Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place on 3 and 5 August. The final was won by Swede Tore Sjöstrand. Sjöstrand's compatriots, Erik Elmsäter and Göte Hagström took 2nd and 3rd place.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing Olympic records was as follows.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).

Results

Round 1

Round 1 was held on 3 August. The first four runners from each heat advanced to the final. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3

Final

Key: DNF = Did not finish

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