| Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. There were a total number of 23 participants.
Final classification
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | HEAT | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 Chris Brasher (GBR) |
8.53:8 | 8:41.2 |
 |
 Sándor Rozsnyói (HUN) |
8.46:6 | 8:43.6 |
 |
 Ernst Larsen (NOR) |
8.46:8 | 8:44.0 |
| 4. |  Heinz Laufer (EUA) |
8.53:0 | 8:44.4 |
| 5. |  Semyon Rzshishchin (URS) |
8.53:0 | 8:44.6 |
| 6. | John Disley (GBR) |
8.46:6 | 8:44.6 |
| 7. |  Neil Robbins (AUS) |
8.55.4 | 8:50.0 |
| 8. | Eric Shirley (GBR) |
8.52:6 | 8:57.0 |
| 9. |  Charles Jones (USA) |
8.47:4 | 9.13:0 |
| 10. |  Zdzislaw Krzyskowiak (POL) |
8.48:0 | DNF |
| — | Horace Ashenfelter (USA) |
8.51:0 | DNQ |
| — | Vasily Vlasenko (URS) |
8.55:0 | DNQ |
| — |  Georgios Papavassiliou (GRE) |
8.55:6 | DNQ |
| — |  Karl Tjornebö (SWE) |
9.02:0 | DNQ |
| — |  Ilkka Auer (FIN) |
9.04:0 | DNQ |
| — | Laszlo Jeszenski (HUN) |
9.04:2 | DNQ |
| — | Yevgeny Kadiakine (URS) |
9.09:6 | DNQ |
| — | Graham Thomas (AUS) |
9.09:8 | DNQ |
| — | Phillip Coleman (USA) |
9.10:0 | DNQ |
| — | Olavi Rinteenpaa (FIN) |
9.10:0 | DNQ |
| — | Ronald Blackney (AUS) |
9.16:0 | DNQ |
| — |  Frans Herman (BEL) |
DNF | DNQ |
| — |  Eduardo Fontecilla (CHI) |
DNF | DNQ |
References
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