Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, the Olympic record for the 3000 meter steeplechase is 8:05:51 by Julius Kariuki of Kenya at the 1988 Games in Seoul.
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3000 meters is not a standard distance in rowing, so there would be no recognized record for it.
Katie MacTier of Australia.
it's 7,58.61. My man Dan Komen did it in '97. He also ran 7.58.91 in Sydney in '98
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There are 1000mm per meter. So, 3000mm = 3000/1000 = 3m
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A linear meter is exactly the same as a meter. So, 3000 linear meters = 3000 meters. "Linear" is just an unnecessary adjective to be used only if there is some doubt whether you are refering to a length (meter, m), area (square meter, m2) or volume (cubic meter, m3).
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, athletes from Tanzania have won two medals in Olympic competition. Filbert Bayi won silver in men's 3000 meter steeplechase at the 1980 Games in Moscow and Suleiman Nyambui won silver in men's 5000 meter run at the 1980 Games in Moscow.
The world best for men is 7:58.61 set by Kenyan Daniel Komen in Hechtel, Belgium on 19 July 1997. The women's record is 8:58.58, set by Ethiopian Meseret Defar in Brussels, Belgium on 14 September 2007
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