Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
# Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. There were a total number of 23 participants.

## Final classification

| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | HEAT | FINAL |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Chris Brasher (GBR) | 8:53.8 | 8:41.2 |
| | Sándor Rozsnyói (HUN) | 8:46.6 | 8:43.6 |
| | Ernst Larsen (NOR) | 8:46.8 | 8:44.0 |
| 4. | Heinz Laufer (EUA) | 8:53.0 | 8:44.4 |
| 5. | Semyon Rzshishchin (URS) | 8:53.0 | 8:44.6 |
| 6. | John Disley (GBR) | 8:46.6 | 8:44.6 |
| 7. | Neil Robbins (AUS) | 8:55.4 | 8:50.0 |
| 8. | Eric Shirley (GBR) | 8:52.6 | 8:57.0 |
| 9. | Charles Jones (USA) | 8:47.4 | 9:13.0 |
| 10. | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (POL) | 8:48.0 | DNF |
| — | Horace Ashenfelter (USA) | 8:51.0 | DNQ |
| — | Vasily Vlasenko (URS) | 8:55.0 | DNQ |
| — | Georgios Papavassiliou (GRE) | 8:55.6 | DNQ |
| — | Gunnar Tjörnebo (SWE) | 9:02.0 | DNQ |
| — | Ilkka Auer (FIN) | 9:04.0 | DNQ |
| — | Laszlo Jeszenski (HUN) | 9:04.2 | DNQ |
| — | Yevgeny Kadyaykin (URS) | 9:09.6 | DNQ |
| — | Graham Thomas (AUS) | 9:09.8 | DNQ |
| — | Phillip Coleman (USA) | 9:10.0 | DNQ |
| — | Olavi Rinteenpaa (FIN) | 9:10.0 | DNQ |
| — | Ron Blackney (AUS) | 9:16.0 | DNQ |
| — | Frans Herman (BEL) | DNF | DNQ |
| — | Eduardo Fontecilla (CHI) | DNF | DNQ |
