# 2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

The Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 7 and August 9 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. The first three of each heat (Q) plus the six fastest times (q) qualified for the final.

## Medalists

| Gold | Saif Saaeed Shaheen Qatar (QAT) |
| Silver | Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya (KEN) |
| Bronze | Brimin Kipruto Kenya (KEN) |

## Schedule

* All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
Qualification Round :
| Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 3 |
| 07.08.2005 – 13:50h | 07.08.2005 – 14:04h | 07.08.2005 – 14:18h |
| Final |||
| 09.08.2005 – 21:20h |||

## Abbreviations

* All results shown are in minutes
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |

## Startlist

| № | Heat 1 | SB | PB |
| 1029 | Steve Slattery (USA) | 8:17.87 | 8:15.69 |
| 769 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) | 7:55.51 | 7:53.63 |
| 740 | Radosław Popławski (POL) | 8:17.87 | 8:17.32 |
| 557 | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) | 8:09.04 | 8:02.49 |
| 887 | Mustafa Mohamed (SWE) | 8:15.51 | 8:05.75 |
| 849 | Boštjan Buc (SLO) | 8:22.91 | 8:16.96 |
| 40 | Günther Weidlinger (AUT) | 8:12.26 | 8:10.83 |
| 757 | Alexander Greaux (PUR) | 8:38.26 | 8:27.91 |
| 636 | Ion Luchianov (MDA) | 8:30.66 | 8:23.83 |
| 236 | Luis Miguel Martín (ESP) | 8:17.47 | 8:07.44 |
| 57 | Pieter Desmet (BEL) | 8:20.31 | 8:15.02 |
| 331 | Gaël Pencreach (FRA) | 8:18.18 | 8:13.16 |
| 675 | Simon Vroemen (NED) | 8:04.95 | 8:04.95 |
| № | Heat 2 | SB | PB |
| 335 | Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA) | 8:09.58 | 8:06.91 |
| 562 | Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) | 7:56.37 | 7:56.37 |
| 273 | Tewodros Shiferaw (ETH) | 8:27.06 | 8:22.22 |
| 718 | Jakub Czaja (POL) | 8:17.49 | 8:17.49 |
| 762 | Musa Amer Obaid (QAT) | 8:11.75 | 8:07.18 |
| 982 | Anthony Famiglietti (USA) | 8:19.46 | 8:17.91 |
| 234 | Antonio David Jiménez (ESP) | 8:14.05 | 8:11.52 |
| 521 | Yoshitaka Iwamizu (JPN) | 8:22.54 | 8:18.93 |
| 819 | Andrey Olshanskiy (RUS) | 8:19.68 | 8:19.68 |
| 33 | Peter Nowill (AUS) | 8:23.93 | 8:22.85 |
| 289 | Jukka Keskisalo (FIN) | 8:25.14 | 8:16.74 |
| 115 | Tareq Mubarak Taher (BHR) | 8:16.26 | 8:07.12 |
| 627 | Hamid Ezzine (MAR) | 8:21.38 | 8:09.72 |
| № | Heat 3 | SB | PB |
| 792 | Ruben Ramolefi (RSA) | 8:20.40 | 8:20.18 |
| 359 | Andrew Lemoncello (GBR) | 8:30.12 | 8:23.74 |
| 330 | Vincent Le Dauphin (FRA) | 8:17.32 | 8:15.76 |
| 65 | Krijn van Koolwijk (BEL) | 8:17.11 | 8:17.11 |
| 220 | José Luis Blanco (ESP) | 8:21.04 | 8:12.86 |
| 835 | Roman Usov (RUS) | 8:26.96 | 8:22.29 |
| 1004 | Daniel Lincoln (USA) | 8:12.65 | 8:08.82 |
| 136 | Matthew Kerr (CAN) | 8:20.14 | 8:20.14 |
| 770 | Moustafa Ahmed Shebto (QAT) | 8:33.00 | 8:18.52 |
| 561 | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN) | 8:04.22 | 8:02.89 |
| 622 | Brahim Boulami (MAR) | 8:04.92 | 7:55.28 |
| 929 | Halil Akkaş (TUR) | 8:22.00 | 8:18.43 |
| 38 | Martin Pröll (AUT) | 8:13.74 | 8:13.74 |
| 948 | Vadym Slobodenyuk (UKR) | 8:28.85 | 8:19.50 |

## Results
### Heat 1

* Saif Saaeed Shaheen, Qatar 8:11.79 Q
* Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenya 8:11.90 Q
* Simon Vroemen, Netherlands 8:13.08 Q (SB)
* Günther Weidlinger, Austria 8:15.91 q
* Luis Miguel Martín, Spain 8:17.47 q
* Mustafa Mohamed, Sweden 8:18.18 q
* Gaël Pencreach, France 8:23.96
* Radosław Popławski, Poland 8:29.85
* Ion Luchianov, Moldova 8:32.09 (SB)
* Steve Slattery, United States 8:36.01
* Alexander Greaux, Puerto Rico 8:39.91
* Boštjan Buc, Slovenia 8:40.81
* Pieter Desmet, Belgium 8:48.05

### Heat 2

* Paul Kipsiele Koech, Kenya 8:16.42 Q
* Musa Amer Obaid, Qatar 8:16.53 Q
* Antonio David Jiménez, Spain 8:16.72 Q
* Bouabdellah Tahri, France 8:18.31 q
* Tareq Mubarak Taher, Bahrain 8:21.68 q
* Anthony Famiglietti, United States 8:21.84
* Jukka Keskisalo, Finland 8:25.14 (SB)
* Tewodros Shiferaw, Ethiopia 8:27.06 (SB)
* Hamid Ezzine, Morocco 8:27.07
* Yoshitaka Iwamizu, Japan 8:28.73
* Peter Nowill, Australia 8:35.35
* Andrey Olshanskiy, Russia 8:54.04
* Jakub Czaja, Poland DNF

### Heat 3

* Brahim Boulami, Morocco 8:19.54 Q
* Brimin Kipruto, Kenya 8:19.90 Q
* José Luis Blanco, Spain 8:21.04 Q (SB)
* Daniel Lincoln, United States 8:21.39 q
* Halil Akkaş, Turkey 8:26.35
* Ruben Ramolefi, South Africa 8:28.12
* Krijn van Koolwijk, Belgium 8:28.92
* Vincent Le Dauphin, France 8:30.42
* Moustafa Ahmed Shebto, Qatar 8:33.00 (SB)
* Martin Pröll, Austria 8:33.70
* Vadym Slobodenyuk, Ukraine 8:35.73
* Roman Usov, Russia 8:36.30
* Andrew Lemoncello, Great Britain 8:40.29
* Matthew Kerr, Canada 8:41.20

### Final

* Saif Saaeed Shaheen, Qatar 8:13.31
* Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenya 8:14.95
* Brimin Kipruto, Kenya 8:15.30
* Brahim Boulami, Morocco 8:15.32
* Simon Vroemen, Netherlands 8:16.76
* Antonio David Jiménez, Spain 8:17.69
* Paul Kipsiele Koech, Kenya 8:19.14
* Bouabdellah Tahri, France 8:19.96
* Musa Amer Obaid, Qatar 8:20.22
* Mustafa Mohamed, Sweden 8:20.26
* Luis Miguel Martín, Spain 8:22.13
* Günther Weidlinger, Austria 8:22.84
* Daniel Lincoln, United States 8:23.89
* José Luis Blanco, Spain 8:24.62
* Tareq Mubarak Taher, Bahrain 8:37.62