1920 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 3000 m obstacle (men)
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sport | athletics | ||||||||
discipline | 3000 meter obstacle course | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 16 athletes from 6 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Antwerp Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 18, 1920 (preliminary round) August 20, 1920 (final) |
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The men's 3000 meter obstacle course at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp was held on August 18 and 20, 1920 in the Antwerp Olympic Stadium. 16 athletes took part. The discipline was held over this distance for the first time. In 1900 there had been races over 4000 and 2500 meters, in 1904 over 2590 meters and in 1908 over 3200 meters.
The British Percy Hodge became Olympic champion . Silver went to Patrick Flynn (USA), bronze went to Ernesto Ambrosini from Italy.
Athletes from Switzerland did not take part. Germany and Austria were excluded from these games.
Existing records
- World best: 9; 49.8 min - Jonas Ternström ( SWE ), Malmö , July 4, 1914 - World records were not set on this route at the time, as there were no standardized rules for setting up the obstacles.
- Since the competition was on the Olympic program for the first time, there was still no Olympic record .
Conducting the competition
A total of three preliminary runs were carried out on August 18 at 10:00 a.m. local time. The three best runners qualified for the final on August 20th (start: 9.00 a.m.).
Note: The relays qualified for the next round are highlighted in light blue.
Prelims
Date: August 18, 1920, 10:00 a.m. local time
The times are not completely handed down.
Forward 1
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Michael Devaney |
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10: 23.0 min | OR |
2 | Ernesto Ambrosini |
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10: 33.6 min | |
3 | Oskari Rissanen |
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11: 07.5 min | |
4th | Edmond Brossard |
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k. A. |
Forward 2
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1 | Patrick Flynn |
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10: 36.0 min | |
2 | Lars Hedwall |
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10: 43.5 min | |
3 | Ray Watson |
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10: 49.0 min | |
4th | Robert Geyer |
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11: 11.9 min | |
5 | Josef Holsner |
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k. A. |
Forward 3
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1 | Percy Hodge |
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10: 17.4 min | OR |
2 | Gustaf Mattsson |
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10: 22.6 min | |
3 | Albert Hulsebosch |
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10: 26.8 min | |
4th | Ilmari Vesamaa |
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10: 32.2 min | |
5 | Frédéric Langrenay |
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10: 39.8 min | |
6th | Georges Guillon |
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10: 44.3 min | |
DNF | Carlo Martinenghi |
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final
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Percy Hodge |
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10:00 a.m., 4 min | OR |
2 | Patrick Flynn |
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10: 21.0 min | |
3 | Ernesto Ambrosini |
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10: 32.0 min | |
4th | Gustaf Mattsson |
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10: 32.1 min | |
5 | Michael Devaney |
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10: 34.3 min | |
6th | Albert Hulsebosch |
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10: 37.7 min | |
7th | Lars Hedwall |
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10: 42.2 min | |
8th | Ray Watson |
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10: 50.3 min | |
DNS | Oskari Rissanen |
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Date: August 20, 1920, 9:00 a.m. local time
This race was not held on the circular track of the stadium in Antwerp , but took place on a grass track. With the Briton Percy Hodge there was a superior winner, who became Olympic champion with a lead of almost 20 seconds. He just missed the 10-minute mark, but set a new Olympic record .
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896-1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, pp. 142f
Web links
- SportsReference 3000 meter obstacle , accessed August 31, 2017
- Official report , (French PDF), accessed on August 31, 2017
Individual evidence
- ^ Official report ( Memento of October 7, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) p. 110, French. (PDF)