Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3200 metre steeplechase

The men's 3,200 metres steeplechase was held for the first and only time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held on July 17, 1908 and July 18, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres=frac|1|3 mile in circumference. There were six heats of the first round, with the winners of those heats competing in the final.

24 runners from 6 nations competed; eleven from Great Britain, eight from the United States, two from Canada, two from France, one from Hungary, and one from Italy.

Medallists

Heat 2

Eisele was the only one to finish. Fleurac led early, but was caught before the water jump and retired.

Heat 5

The Americans had little chance of catching up with Holdaway and Kinchin. Kinchin was himself a hundred yards behind his countryman at the finish.

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