2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

2011 world championship in athletics thumb|110px|Official Video The Men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 29 & September 1. The final was a slow race with Ugandans Jacob Araptany and Benjamin Kiplagat controlling the pace, with three Kenyans immediately behind. As the last lap began, Kiplagat fell back but Araptany led until one barrier before the water jump. There Ezekiel Kemboi blasted past, with Brimin Kipruto in tow. Kemboi had such a substantial lead coming off the last barrier, he started celebrating and drifted out to lane 7 where he finished. His post race, shirtless celebration dance was one of the most exuberant in recent memory, rivaling some celebrations normally performed by sprinters. Araptany faded at the finish, passed by Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad for the bronze. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeEzekiel KemboiKenya 2011 WorldBrimin KiprutoKenya 2011 WorldMahiedine Mekhissi-BenabbadFrance 2011 World Records World recordSaif Saaeed Shaheen QAT7:53.63Brussels, Belgium3 September 2004Championship recordEzekiel Kemboi KEN8:00.43Berlin, Germany18 August 2009World leadingBrimin Kiprop Kipruto KEN7:53.64Monaco22 July 2011African recordBrimin Kiprop Kipruto KEN7:53.64Monaco22 July 2011Asian recordSaif Saaeed Shaheen QAT7:53.63Brussels, Belgium3 September 2004North, Central American and Caribbean recordDaniel Lincoln USA8:08.82Rome, Italy14 July 2006South American recordWander do Prado Moura BRA8:14.41Mar del Plata, Argentina22 March 1995European recordBouabdellah Tahri FRA8:01.18Berlin, Germany18 August 2009Oceanian recordPeter Renner NZL8:14.05Koblenz, West Germany29 August 1984 Qualification standards A timeB time 8:23.10 8:32.00 Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 29, 2011 10:40 HeatsSeptember 1, 2011 20:25 Final Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best Heats Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya 2011 World 8:10.93 Q 2 2 Ruben Ramolefi South Africa 2011 World 8:11.50 Q, NR 3 2 Hamid Ezzine Morocco 2011 World 8:11.81 Q, SB 4 2 Nahom Mesfin Ethiopia 2011 World 8:12.04 Q, PB 5 2 Bouabdellah Tahri France 2011 World 8:13.22 q 6 1 Jacob Araptany Uganda 2011 World 8:18.57 Q 7 3 Benjamin Kiplagat Uganda 2011 World 8:19.96 Q 8 3 Roba Gari Ethiopia 2011 World 8:20.28 Q 9 3 Brimin Kipruto Kenya 2011 World 8:21.89 Q 10 3 Alberto Paulo Portugal 2011 World 8:22.41 Q, PB 11 3 Abraham Kipkirong Chirchir Kenya 2011 World 8:23.09 q, SB 12 1 Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad France 2011 World 8:23.71 Q 13 1 Richard Mateelong Kenya 2011 World 8:23.76 Q 14 3 Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux France 2011 World 8:23.79 q 15 1 Ion Luchianov Moldova 2011 World 8:23.88 Q, SB 16 2 Ali Ahmed Al-Amri Saudi Arabia 2011 World 8:26.75 SB 17 1 Víctor García Spain 2011 World 8:28.97 18 2 Simon Ayeko Uganda 2011 World 8:29.02 SB 19 1 Amor Ben Yahia Tunisia 2011 World 8:30.02 PB 20 1 Abubaker Ali Kamal Qatar 2011 World 8:30.37 21 2 Jukka Keskisalo Finland 2011 World 8:31.52 22 3 Ángel Mullera Spain 2011 World 8:31.83 23 1 Andrey Farnosov Russia 2011 World 8:34.44 24 2 Daniel Huling United States 2011 World 8:34.70 25 2 Tomás Tajadura Spain 2011 World 8:36.23 26 1 Alex Genest Canada 2011 World 8:36.67 27 1 Steffen Uliczka Germany 2011 World 8:37.35 28 3 Youcef Abdi Australia 2011 World 8:38.42 29 2 Bjørnar Ustad Kristiansen Norway 2011 World 8:39.85 30 3 Ben Bruce United States 2011 World 8:39.96 31 2 Łukasz Parszczyński Poland 2011 World 8:44.09 32 1 Abdelkader Hachlaf Morocco 2011 World 8:46.14 33 1 William Nelson United States 2011 World 8:51.20 34 3 Matthew Hughes Canada 2011 World 8:58.52 99 3 Mario Bazán Peru 2011 World 9:99.99 DNF Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Ezekiel Kemboi KEN 2011 World 8:14.85 Brimin Kipruto KEN 2011 World 8:16.05 Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad FRA 2011 World 8:16.09 04 4 Bouabdellah Tahri FRA 2011 World 8:17.56 05 5 Roba Gari ETH 2011 World 8:18.37 06 6 Jacob Araptany UGA 2011 World 8:18.67 07 7 Richard Mateelong KEN 2011 World 8:19.31 08 8 Ion Luchianov MDA 2011 World 8:19.69 SB 09 9 Hamid Ezzine MAR 2011 World 8:21.97 10 Benjamin Kiplagat UGA 2011 World 8:22.21 11 Nahom Mesfin ETH 2011 World 8:25.39 12 Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux FRA 2011 World 8:30.39 13 Ruben Ramolefi RSA 2011 World 8:30.47 14 Abraham Kipkirong Chirchir KEN 2011 World 8:33.56 15 Alberto Paulo POR 2011 World 8:33.84 References External links 3000 metres steeplechase results at IAAF website 3000 Steeplechase Category:Steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships