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2012 African Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men	women
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
20 km walk	men	women
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 29 June.

Medalists

Gold	Abel Mutai  Kenya
Silver	Wilson Kipkemboi Maraba  Kenya
Bronze	Benjamin Kiplagat  Uganda

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record	Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)	7:53.63	Brussels, Belgium	3 September 2004
African record	Brimin Kipruto (KEN)	7:53.64	Fontvieille, Monaco	22 July 2011
Championship record	Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN)	8:11.03	Bambous, Mauritius	11 August 2006

Schedule

Results

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	Abel Mutai	Kenya	8:16.05
	Wilson Kipkemboi Maraba	Kenya	8:16.96
	Benjamin Kiplagat	Uganda	8:18.73
4	Nahom Mesfin	Ethiopia	8:20.23
5	Tafese Soboka	Ethiopia	8:26.33
6	Habtamu Jaleta	Ethiopia	8:29.03
7	Ruben Ramolefi	South Africa	8:29.53
8	Jacob Araptany	Uganda	8:48.12
9	Tumelo Motlagale	South Africa	9:06.11
10	Malaba Tchendo	Togo	9:13.35
11	Mahomet Adam	Benin	9:21.21	NR
12	Harouna Garba	Niger	9:46.28

References

• Results

• 2012 African Championships in Athletics
• Steeplechase at the African Championships in Athletics