These are the official results of the Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 38 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 1987-09-05.
Medalists
edit| Gold |  Francesco PanettaItaly (ITA) |
| Silver |  Hagen MelzerEast Germany (GDR) |
| Bronze |  William Van DijckBelgium (BEL) |
Records
editExisting records at the start of the event.
| World Record |  Henry Rono (KEN)
|
8:05.4 | Seattle, USA | May 13, 1978 |
| Championship Record |  Patriz Ilg (FRG)
|
8:15.06 | Helsinki, Finland | August 12, 1983 |
Final
edit| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Francesco Panetta (ITA)
|
8:08.57 CR |
|
Hagen Melzer (GDR)
|
8:10.32 |
|
William Van Dijck (BEL)
|
8:12.18 |
| 4. |  Brian Diemer (USA)
|
8:14.46 |
| 5. |  Graeme Fell (CAN)
|
8:16.46 |
| 6. | Henry Marsh (USA)
|
8:17.78 |
| 7. | Peter Koech (KEN)
|
8:20.08 |
| 8. | Patrick Sang (KEN)
|
8:20.45 |
| 9. | Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA)
|
8:24.25 |
| 10. |  Raymond Pannier (FRA)
|
8:26.50 |
| 11. |  José Regalo (POR)
|
8:27.64 |
| 12. | Patriz Ilg (FRG)
|
8:38.46 |
| 13. | Franco Boffi (ITA)
|
8:43.60 |
| 14. |  Roger Hackney (GBR)
|
8:48.86 |
| — | Joshua Kipkemboi (KEN)
|
DNF |
Qualifying heats
edit- Held on Thursday 1987-09-03
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Francesco Panetta (ITA)
|
8:16.08 |
| 2. | Raymond Pannier (FRA)
|
8:16.93 |
| 3. | William Van Dijck (BEL)
|
8:19.19 |
| 4. | Patrick Sang (KEN)
|
8:22.26 |
| 5. | Eddie Wedderburn (GBR)
|
8:24.09 |
| 6. |  Adauto Domingues (BRA)
|
8:26.67 |
| 7. |  Béla Vágó (HUN)
|
8:27.24 |
| 8. |  Francisco Sánchez (ESP)
|
8:34.29 |
| 9. | Michael Heist (FRG)
|
8:38.80 |
| 10. | Brian Abshire (USA)
|
8:39.97 |
| 11. |  Liam O'Brien (IRL)
|
8:40.88 |
| 12. |  Herman Hofstee (NED)
|
8:44.04 |
| 13. |  Emilio Ulloa (CHI)
|
8:44.51 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joshua Kipkemboi (KEN)
|
8:20.75 |
| 2. | Hagen Melzer (GDR)
|
8:21.07 |
| 3. | Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA)
|
8:21.21 |
| 4. | Brian Diemer (USA)
|
8:21.32 |
| 5. |  Fethi Baccouche (TUN)
|
8:22.75 |
| 6. |  Bogusław Mamiński (POL)
|
8:24.32 |
| 7. |  Tommy Ekblom (FIN)
|
8:24.66 |
| 8. |  Ricardo Vera (URU)
|
8:36.80 |
| 9. | Colin Reitz (GBR)
|
8:40.55 |
| 10. |  Shigeyuki Aikyo (JPN)
|
8:41.41 |
| 11. |  Espen Borge (NOR)
|
8:47.34 |
| 12. |  Ramón López (PAR)
|
9:10.29 |
| — |  Flemming Jensen (DEN)
|
DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Patriz Ilg (FRG)
|
8:18.73 |
| 2. | Graeme Fell (CAN)
|
8:18.87 |
| 3. | Peter Koech (KEN)
|
8:19.28 |
| 4. | José Regalo (POR)
|
8:20.70 |
| 5. | Henry Marsh (USA)
|
8:20.98 |
| 6. | Roger Hackney (GBR)
|
8:21.35 |
| 7. | Franco Boffi (ITA)
|
8:21.69 |
| 8. | Bruno Le Stum (FRA)
|
8:23.61 |
| 9. |  Valeriy Vandyak (URS)
|
8:30.43 |
| 10. | Hans Koeleman (NED)
|
8:41.80 |
| 11. | Domingo Ramón (ESP)
|
8:46.23 |
| — | Mirosław Żerkowski (POL)
|
DNF |
See also
edit- 1983 Men's World Championships 3.000m Steeplechase (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Olympic 3.000m Steeplechase (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships 3.000m Steeplechase (Stuttgart)
- 1988 Men's Olympic 3.000m Steeplechase (Seoul)
- 1990 Men's European Championships 3.000m Steeplechase (Split)
- 1991 Men's World Championships 3.000m Steeplechase (Tokyo)