Английская Википедия:Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3200 metres steeplechase
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The men's 3,200 metres steeplechase was held for the 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=Шаблон:Frac 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.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | none | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 7:34.4(*) | Шаблон:Flagicon George Orton | Paris (FRA) | July 15, 1900 |
| 7:39.6(**) | Шаблон:Flagicon James Lightbody | St. Louis (USA) | August 29, 1904 |
(*) The distance of this race was 2500 metres and the track was 500 metres in circumference.
(**) The distance of this race was 2590 metres and the track was 536.45 metres=Шаблон:Frac mile in circumference.
Results
First round
All first round heats were held on Friday, July 17, 1908.
Heat 1
Russell beat Cartasegna by 100 yards. Downing was disqualified for incorrectly clearing the first water jump, while Ragueneau dropped out on the second lap and Carr injured his ankle.
| Place | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Russell | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 10:56.2 |
| 2 | Massimo Cartasegna | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 11:15.0 |
| — | Gaston Ragueneau | Шаблон:FlagIOC | DNF |
| — | Edward Carr | Шаблон:FlagIOC | DNF |
| — | Thomas Downing | Шаблон:FlagIOC | DSQ |
Heat 2
Eisele was the only one to finish: de Fleurac led early, but was caught before the water jump and pulled up lame, while English fell and Lovas and Buckley dropped out trying to keep the pace.
| Place | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Eisele | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 11:13.6 |
| — | Antal Lovas | Шаблон:FlagIOC | DNF |
| — | Louis de Fleurac | Шаблон:FlagIOC | DNF |
| — | Fred Buckley | Шаблон:FlagIOC | DNF |
| — | Joseph English | Шаблон:FlagIOC | DNF |
Heat 3
Barker pulled up lame on the last lap, leaving Galbraith with the win.
| Place | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Galbraith | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 11:12.4 |
| — | Henry Barker | Шаблон:FlagIOC | DNF |
Heat 4
With Yorke being disqualified for obstruction and Bonhag injured, the race was between Robertson and Dull. Dull led at first, but Robertson passed him and won by two hundred yards.
| Place | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archie Robertson | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 11:10.0 |
| 2 | Gayle Dull | Шаблон:FlagIOC | (11:50.0) |
| — | George Bonhag | Шаблон:FlagIOC | DNF |
| — | Richard Yorke | Шаблон:FlagIOC | DSQ |
Heat 5
The Americans had little chance of catching up with Holdaway and Kinchin; Holdaway was a hundred yards ahead at the finish.
| Place | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guy Holdaway | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 11:18.8 |
| 2 | Joseph Kinchin | Шаблон:FlagIOC | (11:44.0) |
| 3 | Roland Spitzer | Шаблон:FlagIOC | unknown |
| 4 | Charles Hall | Шаблон:FlagIOC | unknown |
Heat 6
After Fitzgerald fell and Grantham pulled up lame, Sewell and Lightbody competed right up to the finish, when Sewell pulled away at the end to win a tight race by less than ten yards.
| Place | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Sewell | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 11:30.2 |
| 2 | James Lightbody | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 11:41.0 |
| — | James Fitzgerald | Шаблон:FlagIOC | DNF |
| — | Billy Grantham | Шаблон:FlagIOC | DNF |
Final
The final was held on Saturday, July 18, 1908.
Holdaway was the first to lead, but did not do so for long. Galbraith and Russell were the leaders for most of the first half of the race, until Galbraith fell back and Eisele joined Russell at the front. After the bell, Robertson passed Eisele and nearly caught Russell, trailing by only two yards when the two crossed the finish line.
| Place | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Russell | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 10:47.8 |
| 2 | Archie Robertson | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 10:48.4 |
| 3 | John Eisele | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 11:00.8 |
| 4 | Guy Holdaway | Шаблон:FlagIOC | (11:26.0) |
| 5 | Harry Sewell | Шаблон:FlagIOC | unknown |
| 6 | William Galbraith | Шаблон:FlagIOC | unknown |
References
Sources
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Official report, p. 32.
