2012 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 European Athletics Championships will held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 27 and 29 June.

Medalists

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bgcolor="gold"|GoldMahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
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bgcolor="silver"|SilverTarık Langat Akdağ
{{TUR}}
bgcolor="CC9966"|BronzeVíctor García
{{ESP}}

Records

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colspan="5"|Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World record

|{{flagathlete|Saif Saaeed Shaheen|QAT}}

|7:53.63

|Brussels, Belgium

|3 September 2004

European record

|{{flagathlete|Bouabdellah Tahri|FRA}}

|8:01.18

|Berlin, Germany

|18 August 2009

Championship record

|{{flagathlete|Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad|FRA}}

|8:07.87

|Barcelona, Spain

|1 August 2010

World Leading

|{{flagathlete|Paul Kipsiele Koech|KEN}}

|7:54.31

|Rome, Italy

|31 May 2012

European Leading

|{{flagathlete|Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad|FRA}}

|8:10.90

|Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France

|9 June 2012

Schedule

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! Date

! Time

! Round

27 June 201218:30Round 1
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| 29 June 2012

19:05Final

Results

=Round 1=

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 7 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

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RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNote
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| 1

2align="left" | Tarık Langat Akdağalign=left| {{TUR}}8:27.31Q, SB
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| 2

2align="left" | Ion Luchianovalign=left| {{MDA}}8:29.28Q
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2align="left" | Víctor Garcíaalign=left| {{ESP}}8:29.44Q
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| 4

2align="left" | Łukasz Oślizłoalign=left| {{POL}}8:29.46Q
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| 5

2align="left" | Abdelaziz Merzouguialign=left| {{ESP}}8:29.51q
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| 6

2align="left" | Steffen Uliczkaalign=left| {{GER}}8:29.55q
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| 7

1align="left" | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbadalign=left| {{FRA}}8:31.05Q
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| {{sort|99|DQ}}

1align="left" | Nordine Gezzaralign=left| {{FRA}}8:31.33Q, Doping
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| 8

2align="left" | Yuri Florianialign=left| {{ITA}}8:32.63q
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| 9

1align="left" | Patrick Nastialign=left| {{ITA}}8:34.08Q
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| 10

1align="left" | Łukasz Parszczyńskialign=left| {{POL}}8:35.05Q
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| 11

1align="left" | Antonio David Jiménezalign=left| {{ESP}}8:35.44q
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| 12

2align="left" | Kaur Kivistikalign=left| {{EST}}8:36.10q, PB
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| 13

1align="left" | Hakan Duvaralign=left| {{TUR}}8:37.40q
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| 14

1align="left" | Krystian Zalewskialign=left| {{POL}}8:37.82q
151align="left" | James Wilkinsonalign=left| {{GBR2}}8:39.19
162align="left" | Noureddine Smaïlalign=left| {{FRA}}8:41.11
171align="left" | Alberto Pauloalign=left| {{POR}}8:41.63SB
182align="left" | Itai Maggidialign=left| {{ISR}}8:47.29
191align="left" | Rob Mullettalign=left| {{GBR2}}8:48.38
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| {{sort|99|DQ}}

2align="left" | Ildar Minshinalign=left| {{RUS}}8:52.84Doping
201align="left" | Alexandru Ghineaalign=left| {{ROU}}8:55.88
{{hs|21}}1align="left" | Jukka Keskisaloalign=left| {{FIN}}{{sort|9:99.99|DNS}}
{{hs|21}}1align="left" | Halil Akkaşalign=left| {{TUR}}{{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}
{{hs|21}}2align="left" | Luke Gunnalign=left| {{GBR2}}{{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

=Final=

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RankNameNationalityTimeNote
{{gold01}}align="left" | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbadalign=left| {{FRA}}8:33.23
{{silver02}}align="left" | Tarık Langat Akdağalign=left| {{TUR}}8:35.24
{{bronze03}}align="left" | Víctor Garcíaalign=left| {{ESP}}8:35.87
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| {{sort|99|DQ}}

align="left" | Nordine Gezzaralign=left| {{FRA}}8:36.98Doping
{{sort|04|4}}align="left" | Abdelaziz Merzouguialign=left| {{ESP}}8:38.58
{{sort|05|5}}align="left" | Łukasz Parszczyńskialign=left| {{POL}}8:38.76
{{sort|06|6}}align="left" | Yuri Florianialign=left| {{ITA}}8:39.22
{{sort|07|7}}align="left" | Krystian Zalewskialign=left| {{POL}}8:39.35
{{sort|08|8}}align="left" | Hakan Duvaralign=left| {{TUR}}8:40.05
{{sort|09|9}}align="left" | Steffen Uliczkaalign=left| {{GER}}8:41.53
10align="left" | Ion Luchianovalign=left| {{MDA}}8:42.06
11align="left" | Łukasz Oślizłoalign=left| {{POL}}8:44.51
12align="left" | Patrick Nastialign=left| {{ITA}}8:48.37
13align="left" | Antonio David Jiménezalign=left| {{ESP}}8:53.30
14align="left" | Kaur Kivistikalign=left| {{EST}}8:58.02

References

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  • [http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2012/Helsinki/pdf/re0290063.pdf Round 1 Results]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
  • [http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2012/Helsinki/pdf/re0290040.pdf Final Results]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
  • [http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-championships/history/year=2012/results/index.html Full results]

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