The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place in two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 13 and 16 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
Background
+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) LocationDate World record"All time Top lists – Senior 3000 Metres Steeplechase men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026. 7:52.11Paris, France9 June 2023 World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 3000 Metres Steeplechase men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026.7:57.25Rabat, Morocco31 May 2026 European record"All time Top lists – Senior 3000 Metres Steeplechase men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026. 7:57.80 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 3000 Metres Steeplechase men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026. Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026. 8:07.87Barcelona, Spain1 August 2010
Qualification For the men's 3000 metres steeplechase, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by running the entry standard of 8:20.00 min or faster, by wildcard for the 2024 European Athletics Champion, or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event. The target number was 34 athletes."Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Alexis Miellet Qualified by Wild Card Defending European Champion 2 1 Frederik Ruppert Qualified by Entry Standard 7:57.80 - Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) - 31 MAY 2026 3 2 Karl Bebendorf Qualified by Entry Standard 8:05.55 - Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) - 28 JUN 2026 4 1 Ruben Querinjean Qualified by Entry Standard 8:09.47 - Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) - 22 AUG 2025 5 1 Daniel Arce Qualified by Entry Standard 8:11.42 - Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) - 31 MAY 2026 6 2 Nicolas-Marie Daru Qualified by Entry Standard 8:11.81 - Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) - 31 MAY 2026 7 3 Baptiste Fourmont Qualified by Entry Standard 8:12.10 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 8 1 Nahuel Carabaña Qualified by Entry Standard 8:12.80 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 9 1 Osama Zoghlami Qualified by Entry Standard 8:13.10 - Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) - 16 JUN 2026 10 2 Alejandro Quijada Qualified by Entry Standard 8:13.40 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 11 3 Niklas Buchholz Qualified by Entry Standard 8:14.05 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 12 1 Tim Van de Velde Qualified by Entry Standard 8:14.40 - Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) - 22 AUG 2025 13 1 Vidar Johansson Qualified by Entry Standard 8:15.00 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 14 2 Leo Magnusson Qualified by Entry Standard 8:15.02 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 15 1 Zak Seddon Qualified by Entry Standard 8:15.66 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 16 3 Simon Sundström Qualified by Entry Standard 8:17.01 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 17 4 Oscar Thebaud Qualified by Entry Standard 8:17.40 - Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) - 16 JUN 2026 18 2 Rémi Schyns Qualified by Entry Standard 8:17.46 - Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) - 16 JUN 2026 reserve 5 Pierre Boudy Qualified by Entry Standard 8:18.65 - Parc des Sports C. Ehrmann, Nice (FRA) - 13 JUN 2026 19 2 Kristian Imroth Qualified by Entry Standard 8:18.97 - Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) - 21 JUN 2026 20 1 Maciej Megier Qualified by World Rankings 21st - 1178 points 21 2 Ala Zoghlami Qualified by World Rankings 22nd - 1178 points 22 1 Lourenço Rodrigues Qualified by World Rankings 25th - 1172 points 23 3 William Battershill Qualified by World Rankings 29th - 1167 points 24 1 István Palkovits Qualified by World Rankings 30th - 1164 points 25 3 Yassin Bouih Qualified by World Rankings 31st - 1159 points 26 1 Jacob Bouttera Qualified by World Rankings 35th - 1154 points reserve 4 Enrico Vecchi Qualified by World Rankings 36th - 1150 points 27 1 Tobias Rattinger Qualified by World Rankings 38th - 1146 points 28 1 Aarno Liebl Qualified by World Rankings 40th - 1144 points 29 2 Adam Bajorski Qualified by World Rankings 41st - 1141 points 30 1 Cuma Özcan Qualified by World Rankings 43rd - 1139 points 31 2 Abdullah Tuğluk Qualified by World Rankings 50th - 1132 points reserve 5 Giovanni Gatto Qualified by World Rankings 56th - 1125 points 32 2 Leandro Monteiro Qualified by World Rankings 57th - 1124 points 33 1 Bruno Belčić Qualified by World Rankings 59th - 1120 points 34 2 Camilo Irarragorri Qualified by World Rankings 74th - 1083 points
Bye to semi-finals Reserve activated Withdrawal / reserve unused
Schedule DateTimeRound13 August 202611:30Round 116 August 202620:50Final
Results Round 1 Round 1 was held on 13 August 2026, at 11:30 in the morning. First 8 in each heat (Q) advanced to the final.
Heat 1 PlaceAthleteNationTimeNotes1Osama Zoghlami8:34.522Nicolas-Marie Daru8:34.603Frederik Ruppert8:35.464Pierre Boudy8:35.825Niklas Buchholz8:35.906Kristian Imroth8:36.207Alejandro Quijada8:36.928William Battershill8:37.3398:42.0110Abdullah Tuğluk8:43.77118:43.77128:49.8713Lourenço Rodrigues8:54.6214Nahuel Carabaña8:57.8015Tim Van de Velde8:59.67168:59.72—Simon Sundström
Heat 2 PlaceAthleteNationTimeNotes1Daniel Arce8:34.4728:34.633 8:34.644Ruben Querinjean8:35.0758:35.126Karl Bebendorf8:35.267Yassin Bouih8:36.258Ala Zoghlami8:36.529Zak Seddon8:37.24Qualified as reserve10Alexis Miellet8:40.18118:45.79128:49.4413Maciej Megier8:53.17148:56.39158:59.34169:00.76—Vidar Johansson
Final The final was held on 16 August 2026, at 20:50 in the evening.
PlaceAthleteNationTimeNotes Frederik Ruppert 8:25.33 Ruben Querinjean 8:25.61 Karl Bebendorf 8:26.65 4 Daniel Arce 8:27.02 5 Pierre Boudy 8:28.90 6 Alejandro Quijada 8:29.15 7 8:29.25 8 Nicolas-Marie Daru 8:29.46 9 Niklas Buchholz 8:31.08 10 8:32.87 11 Osama Zoghlami 8:33.25 12 Kristian Imroth 8:33.89 13 Ala Zoghlami 8:34.65 14 William Battershill 8:34.73 15 Zak Seddon 8:35.83 16 Yassin Bouih 8:36.15
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