The men's 3000 metres team event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] It was the second appearance of a 3000-metre team race event after the debut in 1912, but the fifth time that a team contest was arranged at the Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, August 21, 1920, and on Sunday, August 22, 1920. 31 runners from six nations competed.
Men's 3000 metres team race at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Olympisch Stadion |
Dates | August 21–22 |
Competitors | 31 from 6 nations |
Medalists | |
Records
The world record in the individual 3000 metres was 8:33.2 by John Zander. Zander's multiple world records in the event eclipsed the 8:36.8 mark from the 1912 Olympic team race, which at the time was a world record.
World record | ![]() | 8:33.2 | Stockholm | 7 August 1918 | [2] |
Olympic record | ![]() | 8:36.8 | Stockholm | 12 July 1912 | [3] |
In the second heat, Edmond Brossard set a new Olympic record of 8:35.6.
Results
Semifinals
Both semi-finals were held on Saturday, August 21, 1920.
Semifinal 1
Team result
Place | Team | Scores | Qual. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |||
1 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 | Q |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 |
Individual race result
Place | Athlete | Score |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 1 |
2 | ![]() | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 6 |
7 | ![]() | 7 |
8 | ![]() | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 9 |
10 | ![]() | 10 |
11 | ![]() | — |
12 | ![]() | — |
13 | ![]() | — |
14 | ![]() | 11 |
15 | ![]() | — |
16 | ![]() | 12 |
17 | ![]() | — |
18 | ![]() | — |
19 | ![]() | — |
20 | ![]() | — |
Semifinal 2
Team result:
Place | Team | Scores | Qual. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |||
1 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | Q |
Individual race result:
Place | Athlete | Score | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 1 | 8:35.6[4] OR |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 8:36.4e |
3 | ![]() | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | |
6 | ![]() | 6 | |
7 | ![]() | — | |
8 | ![]() | — | |
9 | ![]() | — | |
10 | ![]() | — |
Final
The final was held on Sunday, August 22, 1920.
Team result:
Place | Team | Scores | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | Total | ||
1 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 10 | 12 | 24 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 |
5 | ![]() | 9 | 13 | 14 | 36 |
Individual race result:
Place | Athlete | Score | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 1 | 8:45.4[5] |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 8:45.5e |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 8:46.4e |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 8:47.3e |
5 | ![]() | 5 | |
6 | ![]() | 6 | |
7 | ![]() | 7 | |
8 | ![]() | — | |
9 | ![]() | 8 | |
10 | ![]() | — | |
11 | ![]() | 9 | |
12 | ![]() | — | |
13 | ![]() | 10 | |
14 | ![]() | 11 | |
15 | ![]() | 12 | |
16 | ![]() | 13 | |
17 | ![]() | 14 | |
18 | ![]() | 15 | |
19 | ![]() | — | |
20 | ![]() | — | |
21 | ![]() | — | |
— | ![]() | DNF | |
![]() | DNF |
References
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 August 2007.