These are the results of the Men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics held in Athens, Greece on 3, 4 and 6 August.
Medalists Gold Wilson Boit KipketerKenya (KEN)Silver Moses KiptanuiKenya (KEN)Bronze Bernard BarmasaiKenya (KEN)
Results Heats First 6 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Rafał Wójcik 8:24.93 Q, PB 1 Brahim Boulami 8:24.95 Q 2 Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari 8:25.23 Q 1 Moses Kiptanui 8:25.80 Q 1 Vladimir Pronin 8:25.95 Q, SB 1 Mark Croghan 8:25.95 Q 2 Mark Ostendarp 8:25.97 Q 1 Alessandro Lambruschini 8:26.35 Q, SB 2 Bernard Barmasai 8:26.62 Q 10 1 Michael Buchleitner 8:26.76 q 11 1 Florin Ionescu 8:27.39 q 12 1 Robert Hough 8:28.54 q, SB 13 1 Stathis Stasi 8:28.85 q 14 2 Simon Vroemen 8:28.96 Q 15 3 Wilson Boit Kipketer 8:29.40 Q 16 3 Jim Svenøy 8:29.65 Q 17 3 Hicham Bouaouiche 8:29.67 Q 18 3 Angelo Carosi 8:29.92 Q 19 3 Ramiro Morán 8:29.98 Q 20 3 Marcel Laros 8:30.24 Q 21 3 Wander Moura 8:30.70 Q 22 3 Adam Dobrzyński 8:31.69 q 23 1 Christopher Unthank 8:32.03 24 2 Elarbi Khattabi 8:32.53 Q 25 2 Tom Nohilly 8:32.70 Q 26 2 Million Wolde 8:32.77 27 2 Abderrahmane Daas 8:33.35 28 3 Antonios Vouzis 8:33.51 29 3 Stephane Desaulty 8:33.56 30 2 Giuseppe Maffei 8:37.12 31 2 Vítor Almeida 8:40.75 32 2 Michał Bartoszak 8:47.01 33 2 Hector Begeo 9:17.82
Semifinals First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 2 Bernard Barmasai 8:17.95 Q 2 Wilson Boit Kipketer 8:18.92 Q 2 Mark Croghan 8:19.98 Q 1 Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari 8:20.18 Q 1 Mark Ostendarp 8:20.40 Q, PB 1 Moses Kiptanui 8:20.76 Q 2 Angelo Carosi 8:20.82 Q 1 Hicham Bouaouiche 8:20.88 Q 1 Elarbi Khattabi 8:20.94 Q, SB 10 1 Jim Svenøy 8:21.16 q 11 2 Brahim Boulami 8:21.99 Q 12 2 Florin Ionescu 8:22.35 q, SB 13 2 Michael Buchleitner 8:26.22 14 1 Vladimir Pronin 8:29.39 15 1 Ramiro Morán 8:31.73 16 1 Rafał Wójcik 8:33.28 17 2 Wander Moura 8:35.01 18 2 Stathis Stasi 8:35.73 19 2 Marcel Laros 8:36.12 20 2 Adam Dobrzyński 8:38.58 21 1 Simon Vroemen 8:48.66 22 2 Robert Hough 8:59.24 1 Tom Nohilly 1 Alessandro Lambruschini
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Wilson Boit Kipketer 8:05.84 Moses Kiptanui 8:06.04 Bernard Barmasai 8:06.04 Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari 8:13.87 Hicham Bouaouiche 8:14.04 Mark Croghan 8:14.09 Jim Svenøy 8:14.80 NR Angelo Carosi 8:16.01 SB Mark Ostendarp 8:18.49 PB 10 Brahim Boulami 8:23.34 11 Elarbi Khattabi 8:29.43 12 Florin Ionescu 8:39.67
References Results IAAF