Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
| Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Games of the XI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Alfred Dompert, Volmari Iso-Hollo and Kaarlo Tuominen after the final race | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany | |||||||||
| Dates | August 3 (heats) August 8 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games took place August 3 and August 8. The final was won by Volmari Iso-Hollo of Finland.[1]
Results
Heats
The fastest four runners in each of the three heats advanced to the final round.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfred Dompert |  Germany |
9:27.2 | |
| 2 | Martti Matilainen |  Finland |
9:28.4 | |
| 3 | Voldemārs Vītols |  Latvia |
9:28.8 | |
| 4 | Glen Dawson |  United States |
9:29.2 | |
| 5 | Tom Evenson |  Great Britain |
9:41.2 | |
| 6 | Harry Ekman |  Sweden |
9:43.2 | |
| 7 | Bedřich Hošek |  Czechoslovakia |
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| 8 | Giuseppe Lippi |  Italy |
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| 9 | Roger Cuzol |  France |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volmari Iso-Hollo | Finland |
9:34.0 | |
| 2 | Harold Manning | United States |
9:34.8 | |
| 3 | Willi Heyn | Germany |
9:41.2 | |
| 4 | Harry Holmqvist | Sweden |
9:44.4 | |
| 5 | Jenő Szilágyi |  Hungary |
9:53.4 | |
| 6 | Oscar Van Rumst |  Belgium |
10:05.0 | |
| 7 | René Desroches | France |
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| 8 | Václav Hošek | Czechoslovakia |
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| 9 | Tetsuo Imai |  Japan |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaarlo Tuominen | Finland |
9:40.4 | |
| 2 | Joe McCluskey | United States |
9:45.2 | |
| 3 | Roger Rérolle | France |
9:50.6 | |
| 4 | Lars Larsson | Sweden |
9:52.4 | |
| 5 | James Ginty | Great Britain |
9:56.6 | |
| 6 | Hideo Tanaka | Japan |
10:00.4 | |
| 7 | Bruno Betti | Italy |
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| 8 | Josef Hušek | Czechoslovakia |
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| 9 | Ladislaus Simacek |  Austria |
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| Hans Raff | Germany |
DNF |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Volmari Iso-Hollo | Finland |
9:03.8 | WR |
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Kaarlo Tuominen | Finland |
9:06.8 | |
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Alfred Dompert | Germany |
9:07.2 | |
| 4 | Martti Matilainen | Finland |
9:09.0 | |
| 5 | Harold Manning | United States |
9:11.2 | |
| 6 | Lars Larsson | Sweden |
9:16.6 | |
| 7 | Voldemārs Vītols | Latvia |
9:18.8 | |
| 8 | Glen Dawson | United States |
9:21.1 | |
| 9 | Willi Heyn | Germany |
9:26.4 | |
| 10 | Joe McCluskey | United States |
9:29.4 | |
| 11 | Roger Rérolle | France |
9:40.8 | |
| Harry Holmqvist | Sweden |
DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, WR = World record
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2017.