1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 3000 metre Steeplechase
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These are the official results of the Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase
event at the inaugural 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.
Steeplechase (athletics)
The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each...
event at the inaugural 1987 IAAF World Championships
1987 World Championships in Athletics
The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...
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
| Gold |  Francesco PanettaFrancesco Panetta Francesco Panetta is a former Italian long-distance runner, who won several medals at international championships in the 1980s. His greatest achievement was the victory at the World Championships' final over 3000m steeplechase in Rome 1987... Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... (ITA) |
| Silver |  Hagen MelzerHagen Melzer Hagen Melzer is a former German middle and long distance runner who specialized in the 3000 m steeplechase.... East Germany (GDR) |
| Bronze |  William Van DijckWilliam Van Dijck William Van Dijck was a Belgian athlete, primarily active on the 3000m steeplechase.-Biography:He was the first Belgian to win a medal at the World Championships, winning the bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships. He won a second bronze at the 1994 European Championships. He became Belgian... Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... (BEL) |
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.| World Record | 8:05.4 | Seattle, USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
May 13, 1978 | |
| Championship Record | 8:15.06 | Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
August 12, 1983 |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 |
8:08.57 CR | |
 |
8:10.32 | |
 |
8:12.18 | |
| 4. | 8:14.46 | |
| 5. | 8:16.46 | |
| 6. | 8:17.78 | |
| 7. | 8:20.08 | |
| 8. | 8:20.45 | |
| 9. | 8:24.25 | |
| 10. | 8:26.50 | |
| 11. | 8:27.64 | |
| 12. | 8:38.46 | |
| 13. | 8:43.60 | |
| 14. | 8:48.86 | |
| — | DNF |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Thursday 1987-09-03
RANK HEAT 1 TIME 1. 8:16.08 2. 8:16.93 3. 8:19.19 4. 8:22.26 5. 8:24.09 6. 8:26.67 7. 8:27.24 8. 8:34.29 9. 8:38.80 10. 8:39.97 11. 8:40.88 12. 8:44.04 13. 8:44.51
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8:20.75 | |
| 2. | 8:21.07 | |
| 3. | 8:21.21 | |
| 4. | 8:21.32 | |
| 5. | 8:22.75 | |
| 6. | 8:24.32 | |
| 7. | 8:24.66 | |
| 8. | 8:36.80 | |
| 9. | 8:40.55 | |
| 10. | 8:41.41 | |
| 11. | 8:47.34 | |
| 12. | 9:10.29 | |
| — | DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8:18.73 | |
| 2. | 8:18.87 | |
| 3. | 8:19.28 | |
| 4. | 8:20.70 | |
| 5. | 8:20.98 | |
| 6. | 8:21.35 | |
| 7. | 8:21.69 | |
| 8. | 8:23.61 | |
| 9. | 8:30.43 | |
| 10. | 8:41.80 | |
| 11. | 8:46.23 | |
| — | DNF |
See also
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- 1984 Men's Olympic 3.000m Steeplechase (Los Angeles)
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- 1988 Men's Olympic 3.000m Steeplechase (Seoul)
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