Summer Olympics 2020 / Athletics - 3000 m obstacle (men)

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sport athletics
discipline 3000 meter obstacle course
gender Men
Attendees ?? Athletes from ?? Countries
Competition location Olympic Stadium
Competition phase July 31, 2020 (preliminary)
August 3, 2020 (final)

The men's 3000 meter obstacle course at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will be held from July 31 to August 3 in the Olympic Stadium.

Current title holders

Olympic champion Conseslus Kipruto ( Kenya ) KenyaKenya  8: 03.28 min Rio de Janeiro 2016
World Champion Conseslus Kipruto ( Kenya ) KenyaKenya  8: 01.35 min Doha 2019
European champion Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad ( France ) FranceFrance  8: 31.66 min Berlin 2018
North / Central America / Caribbean champions Andy Bayer ( United States ) United StatesUnited States  8: 28.55 min Toronto 2018
South American champions Carlos Sanmartín ( Colombia ) ColombiaColombia  8: 36.37 min Lima 2019
Asian champion John Koech ( Bahrain ) BahrainBahrain  8: 25.87 min Doha 2019
African champions Algiers 2020
Oceania Champion Ben Buckingham ( Australia ) AustraliaAustralia  8: 41.15 min Townsville 2019

Existing records

World record Saif Saaeed Shaheen ( Qatar ) QatarQatar  7: 53.63 min Brussels , Belgium September 3, 2004
Olympic record Conseslus Kipruto ( Kenya ) KenyaKenya  8: 03.28 min London finals , Great Britain 17th August 2016

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