Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
# Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 25 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the mile.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Tony Manning Australia | Ben Jipcho Kenya | Amos Biwott Kenya |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Amos Biwott | Kenya | 8:37.0 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Kerry O'Brien | Australia | 8:41.2 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Grant McLaren | Canada | 8:47.2 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Bernard Hayward | Wales | 8:49.2 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | John Holden | England | 8:49.2 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Chris Perry | England | 8:59.6 | |
| 7 | 1 | Peter Griffiths | Wales | 9:07.6 | |
| 8 | 1 | Frank Allen | Guernsey | 9:22.4 | |
| 9 | 1 | Abdul Karim | Pakistan | 9:28.0 | |
| 1 | 2 | Benjamin Kogo | Kenya | 8:44.8 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ben Jipcho | Kenya | 8:45.0 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Tony Manning | Australia | 8:46.2 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | David Brayan-Jones | Scotland | 8:52.6 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Gerald Stevens | England | ?:??.? | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Ray Varey | Canada | 9:02.2 | |
| 7 | 2 | David Logue | Northern Ireland | 9:49.8 | |
| | 2 | Ronald McAndrew | Wales | DNF | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Tony Manning | Australia | 8:26.2 |
| | Ben Jipcho | Kenya | 8:29.6 |
| | Amos Biwott | Kenya | 8:30.8 |
| 4 | David Brayan-Jones | Scotland | 8:33.8 |
| 5 | John Holden | England | 8:35.6 |
| 6 | Benjamin Kogo | Kenya | 8:44.8 |
| 7 | Bernard Hayward | Wales | 8:39.8 |
| 8 | Gerald Stevens | England | 8:49.4 |
| 9 | Grant McLaren | Canada | 8:55.4 |
| | Kerry O'Brien | Australia | DNF |
