| Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 and 25 July 1966 | |||||||||
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| ← 1966 KingstonChristchurch 1974 → | ||||||||||
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 25 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the third time that the reintroduced metric distance was contested at the Games.
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Tony Manning Australia
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Ben Jipcho Kenya
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Amos Biwott Kenya
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Results
Heats
Qualification for final
The first 5 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Amos Biwott | Kenya |
8:37.0 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Kerry O'Brien | Australia |
8:41.2 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Grant McLaren |  Canada |
8:47.2 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Bernard Hayward |  Wales |
8:49.2 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | John Holden |  England |
8:49.2 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Chris Perry | England |
8:59.6 | |
| 7 | 1 | Peter Griffiths | Wales |
9:07.6 | |
| 8 | 1 | Frank Allen |  Guernsey |
9:22.4 | |
| 9 | 1 | Abdul Karim |  Pakistan |
9:28.0 | |
| 1 | 2 | Benjamin Kogo | Kenya |
8:44.8 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ben Jipcho | Kenya |
8:45.0 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Tony Manning | Australia |
8:46.2 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | David Brayan-Jones |  Scotland |
8:52.6 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Gerald Stevens | England |
?:??.? | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Ray Varey | Canada |
9:02.2 | |
| 7 | 2 | David Logue |  Northern Ireland |
9:49.8 | |
| 2 | Ronald McAndrew | Wales |
DNF |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tony Manning | Australia |
8:26.2 | |
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Ben Jipcho | Kenya |
8:29.6 | |
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Amos Biwott | Kenya |
8:30.8 | |
| 4 | David Brayan-Jones | Scotland |
8:33.8 | |
| 5 | John Holden | England |
8:35.6 | |
| 6 | Benjamin Kogo | Kenya |
8:44.8 | |
| 7 | Bernard Hayward | Wales |
8:39.8 | |
| 8 | Gerald Stevens | England |
8:49.4 | |
| 9 | Grant McLaren | Canada |
8:55.4 | |
| Kerry O'Brien | Australia |
DNF |
References
- "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
| Commonwealth Games champions in men's 3000 metres steeplechase | |
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| 2 miles steeplechase (1930–1934) |
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| 3000 metres steeplechase (1970–present) |
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| Steeplechase at the Commonwealth Games | |||||
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