# 2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

The Men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 29 & September 1.
The final was a slow race with Ugandans Jacob Araptany and Benjamin Kiplagat controlling the pace, with three Kenyans immediately behind. As the last lap began, Kiplagat fell back but Araptany led until one barrier before the water jump. There Ezekiel Kemboi blasted past, with Brimin Kipruto in tow. Kemboi had such a substantial lead coming off the last barrier, he started celebrating and drifted out to lane 7 where he finished. His post race, shirtless celebration dance was one of the most exuberant in recent memory, rivaling some celebrations normally performed by sprinters. Araptany faded at the finish, passed by Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad for the bronze.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya (KEN) | Brimin Kipruto Kenya (KEN) | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad France (FRA) |

## Records

| World record | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) | 7:53.63 | Brussels, Belgium | 3 September 2004 |
| Championship record | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) | 8:00.43 | Berlin, Germany | 18 August 2009 |
| World leading | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN) | 7:53.64 | Monaco | 22 July 2011 |
| African record | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN) | 7:53.64 | Monaco | 22 July 2011 |
| Asian record | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) | 7:53.63 | Brussels, Belgium | 3 September 2004 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Daniel Lincoln (USA) | 8:08.82 | Rome, Italy | 14 July 2006 |
| South American record | Wander do Prado Moura (BRA) | 8:14.41 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 22 March 1995 |
| European record | Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA) | 8:01.18 | Berlin, Germany | 18 August 2009 |
| Oceanian record | Peter Renner (NZL) | 8:14.05 | Koblenz, West Germany | 29 August 1984 |

## Qualification standards

| A time | B time |
| 8:23.10 | 8:32.00 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| August 29, 2011 | 10:40 | Heats |
| September 1, 2011 | 20:25 | Final |

## Results

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Ezekiel Kemboi | Kenya (KEN) | 8:10.93 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ruben Ramolefi | South Africa (RSA) | 8:11.50 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 2 | Hamid Ezzine | Morocco (MAR) | 8:11.81 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 2 | Nahom Mesfin | Ethiopia (ETH) | 8:12.04 | Q, PB |
| 5 | 2 | Bouabdellah Tahri | France (FRA) | 8:13.22 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Jacob Araptany | Uganda (UGA) | 8:18.57 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Benjamin Kiplagat | Uganda (UGA) | 8:19.96 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Roba Gari | Ethiopia (ETH) | 8:20.28 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Brimin Kipruto | Kenya (KEN) | 8:21.89 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Alberto Paulo | Portugal (POR) | 8:22.41 | Q, PB |
| 11 | 3 | Abraham Kipkirong Chirchir | Kenya (KEN) | 8:23.09 | q, SB |
| 12 | 1 | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | France (FRA) | 8:23.71 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Richard Mateelong | Kenya (KEN) | 8:23.76 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux | France (FRA) | 8:23.79 | q |
| 15 | 1 | Ion Luchianov | Moldova (MDA) | 8:23.88 | Q, SB |
| 16 | 2 | Ali Ahmed Al-Amri | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 8:26.75 | SB |
| 17 | 1 | Víctor García | Spain (ESP) | 8:28.97 | |
| 18 | 2 | Simon Ayeko | Uganda (UGA) | 8:29.02 | SB |
| 19 | 1 | Amor Ben Yahia | Tunisia (TUN) | 8:30.02 | PB |
| 20 | 1 | Abubaker Ali Kamal | Qatar (QAT) | 8:30.37 | |
| 21 | 2 | Jukka Keskisalo | Finland (FIN) | 8:31.52 | |
| 22 | 3 | Ángel Mullera | Spain (ESP) | 8:31.83 | |
| 23 | 1 | Andrey Farnosov | Russia (RUS) | 8:34.44 | |
| 24 | 2 | Daniel Huling | United States (USA) | 8:34.70 | |
| 25 | 2 | Tomás Tajadura | Spain (ESP) | 8:36.23 | |
| 26 | 1 | Alex Genest | Canada (CAN) | 8:36.67 | |
| 27 | 1 | Steffen Uliczka | Germany (GER) | 8:37.35 | |
| 28 | 3 | Youcef Abdi | Australia (AUS) | 8:38.42 | |
| 29 | 2 | Bjørnar Ustad Kristiansen | Norway (NOR) | 8:39.85 | |
| 30 | 3 | Ben Bruce | United States (USA) | 8:39.96 | |
| 31 | 2 | Łukasz Parszczyński | Poland (POL) | 8:44.09 | |
| 32 | 1 | Abdelkader Hachlaf | Morocco (MAR) | 8:46.14 | |
| 33 | 1 | William Nelson | United States (USA) | 8:51.20 | |
| 34 | 3 | Matthew Hughes | Canada (CAN) | 8:58.52 | |
| | 3 | Mario Bazán | Peru (PER) | DNF | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Ezekiel Kemboi | Kenya (KEN) | 8:14.85 | |
| | Brimin Kipruto | Kenya (KEN) | 8:16.05 | |
| | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | France (FRA) | 8:16.09 | |
| 4 | Bouabdellah Tahri | France (FRA) | 8:17.56 | |
| 5 | Roba Gari | Ethiopia (ETH) | 8:18.37 | |
| 6 | Jacob Araptany | Uganda (UGA) | 8:18.67 | |
| 7 | Richard Mateelong | Kenya (KEN) | 8:19.31 | |
| 8 | Ion Luchianov | Moldova (MDA) | 8:19.69 | SB |
| 9 | Hamid Ezzine | Morocco (MAR) | 8:21.97 | |
| 10 | Benjamin Kiplagat | Uganda (UGA) | 8:22.21 | |
| 11 | Nahom Mesfin | Ethiopia (ETH) | 8:25.39 | |
| 12 | Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux | France (FRA) | 8:30.39 | |
| 13 | Ruben Ramolefi | South Africa (RSA) | 8:30.47 | |
| 14 | Abraham Kipkirong Chirchir | Kenya (KEN) | 8:33.56 | |
| 15 | Alberto Paulo | Portugal (POR) | 8:33.84 | |