2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase explained

Event:Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
Competition:European Athletics Championships

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 July and 1 August.

Frenchmen Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad and Bouabdellah Tahri took the gold and silver medals, respectively. The initial bronze medallist José Luis Blanco was later stripped of his medal as he had given a positive drugs test at the Spanish championships in July.[1] Ion Luchianov of Moldova was elevated to the bronze medal.

Medalists

Gold Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
France (FRA)
Silver Bouabdellah Tahri
France (FRA)
Bronze Ion Luchianov
Moldova (MDA)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record7:53.63Brussels, Belgium3 September 2004
European record8:01.18Berlin, Germany18 August 2009
Championship record8:12.66Split, Yugoslavia30 August 1990
World Leading8:00.90Saint-Denis, France16 July 2010
European Leading8:03.72Metz, France29 June 2010
Broken records during the 2010 European Athletics Championships
Championship record8:07.87Barcelona, Spain1 August 2010

Schedule

DateTimeRound
30 July 2010 11:40 Round 1
1 August 2010 20:15 Final

Results

Round 1

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 8:30.11 Q
8:30.14 Q, Doping
8:30.53 Q, Doping
2 8:30.61 Q
3 8:30.91 q
4 8:32.77
5 8:33.00
6 8:37.38
7 8:38.33
8 8:45.18
9 8:47.25
10 9:24.39

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 8:27.32 Q
2 8:29.49 Q
3 8:30.02 Q
4 8:30.26 Q
5 8:31.08 q, SB
6 8:31.71 q
7 8:31.88 q
8 8:32.05
9 8:33.48 PB
10 8:41.63
11 8:42.53

Summary

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 8:27.32 Q
2 2 8:29.49 Q
3 2 8:30.02 Q
4 1 8:30.11 Q
1 8:30.14 Q, Doping
5 2 8:30.26 Q
1 8:30.53 Q, Doping
6 1 8:30.61 Q
7 1 8:30.91 q
8 2 8:31.08 q, SB
9 2 8:31.71 q
10 2 8:31.88 q
11 2 8:32.05
12 1 8:32.77
13 1 8:33.00
14 2 8:33.48 PB
15 1 8:37.38
16 1 8:38.33
17 2 8:41.63
18 2 8:42.53
19 1 8:45.18
20 1 8:47.25
21 1 9:24.39
2

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
8:07.87CR
8:09.28
8:19.15 Doping
8:19.64SB
8:23.37
8:24.87Doping
8:25.39PB
8:27.49
8:27.89SB
8:28.08
8:37.52
10 8:48.83

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/News/GeneralNews/05/91/37/20110125045748_httppostedfile_NEWS119_23319.pdf IAAF Newsletter Ed. 119