You Are Here > Olympics at Sports-Reference.com > Summer Games > 1948 London > Athletics > Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games:
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Games: Previous Summer Games ▪ Next Summer Games
Host City: London, Great Britain
Location: Wembley Stadium
Date Started: August 3, 1948
Date Finished: August 5, 1948
| Gold: |  Tore Sjöstrand |
| Silver: | Erik Elmsäter |
| Bronze: | Göte Hagström |
Summary
Erik Elmsäter (SWE) had set world bests in 1943 and 1944, becoming the first man to better nine minutes in 1944, running 8:59.6 in Stockholm. He had finished second at the 1946 European Championships to France’s Raphaël Pujazon, with Swedish teammate Tore Sjöstrand in third place. In 1948, Sjöstrand led the year list going into the Olympics with 9:02.0. In the final, Pujazon dropped out early, as Elmsäter, Sjöstrand, and their teammate Göte Hagström ran a team race early. Elmsäter and Sjöstrand were too strong for Hagström, however, who dropped off the pace. He would have to finish strongly to get the bronze medal for the Swedish sweep. Sjöstrand won the gold medal by outkicking Elmsäter over the last lap.
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tore Sjöstrand | 26 | Sweden | SWE | Gold | |
| 2 | Erik Elmsäter | 28 | Sweden | SWE | Silver | |
| 3 | Göte Hagström | 29 | Sweden | SWE | Bronze | |
| 4 | Alexis Guyodo | 26 | France | FRA | ||
| 5 | Pentti Siltaloppi | 30 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 6 | Petar Šegedin | 21 | Yugoslavia | YUG | ||
| 7 | Browning Ross | 24 | United States | USA | ||
| 8 | Constantino Miranda | 23 | Spain | ESP | ||
| 9 | Robert Everaert | 24 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 10 | Aarne Kainlauri | 33 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 11 | Roger Chesneau | 23 | France | FRA | ||
| AC | Raphaël Pujazon | 30 | France | FRA | ||
| 5 h1r1/2 | Đorđe Stefanović | 26 | Yugoslavia | YUG | ||
| 5 h2r1/2 | Alf Olesen | 27 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 5 h3r1/2 | Cahit Önel | 20 | Turkey | TUR | ||
| 6 h1r1/2 | John Doms | 23 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 6 h2r1/2 | Lucien Theys | 21 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 6 h3r1/2 | Whitey Overton | 19 | United States | USA | ||
| 7 h1r1/2 | Peter Curry | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 7 h2r1/2 | Mustafa Özcan | Turkey | TUR | |||
| 7 h3r1/2 | Rene Howell | 31 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 8 h1r1/2 | Bob McMillen | 20 | United States | USA | ||
| 8 h2r1/2 | Paavo Toivari | 31 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 8 h3r1/2 | Paul Frieden | 23 | Luxembourg | LUX | ||
| 9 h1r1/2 | Vasilios Mavrapostolos | 32 | Greece | GRE | ||
| 9 h2r1/2 | Geoffrey Tudor | 24 | Great Britain | GBR |