2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 10 and 13 July.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Jonathan Ndiku Kenya
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| Silver | Benjamin Kiplagat Uganda
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| Bronze | Patrick Terer Kenya
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Results
Final
13 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jonathan Ndiku | Kenya |
8:17.28 | |
 |
Benjamin Kiplagat | Uganda |
8:19.24 | |
 |
Patrick Terer | Kenya |
8:25.14 | |
| 4 | Dereje Abdi |  Ethiopia |
8:32.98 | |
| 5 | Legese Lamiso | Ethiopia |
8:38.34 | |
| 6 | Abdel Ghani Aït Bahmad |  Morocco |
8:45.45 | |
| 7 | Krystian Zalewski |  Poland |
8:45.64 | |
| 8 | Majid Saleh Bashir |  Bahrain |
8:49.27 | |
| 9 | Dylan Knight |  United States |
8:52.90 | |
| 10 | Curtis Carr | United States |
8:53.79 | |
| 11 | Alexandru Ghinea |  Romania |
8:55.28 | |
| 12 | Luis Orta |  Venezuela |
9:03.69 |
Heats
10 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legese Lamiso | Ethiopia |
8:48.61 | Q |
| 2 | Benjamin Kiplagat | Uganda |
8:49.17 | Q |
| 3 | Patrick Terer | Kenya |
8:50.03 | Q |
| 4 | Alexandru Ghinea | Romania |
8:52.63 | Q |
| 5 | Luis Orta | Venezuela |
8:52.70 | q |
| 6 | Dylan Knight | United States |
8:53.67 | q |
| 7 | Sebastian Martos |  Spain |
8:57.85 | |
| 8 | Mohamed Mahcene |  Algeria |
9:06.03 | |
| 9 | Steven Jardin |  France |
9:07.00 | |
| 10 | Eduardo Gregório |  Uruguay |
9:19.70 | |
| 11 | Andreas Van Ham |  Belgium |
9:32.13 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Ndiku | Kenya |
8:42.32 | Q |
| 2 | Dereje Abdi | Ethiopia |
8:42.46 | Q |
| 3 | Abdel Ghani Aït Bahmad | Morocco |
8:48.05 | Q |
| 4 | Krystian Zalewski | Poland |
8:48.94 | Q |
| 5 | Majid Saleh Bashir | Bahrain |
8:51.31 | q |
| 6 | Curtis Carr | United States |
8:55.28 | q |
| 7 | Matthew Hughes |  Canada |
9:01.82 | |
| 8 | Abdelatif Hadjam | France |
9:10.32 | |
| 9 | Jonathan Hernández | Spain |
9:16.77 | |
| 10 | Jorge Cruz |  Portugal |
9:23.36 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
References
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015