The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi

Ullevi

Ullevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...

 on August 9 and August 11.

Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

's Keskisalo takes surprise gold after two injury-filled years. He ran behind the whole pack until the last lap, during which he sprinted on the back straight to take the win ahead of Spain

Spain

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's José Luis Blanco and France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

's Bouabdellah Tahri.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Jukka Keskisalo Jukka Keskisalo Jukka Pekka Sakari Keskisalo is a Finnish athlete competing in 3000 m steeplechase and 1500 m. He won 3000 m steeplechase at the European Championships in Gothenburg, 2006.-Career:...	José Luis Blanco José Luis Blanco José Luis Blanco is a Spanish middle distance runner, who mostly concentrates on the 3000 metres steeplechase....	Bouabdellah Tahri

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 9, 2006	10:10	Semifinals
August 11, 2006	19:25	Final

Results

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

Semifinals

First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2	Antonio David Jiménez Antonio David Jiménez Antonio David Jiménez Pentinel is a Spanish long-distance runner.He won the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich...		8:24.12	Q
	2	Bouabdellah Tahri		8:24.38	Q
	2	Itai Maggidi Itai Maggidi Itai Maggidi is an Israeli long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Biography:He finished 6th at the 2000 World Junior Championships, 11th at the 2006 European Championships and 12th at the 2007 European Indoor Championships...		8:25.04	Q, NR Israeli records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Israel maintained by Israeli Athletic Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not recognised by federationOT = oversized trackA = affected by altitude- External links :...
	2	Radosław Popławski		8:25.54	Q
	2	Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa Hassan Mohamed is a Somali-Swedish long-distance runner who mainly competes in the 3000 meter steeplechase.-Biography:Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Mohamed moved to Sweden at the age of 11...		8:26.66	q
	2	Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger is an Austrian long-distance runner who is a former 3000 metres steeplechase specialist but now competes in the marathon....		8:27.53	q
	2	Jukka Keskisalo Jukka Keskisalo Jukka Pekka Sakari Keskisalo is a Finnish athlete competing in 3000 m steeplechase and 1500 m. He won 3000 m steeplechase at the European Championships in Gothenburg, 2006.-Career:...		8:29.06	q
	1	Simon Vroemen Simon Vroemen Simon Frans Vroemen is a Dutch runner, specialising in the steeplechase.Vroemen has a degree in molecular sciences from the Wageningen University. He wrote his dissertation on the stress physiology of grasshoppers...		8:29.62	Q
	1	José Luis Blanco José Luis Blanco José Luis Blanco is a Spanish middle distance runner, who mostly concentrates on the 3000 metres steeplechase....		8:30.26	Q
10	1	César Pérez		8:30.52	Q
11	1	Martin Pröll		8:31.34	Q
12	1	Pavel Potapovich		8:32.78	q
13	2	Pieter Desmet		8:32.93
14	2	Andrey Kozhevnikov		8:33.00
15	1	Ion Luchianov Ion Luchianov Ion Luchianov is a male steeplechaser from Moldova. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he finished ninth in his heat of the 3000 metre steeplechase therefore missing out on a place in the final...		8:34.86
16	2	Adam Bowden Adam Bowden Adam Bowden is a British international triathlete and former international runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Early Life and Education:...		8:35.79
17	2	Andrey Farnosov Andrey Farnosov Andrey Vasilievich Farnosov is a Russian track and field athlete who mainly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-References:...		8:36.94
18	1	Tomasz Szymkowiak Tomasz Szymkowiak Tomasz Szymkowiak is a Polish track and field athlete who mainly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-References:...		8:37.00
19	1	Matteo Villani		8:39.66
20	1	Jermaine Mays		8:41.70
21	2	Vadym Slobodenyuk		8:42.55
22	1	Mário Teixeira		8:43.14
23	1	Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen is a Norwegian track and field athlete who mainly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-References:...		8:53.93
24	1	Mohamed-Khaled Belabbas		9:01.62
25	2	Boštjan Buč Boštjan Buc Boštjan Buč is a track and field athlete from Slovenia, competing in the middle-distance events. He is the current Slovenian record holder in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase, clocking 8:16.96 on June 12, 2003 at a meet in Ostrava. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics...		9:13.90

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Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Jukka Keskisalo Jukka Keskisalo Jukka Pekka Sakari Keskisalo is a Finnish athlete competing in 3000 m steeplechase and 1500 m. He won 3000 m steeplechase at the European Championships in Gothenburg, 2006.-Career:...		8:24.89
	José Luis Blanco José Luis Blanco José Luis Blanco is a Spanish middle distance runner, who mostly concentrates on the 3000 metres steeplechase....		8:26.22
	Bouabdellah Tahri		8:27.15
	Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa Hassan Mohamed is a Somali-Swedish long-distance runner who mainly competes in the 3000 meter steeplechase.-Biography:Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Mohamed moved to Sweden at the age of 11...		8:27.79
	Antonio David Jiménez Antonio David Jiménez Antonio David Jiménez Pentinel is a Spanish long-distance runner.He won the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich...		8:28.78
	Radosław Popławski		8:29.33
	Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger is an Austrian long-distance runner who is a former 3000 metres steeplechase specialist but now competes in the marathon....		8:29.54
	César Pérez		8:30.40
	Martin Pröll		8:35.69
10	Pavel Potapovich		8:38.19
11	Itai Maggidi Itai Maggidi Itai Maggidi is an Israeli long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Biography:He finished 6th at the 2000 World Junior Championships, 11th at the 2006 European Championships and 12th at the 2007 European Indoor Championships...		8:52.69

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Simon Vroemen

Simon Frans Vroemen is a Dutch runner, specialising in the steeplechase.Vroemen has a degree in molecular sciences from the Wageningen University. He wrote his dissertation on the stress physiology of grasshoppers...

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