phillip Coleman (USA)
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9:10.0 | DNQ |
| — | Olavi Rinteenpaa (FIN)
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9:10.0 | DNQ |
| — | Ron Blackney (AUS)
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9:16.0 | DNQ |
| — |  Frans Herman (BEL)
|
DNF | DNQ |
| — |  Eduardo Fontecilla (CHI)
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DNF | DNQ |
References
edit- ^ "Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2017.