2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
# 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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.

## Medalists

| Gold | Reuben Kosgei Kenya (KEN) |
| - | - |
| Silver | Ali Ezzine Morocco (MAR) |
| Bronze | Bernard Barmasai Kenya (KEN) |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships :

| 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 |

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| | Reuben Kosgei (KEN) | 8:15.16 |
| | Ali Ezzine (MAR) | 8:16.21 |
| | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) | 8:16.59 |
| 4. | Luis Miguel Martín (ESP) | 8:18.87 |
| 5. | Bouabdallah Tahri (FRA) | 8:19.56 |
| 6. | Antonio David Jiménez (ESP) | 8:19.82 |
| 7. | Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin (QAT) | 8:20.01 |
| 8. | Raymond Yator (KEN) | 8:20.87 |
| 9. | Ralf Assmus (GER) | 8:21.73 |
| 10. | Brahim Boulami (MAR) | 8:21.95 |
| 11. | Tim Broe (USA) | 8:23.07 |
| 12. | Eliseo Martín (ESP) | 8:27.78 |
| 13. | Christian Belz (SUI) | 8:31.43 |
| 14. | Joël Bourgeois (CAN) | 8:36.38 |
| 15. | Gaël Pencreach (FRA) | 8:41.51 |

## Heats

Held on Monday 2001-08-06

| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Reuben Kosgei (KEN) | 8:21.96 |
| 2. | Brahim Boulami (MAR) | 8:21.98 |
| 3. | Luis Miguel Martín (ESP) | 8:25.09 |
| 4. | Eliseo Martín (ESP) | 8:26.18 |
| 5. | Ali Ezzine (MAR) | 8:26.86 |
| 6. | Joël Bourgeois (CAN) | 8:26.92 |
| 7. | Tim Broe (USA) | 8:27.26 |
| 8. | Gaël Pencreach (FRA) | 8:28.54 |
| 9. | Frédéric Denis (FRA) | 8:41.66 |
| 10. | Yoshitaka Iwamizu (JPN) | 8:45.25 |
| 11. | Tom Chorny (USA) | 8:51.74 |
| — | Simon Vroemen (NED) | DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Antonio David Jiménez (ESP) | 8:25.37 |
| 2. | Raymond Yator (KEN) | 8:25.45 |
| 3. | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) | 8:25.65 |
| 4. | Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin (QAT) | 8:25.83 |
| 5. | Ralf Assmus (GER) | 8:29.52 |
| 6. | Bouabdallah Tahri (FRA) | 8:29.71 |
| 7. | Christian Belz (SUI) | 8:31.57 |
| 8. | Elarbi Khattabi (MAR) | 8:32.70 |
| 9. | Laïd Bessou (ALG) | 8:33.40 |
| 10. | Jim Svenøy (NOR) | 8:35.71 |
| 11. | Anthony Famiglietti (USA) | 8:44.54 |
| 12. | José Salvador Miranda (MEX) | 8:49.47 |
| 13. | Madan Raj Giri (NEP) | 9:34.97 |
