1928 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 3000 m obstacle (men)
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| sport | athletics | ||||||||
| discipline | 3000 meter obstacle course | ||||||||
| gender | Men | ||||||||
| Attendees | 22 athletes from 10 countries | ||||||||
| Competition location | Olympic Stadium Amsterdam | ||||||||
| Competition phase | August 1st, 1928 (preliminary) August 4th, 1928 (final) |
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The men's 3000 meter obstacle course at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam was held on August 1st and 4th, 1928 in the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium. 22 athletes took part.
In the final there was a triple triumph for the Finnish team. Toivo Loukola won ahead of Paavo Nurmi and Ove Andersen .
Existing records
- World best time: 9: 25.2 min - Toivo Loukola ( Finland ), Helsinki , a few weeks before the 1928 Games - Official world records over 3000 m obstacle were not yet set because of the non-standardized arrangement of obstacles.
- Olympic record : 9: 33.6 min - Ville Ritola ( Finland ), Olympic final in Paris , July 9, 1924
Note: The qualified athletes are highlighted in light blue.
Prelims
Date: August 1, 1928
Not all times have been passed down.
Forward 1
| space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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| 1 | Ville Ritola |
 Finland
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9: 46.6 min | |
| 2 | Melvin Dalton |
 United States
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9: 58.6 min | |
| 3 | Nils Eklöf |
 Sweden
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| 4th | Walter Gegan |
United States
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| 5 | Henry Oliver |
 United Kingdom
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| 7th | Nello Bartolini |
 Italy
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| 8th | Jozef Langenus |
 Belgium
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| 9 | Kind Keay |
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Forward 2
| space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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| 1 | Paavo Nurmi |
Finland
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9: 58.8 min | |
| 2 | Lucien Duquesne |
 France
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9: 58.9 min | |
| 3 | William Spencer |
United States
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| 4th | Norman Biddulph |
United Kingdom
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| 5 | Edgar Viseur |
Belgium
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| 7th | Henrique Santos |
 Portugal
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| DNF | Gerry Coughlan |
 Irish Free State
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Paavo Nurmi fell at the moat. The Frenchman Lucien Duquesne stopped and helped the Finnish favorite up. Nurmi set the pace for the French as a thank you and helped him qualify for the final.
Forward 3
| space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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| 1 | Toivo Loukola |
Finland
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9: 37.6 min | |
| 2 | Ove Andersen |
Finland
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| 3 | Henri Dartigues |
France
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| 4th | Jean-Gunnar Lindgren |
Sweden
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| 5 | Vernon Morgan |
United Kingdom
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| 7th | Joe Blewitt |
United Kingdom
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| 8th | Jesse Montgomery |
United States
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final
| space | Surname | nation | height | annotation |
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| 1 | Toivo Loukola |
Finland
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9: 21.8 min | WBL |
| 2 | Paavo Nurmi |
Finland
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9: 31.2 min | |
| 3 | Ove Andersen |
Finland
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9: 35.6 min | |
| 4th | Nils Eklöf |
Sweden
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9: 38.0 min | |
| 5 | Henri Dartigues |
France
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9: 40.0 min | |
| 6th | Lucien Duquesne |
France
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9: 40.5 min | |
| 7th | Melvin Dalton |
United States
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| 8th | William Spencer |
United States
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| DNF | Ville Ritola |
Finland
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Date: August 4, 1928
The favorites were the three Finns Paavo Nurmi, the Olympic champion of 1924 , Ville Ritola, and Toivo Loukola, holder of the world record. Ritola, who had won the 5000 meters the day before , looked tired and soon retired from the race. Nurmi didn't have any obstacle technique at all. He fell into the moat in the run-up to the race, but was able to qualify for the finals dripping wet due to his superiority in running. In the final, too, he tackled the obstacles more like a high jumper and fell down the length of the moat like in the run-up. Nurmi had no chance against his compatriot Toivo Loukola, who was an outspoken obstacle course specialist. With 9: 21.8 min Loukola set a new world record - official world records were not yet held over this distance at that time. However, Nurmi won the silver medal, almost ten seconds behind. Bronze went to Ove Andersen, so there was a triple success for the Finns.
For Paavo Nurmi it was the twelfth and final medal in three Olympic Games (nine gold and three silver medals). He is still the most successful athlete to this day.
Ville Ritola had to retire in his last Olympic race. With five gold and three silver medals, he is one of the most successful athletes of all time after Nurmi.
Picture gallery
The most successful athlete in Olympic history won the silver medal: Paavo Nurmi (FIN).
Ville Ritola (FIN) had to give up his race.
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literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896-1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, p. 201
Web links
- SportsReference 3000 m obstacle , accessed September 12, 2017
- Official report pp. 431-433, engl. (PDF), accessed on September 12, 2017
Video
- Loukola Beats The Legendary Paavo Nurmi To Steeplechase Gold - Amsterdam 1928 Olympics , published April 25, 2013 on youtube.com, accessed September 12, 2017
Individual evidence
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