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Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]

The winning margin was 5.67 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time since the introduction of automatic timing that the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase was won by more than 5 seconds at these championships.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Henry Rono
 Kenya
James Munyala
 Kenya
Kip Rono
 Kenya

Results

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Heats

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Held on 6 August

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Henry Rono  Kenya 8:26.3 Q
2 1 Kip Rono  Kenya 8:31.8 Q
3 1 John Davies  Wales 8:48.1 Q
4 1 Dennis Coates  England 8:48.4 Q
5 1 Howard Healey  New Zealand 8:48.4 Q
6 2 Anthony Staynings  England 8:50.8 Q
7 2 Euan Robertson  New Zealand 8:53.1 Q
8 2 Ian Gilmour  Scotland 8:56.5 Q
9 1 James Munyala  Kenya 8:57.9 Q
10 1 Joe Sax  Canada 8:59.2 q
11 2 John Wild  England 8:59.9 Q
12 2 Rob Evans  Canada 9:05.3 q
13 2 Dean Childs  Canada 9:09.77
14 2 Paul Lawther  Northern Ireland 9:19.20

Final

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Held on 7 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Henry Rono  Kenya 8:26.54
2nd place, silver medalist(s) James Munyala  Kenya 8:32.21
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kip Rono  Kenya 8:34.07
4 Euan Robertson  New Zealand 8:41.32
5 Howard Healey  New Zealand 8:43.75
6 Dennis Coates  England 8:47.35
7 Anthony Staynings  England 8:48.87
8 Ian Gilmour  Scotland 8:49.68
9 John Wild  England 8:57.94
10 John Davies  Wales 9:01.95
11 Rob Evans  Canada 9:06.43
12 Joe Sax  Canada 9:15.27

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-25.