Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase explained

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			9:27.2
2			9:28.4
3			9:28.8
4			9:29.2
5			9:41.2
6			9:43.2
7
8
9

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			9:34.0
2			9:34.8
3			9:41.2
4			9:44.4
5			9:53.4
6			10:05.0
7
8
9

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			9:40.4
2			9:45.2
3			9:50.6
4			9:52.4
5			9:56.6
6			10:00.4
7
8
9
				DNF

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			9:03.8	WR
			9:06.8
			9:07.2
4			9:09.0
5			9:11.2
6			9:16.6
7			9:18.8
8			9:21.1
9			9:26.4
10			9:29.4
11			9:40.8
				DNF

Key: DNF = Did not finish, WR = World record

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1936 Berlin: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174426/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/ATH/mens-3000-metres-steeplechase.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 19 November 2017 . sports-reference.com.