Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Henry Rono
 Kenya
James Munyala
 Kenya
Kip Rono
 Kenya

Results

Heats

Held on 6 August

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Henry Rono Kenya8:26.3Q
21Kip Rono Kenya8:31.8Q
31John Davies Wales8:48.1Q
41Dennis Coates England8:48.4Q
51Howard Healey New Zealand8:48.4Q
62Anthony Staynings England8:50.8Q
72Euan Robertson New Zealand8:53.1Q
82Ian Gilmour Scotland8:56.5Q
91James Munyala Kenya8:57.9Q
101Joe Sax Canada8:59.2q
112John Wild England8:59.9Q
122Rob Evans Canada9:05.3q
132Dean Childs Canada9:09.77
142Paul Lawther Northern Ireland9:19.20

Final

Held on 7 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Henry Rono Kenya8:26.54
James Munyala Kenya8:32.21
Kip Rono Kenya8:34.07
4Euan Robertson New Zealand8:41.32
5Howard Healey New Zealand8:43.75
6Dennis Coates England8:47.35
7Anthony Staynings England8:48.87
8Ian Gilmour Scotland8:49.68
9John Wild England8:57.94
10John Davies Wales9:01.95
11Rob Evans Canada9:06.43
12Joe Sax Canada9:15.27

References

  1. "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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