| Event: | 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]
The winning margin was 5.67 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time since the introduction of automatic timing that the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase was won by more than 5 seconds at these championships.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Henry Rono | James Munyala | Kip Rono |
Held on 6 August
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 8:26.3 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 8:31.8 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 8:48.1 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 8:48.4 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 8:48.4 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 8:50.8 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 8:53.1 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 8:56.5 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 8:57.9 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 8:59.2 | q | |||
| 11 | 2 | 8:59.9 | Q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 9:05.3 | q | |||
| 13 | 2 | 9:09.77 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 9:19.20 |
Held on 7 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:26.54 | |||||
| 8:32.21 | |||||
| 8:34.07 | |||||
| 8:41.32 | |||||
| 8:43.75 | |||||
| 8:47.35 | |||||
| 8:48.87 | |||||
| 8:49.68 | |||||
| 8:57.94 | |||||
| 10 | 9:01.95 | ||||
| 11 | 9:06.43 | ||||
| 12 | 9:15.27 |