Men 3000m Steeplechase Athletics IX Olympic Games Amsterdam, Netherlands 1928 - Saturday, 4th August - Gold Medal: Toiva Loukola, Finland
Finaltime
1. Toivo LoukolaFIN Finland9:21.8 WR
2. Paavo NurmiFIN Finland9:31.2e
3. Ove AndersenFIN Finland9:35.6e
4. Nils EklöfSWE Sweden9:38.0e
5. Henri DartiguesFRA France9:40.0e
6. Lucien DuquesneFRA France9:40.5e
7. Melvin DaltonUSA United States
8. William SpencerUSA United States
-. Ville RitolaFIN FinlandDNF

world Men 3000m Steeplechase History

Venue: Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam 31,600.
22 competitors from 10 nations.
RoundHathdate
Heats32201.08
World Best: 9:25.2 Toivo Loukola, Finland
Olympic Record: 9:33.6 Ville Ritola, Finland Paris, France 9 July 1924
The domination of the Finns was evident in the heats, won by Ritola (9:46.6), Nurmi (9:58.8), and Loukola (9:37.6). Of the times prior to Amsterdam, Loukola had been much the fastest man with 9:25.2, more than ten seconds quicker than Dalton (9:35.6). Nurmi fell in the water jump early in his heat, and was helped up by Duquesne. Nurmi stayed with the tiny (1.55m) Frenchman to the end of the heat, the two amica- bly crossing the line together. In the final, Andersen and Loukola were the early leaders, with only Ritola of the favourites losing touch early. Exhausted from the 5000m the day before, he eventually dropped out. The decisive move came from Loukola in the fifth lap, where the pace for the 417m lap was increased from 80.8 to 77.2, and then 76.4 for the next lap. By the bell he was 13 seconds ahead of Nurmi, and won easing up, yet still beat his own best on record by more than three seconds. Nurmi had too much pace for Andersen and won the silver medal easily.

Heats - Wednesday, 1st August

Heat 1time
1. Ville RitolaFIN Finland9:46.6Q
2. Melvin DaltonUSA United States9:58.6Q
3. Nils EklöfSWE Sweden Q
4. Walter GeganUSA United States
5. Henry OliverGBR Great Britain
6. Nello BartoliniITA Italy
7. Jozef LangenusBEL Belgium
8. Art KeayCAn Canada
Heat 2time
1. Paavo NurmiFIN Finland9:58.8Q
2. Lucien DuquesneFRA France9:58.9Q
3. William SpencerUSA United States Q
4. Norman BiddulphGBR Great Britain
5. Edgard ViseurBEL Belgium
6. Henrique SantosPOR Portugal
-. Gerry CoughlanIRL IrelandDNF
Heat 3time
1. Toivo LoukolaFIN Finland9:37.6Q
2. Ove AndersenFIN Finland Q
3. Henri DartiguesFRA France Q
4. Jean-Gunnar LindgrenSWE Sweden
5. Vernon MorganGBR Great Britain
6. Joe BlewittGBR Great Britain
7. Jesse MontgomeryUSA United States
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