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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

|games = 1948 Summer

|image =Tore Sjöstrand 1948.jpg

|caption =Tore Sjöstrand

|venue =

|dates = 3 August 1948 (heats)
5 August 1948 (final)

|competitors =

|nations =

|longnames = yes

|gold = Tore Sjöstrand

|goldNOC = SWE

|silver = Erik Elmsäter

|silverNOC = SWE

|bronze = Göte Hagström

|bronzeNOC = SWE

|prev=1936

|next=1952

}}

{{AthleticsAt1948SummerOlympics}}

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place on 3 and 5 August. The final was won by Swede Tore Sjöstrand. Sjöstrand's compatriots, Erik Elmsäter and Göte Hagström took 2nd and 3rd place.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/ATH/mens-3000-metres-steeplechase.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174443/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/ATH/mens-3000-metres-steeplechase.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Athletics at the 1948 London: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase |access-date=19 November 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing Olympic records was as follows.

class="wikitable"
{{flagathlete|Volmari Iso-Hollo|FIN}}

|Olympic record

|9:03.8

|Berlin, Germany

|8 August 1936

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).

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Date

! Time

!

Tuesday 3 August 194816:15Round 1
style=background:lemonchiffon|Thursday 5 August 1948style=background:lemonchiffon| 16:15style=background:lemonchiffon|Final

Results

=Round 1=

Round 1 was held on 3 August. The first four runners from each heat advanced to the final.

Heat 1

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RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
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| 1

align=left|Erik Elmsäteralign=left| {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}}9:15.0Q
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| 2

align=left|Alexandre Guyodoalign=left| {{FlagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}}9:17.2Q
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| 3

align=left|Pentti Siltaloppialign=left| {{FlagIOC|FIN|1948 Summer}}9:22.4Q
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| 4

align=left|Constantino Mirandaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|ESP|1948 Summer}}9:24.2Q
5align=left|Đorđe Stefanovićalign=left| {{FlagIOC|YUG|1948 Summer}}9:39.6
6align=left|John Domsalign=left| {{FlagIOC|BEL|1948 Summer}}9:41.8
7align=left|Peter Curryalign=left| {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}}
8align=left|Bob McMillenalign=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}}
9align=left|Vasilios Mavrapostolosalign=left| {{FlagIOC|GRE|1948 Summer}}

Heat 2

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RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
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| 1

align=left|Raphaël Pujazonalign=left| {{FlagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}}9:20.8Q
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| 2

align=left|Göte Hagströmalign=left| {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}}9:22.6Q
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| 3

align=left|Petar Šegedinalign=left| {{FlagIOC|YUG|1948 Summer}}9:25.0Q
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| 4

align=left|Browning Rossalign=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}}9:30.4Q
5align=left|Alf Olesenalign=left| {{FlagIOC|DEN|1948 Summer}}9:33.6
6align=left|Lucien Theysalign=left| {{FlagIOC|BEL|1948 Summer}}9:37.4
7align=left|Mustafa Özcanalign=left| {{FlagIOC|TUR|1948 Summer}}(9:38.4est)
8align=left|Paavo Toivarialign=left| {{FlagIOC|FIN|1948 Summer}}
9align=left|Geoffrey Tudoralign=left| {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}}

Heat 3

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RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
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| 1

align=left|Tore Sjöstrandalign=left| {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}}9:21.0Q
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| 2

align=left|Aarne Kainlaurialign=left| {{FlagIOC|FIN|1948 Summer}}9:25.8Q
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| 3

align=left|Robert Everaertalign=left| {{FlagIOC|BEL|1948 Summer}}9:26.4Q
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| 4

align=left|Roger Chesneaualign=left| {{FlagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}}9:27.6Q
5align=left|Cahit Önelalign=left| {{FlagIOC|TUR|1948 Summer}}9:28.4
6align=left|Whitey Overtonalign=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}}10:14.4
7align=left|Rene Howellalign=left| {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}}
8align=left|Paul Friedenalign=left| {{FlagIOC|LUX|1948 Summer}}

=Final=

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RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
{{gold1}}align=left|Tore Sjöstrandalign=left| {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}}9:04.6
{{silver2}}align=left|Erik Elmsäteralign=left| {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}}9:08.2
{{Bronze3}}align=left|Göte Hagströmalign=left| {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}}9:11.8
4align=left| Alexandre Guyodoalign=left| {{FlagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}}9:13.6
5align=left| Pentti Siltaloppialign=left| {{FlagIOC|FIN|1948 Summer}}9:19.6
6align=left| Petar Šegedinalign=left| {{FlagIOC|YUG|1948 Summer}}9:20.4
7align=left| Browning Rossalign=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}}9:24.1
8align=left| Constantino Mirandaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|ESP|1948 Summer}}9:26.6
9align=left| Robert Everaertalign=left| {{FlagIOC|BEL|1948 Summer}}9:28.2
10align=left| Aarne Kainlaurialign=left| {{FlagIOC|FIN|1948 Summer}}9:29.0
11align=left| Roger Chesneaualign=left| {{FlagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}}9:30.2
align=left| Raphaël Pujazonalign=left| {{FlagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}}DNF

Key: DNF = Did not finish

References

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External links

  • Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). [http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad]. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

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