Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
# Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 1 September.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Phil Coleman | United States | 8:56.4 |
| | Deacon Jones | United States | 8:56.6 |
| | Alfredo Tinoco | Mexico | 8:58.0 |
| 4 | Sebastião Mendes | Brazil | 9:02.2 |
| 5 | George Young | United States | 9:07.8 |
| 6 | Alberto Ríos | Argentina | 9:08.0 |
| 7 | Francisco Allen | Chile | ?:??.? |
| 8 | Domingo Amaizón | Argentina | ?:??.? |
| 9 | Luciano Gómez | Mexico | 9:31.2 |
| 10 | Eligio Galicia | Mexico | 9:39.0 |
| 11 | Ron Wallingford | Canada | 9:41.8 |
| | Luis Bocanegra | Argentina | DNF |
| | David Drybrough | Canada | DNF |
| | Jesús Queche | Guatemala | DNF |
