Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 21 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium. The event was won by Matt Hughes of Canada in a time of 8:32.18.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:World record | 7:53.63 | Brussels, Belgium | September 3, 2004 | |
Pan American Games record | 8:14.41 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | March 22, 1995 |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard in the qualifying period.Schedule
Results
All times shown are in seconds.KEY: | q | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualified |