| Host City: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Format: First round (First 6 & 3 fastest to final) (Aug 6) |
| Dates: August 3–12, 2001 |
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| Nations participating: 189 |
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| Athletes participating: 1677 |
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Main venue: Commonwealth Stadium
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| In windy conditions the early pace was slow (2:48.72 at 1000m) before Barmasai took up the running with three laps remaining. Six men were DOHA 2019 PAST RESULTS/WORLD CHAMPS MEN’S 3000mSC 143 in contention at the bell with the three Kenyans in front. Olympic Champion Kosgei proved to be the strongest of the trio, for Yator fell at the water jump while Barmasai was caught by Morocco’s Ali Ezzine on the run-in. “There will be more [from Kenya] who will do what I did today,” concluded Kosgei. |
| These are the official results of the Men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Wednesday 2001-08-08 at 20:00h. |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships |
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| World Record |
 Bernard Barmasai (KEN) |
7:55.72 |
August 24, 1997 |
 Cologne, Germany |
| Event Record |
Moses Kiptanui (KEN) |
8:04.16 |
August 11, 1995 |
 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Season Best |
Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN) |
8:01.73 |
July 20, 2001 |
 Monte Carlo, Monaco |
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3000m Steeplechase |
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8 August |
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3000 metres Steeplechase Final |
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Kenya's Olympic gold medallist, Rueben KOSGEI, maintained his championship form by winning the world title in a time of 8:15.16. Ali EZZINE (MAR) fought his way into second position in the last sixty metres to steal the silver medal from world record holder Bernard BARMASAI (KEN) in times of 8:16.21 and 8:16.59 respectively.
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In a race that saw the lead exchanged several times, all three Kenyan competitiors KOSGEI, BARMASAI and Raymond YATOR, current World Junior record holder, remained in the front of the pack throughout the race. KOSGEI made his move with 400 metres to go with his countrymen close behind him.
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But, YATOR, whom many picked to win this race, fell at the last water jump and finished well back in a time of 8:20.87. KOSGEI maintained his composure and had plenty to spare. Behind him EZZINE and BARMASAI were locked in a desperate battle over the last 50 metres to determine the silver and bronze medals.
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| This is the sixth consecutive time that a Kenyan has won the world championship gold medal in this event but in all those years they have also won the silver medal. Can the rest of the world be closing in? |
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Final |
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| 1 |
Reuben Kosgei |
KEN |
2 Aug 79 |
8.15.16 |
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| 2 |
Ali Ezzine |
MAR |
3 Sep 78 |
8.16.21 |
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| 3 |
Bernard Barmasai |
KEN |
6 May 74 |
8.16.59 |
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| 4 |
Luís Miguel Martín |
ESP |
11 Jan 72 |
8.18.87 |
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| 5 |
Bouabdellah Tahri |
FRA |
20 Dec 78 |
8.19.56 |
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| 6 |
Antonio Dávid Jiménez |
ESP |
18 Feb 77 |
8.19.82 |
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| 7 |
Khamis Abdulla Saifeldin |
QAT |
1 Dec 76 |
8.20.01 |
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| 8 |
Raymond Yator |
KEN |
7 Apr 81 |
8.20.87 |
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| 9 |
Ralf Aßmus |
GER |
28 Jan 77 |
8.21.73 |
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| 10 |
Brahim Boulami |
MAR |
20 Apr 72 |
8.21.95 |
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| 11 |
Tim Broe |
USA |
20 Jun 77 |
8.23.07 |
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| 12 |
Eliseo Martín |
ESP |
5 Nov 73 |
8.27.78 |
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| 13 |
Christian Belz |
SUI |
11 Sep 74 |
8.31.43 |
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| 14 |
Joël Bourgeois |
CAN |
25 Apr 71 |
8.36.38 |
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| 15 |
Gaël Pencréach |
FRA |
5 Aug 77 |
8.41.51 |
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3000m Steeplechase - 1st round |
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The Kenyan contenders for the 3000m steeplechase have all safely qualified for the final while the Moroccan threat has weakened with Elarbi KHATTABI's failure to qualify for the final.
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Olympic champion Rueben KOSGEI (KEN) won the first heat comfortably in 8:21.96 ahead of Brahim BOULAMI, 8:21.98, and the Spaniard Miguel Luis MARTIN, 8:25.09. BOULAMI is the fastest ever non-Kenyan with his best of 8:07.28.
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KOSGEI led for most of the heat ahead of the leading group which included national record holder Eliseo MARTIN (ESP), fourth in 8:26.18, and medal hopeful Ali EZZINE (MAR), fifth in 8:28.86. EZZINE prevented a Kenyan clean sweep with bronze medals in the 1999 World Championships and the 2000 Olympics.
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To the roar of the local crowd, Joel BOURGEOIS (CAN) qualified automatically in sixth place in 8:26.92, a season's best.
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World Junior Champion and record holder Raymond YATOR (KEN) lost a shoe during the second heat but still qualified comfortably in 8:25.45. So too did world record holder Bernard BARMASAI (KEN), 8:25.65, although both finished behind Spanish national champion Antonio JIMENEZ who ran 8:25.37.
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The Kenyan's took control of the heat but conceeded the race to JIMENEZ in the final straight.
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Also qualifying from heat two were Saifeldin Abdullah KHAMIS (QAT), fourth in 8:25.83, Ralf ASSMUS (GER), fifth in 8:29.52, and Bouabdallah TAHRI (FRA) sixth in 8:29.71.
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Olympic finalist from Sydney, Elarbi KHATTABI (MAR), struggled to stay with the lead pack in the last half of the race and finished eighth, therefore missing the final.
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| Tim BROE (USA) 8:27.26, Gael PENCREACH (FRA) 8:28.54 and Christian BELZ (SUI) in 8:31.57 qualified as the three fastest losers. |
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Heats |
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6 August |
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Heat 1 |
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| 1 |
Reuben Kosgei |
KEN |
2 Aug 79 |
8.21.96 |
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Q |
| 2 |
Brahim Boulami |
MAR |
20 Apr 72 |
8.21.98 |
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| 3 |
Luís Miguel Martín |
ESP |
11 Jan 72 |
8.25.09 |
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| 4 |
Eliseo Martín |
ESP |
5 Nov 73 |
8.26.18 |
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| 5 |
Ali Ezzine |
MAR |
3 Sep 78 |
8.26.86 |
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| 6 |
Joël Bourgeois |
CAN |
25 Apr 71 |
8.26.92 |
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| 7 |
Tim Broe |
USA |
20 Jun 77 |
8.27.26 |
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| 8 |
Gaël Pencréach |
FRA |
5 Aug 77 |
8.28.54 |
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| 9 |
Frédéric Denis |
FRA |
3 Mar 75 |
8.41.66 |
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| 10 |
Yoshitaka Iwamizu |
JPN |
20 Jun 79 |
8.45.25 |
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| 11 |
Tom Chorny |
USA |
23 Nov 76 |
8.51.74 |
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Simon Vroemen |
NED |
11 May 69 |
DNF |
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Heat 2 |
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| 1 |
Antonio Dávid Jiménez |
ESP |
18 Feb 77 |
8.25.37 |
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| 2 |
Raymond Yator |
KEN |
7 Apr 81 |
8.25.45 |
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| 3 |
Bernard Barmasai |
KEN |
6 May 74 |
8.25.65 |
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| 4 |
Khamis Abdulla Saifeldin |
QAT |
1 Dec 76 |
8.25.83 |
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Ralf Aßmus |
GER |
28 Jan 77 |
8.29.52 |
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Bouabdellah Tahri |
FRA |
20 Dec 78 |
8.29.71 |
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| 7 |
Christian Belz |
SUI |
11 Sep 74 |
8.31.57 |
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| 8 |
Elarbi Khattabi |
MAR |
16 May 67 |
8.32.70 |
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| 9 |
Laïd Bessou |
ALG |
5 Feb 76 |
8.33.40 |
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| 10 |
Jim Svenøy |
NOR |
22 Apr 72 |
8.35.71 |
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| 11 |
Anthony Famiglietti |
USA |
8 Nov 78 |
8.44.54 |
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| 12 |
Salvador Miranda |
MEX |
22 Aug 71 |
8.49.47 |
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| 13 |
Madan Raj Giri |
NEP |
4 Jun 74 |
9.34.97 |
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| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2001 |
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| 1 |
759 |
Brahim Boulami |
 MAR |
8:02.90 |
8:07.28 |
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158 |
Joël Bourgeois |
 CAN |
8:20.08 |
8:28.58 |
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306 |
Luis Miguel Martín |
 ESP |
8:09.77 |
8:10.53 |
| 4 |
682 |
Reuben Kosgei |
 KEN |
8:03.92 |
8:08.83 |
| 5 |
373 |
Frédéric Denis |
 FRA |
8:22.03 |
8:22.03 |
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1149 |
Tom Chorny |
 USA |
8:22.16 |
8:22.16 |
| 7 |
636 |
Yoshitaka Iwamizu |
 JPN |
8:26.77 |
8:26.77 |
| 8 |
396 |
Gaël Pencreach |
FRA |
8:13.16 |
8:17.98 |
| 9 |
836 |
Simon Vroemen |
 NED |
8:13.45 |
8:20.67 |
| 10 |
763 |
Ali Ezzine |
MAR |
8:03.57 |
8:10.23 |
| 11 |
305 |
Eliseo Martín |
ESP |
8:13.59 |
8:21.59 |
| 12 |
1144 |
Tim Broe |
USA |
8:14.82 |
8:14.82 |
| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2001 |
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| 1 |
1038 |
Christian Belz |
 SUI |
8:22.24 |
8:22.24 |
| 2 |
671 |
Bernard Barmasai |
KEN |
7:55.72 |
8:06.12 |
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928 |
Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin |
 QAT |
8:17.56 |
8:20.45 |
| 4 |
861 |
Jim Svenøy |
 NOR |
8:12.05 |
8:21.66 |
| 5 |
1162 |
Anthony Famiglietti |
USA |
8:21.00 |
8:21.00 |
| 6 |
303 |
Antonio David Jiménez |
ESP |
8:11.52 |
8:11.52 |
| 7 |
399 |
Bouabdellah Tahri |
FRA |
8:12.24 |
8:12.62 |
| 8 |
688 |
Raymond Yator |
KEN |
8:03.74 |
8:09.20 |
| 9 |
839 |
Madan Raj Giri |
 NEP |
9:25.2 |
9:25.2 |
| 10 |
455 |
Ralf Assmus |
 GER |
8:23.32 |
8:23.32 |
| 11 |
793 |
Salvador Miranda |
 MEX |
8:25.69 |
8:35.21 |
| 12 |
8 |
Laïd Bessou |
 ALG |
8:10.23 |
8:19.87 |
| 13 |
768 |
Elarbi Khattabi |
MAR |
8:09.03 |
8:09.49 |
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