The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 25 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the third time that the reintroduced metric distance was contested at the Games.
Medallists + Gold Silver BronzeTony ManningBen JipchoAmos Biwott
Results Heats Qualification for final The first 5 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
+ Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Amos Biwott 8:37.0 Q 2 1 Kerry O'Brien 8:41.2 Q 3 1 Grant McLaren 8:47.2 Q 4 1 Bernard Hayward 8:49.2 Q 5 1 Andy Holden 8:49.2 Q 6 1 Chris Perry 8:59.6 7 1 Peter Griffiths 9:07.6 8 1 Frank Allen 9:22.4 9 1 Abdul Karim 9:28.0 1 2 Benjamin Kogo 8:44.8 Q 2 2 Ben Jipcho 8:45.0 Q 3 2 Tony Manning 8:46.2 Q 4 2 David Brayan-Jones 8:52.6 Q 5 2 Gerald Stevens ?:??.? Q 6 2 Ray Varey 9:02.2 7 2 David Logue 9:49.8 2 Ronald McAndrew DNF
Final + Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Tony Manning 8:26.2 Ben Jipcho 8:29.6 Amos Biwott 8:30.8 David Brayan-Jones 8:33.8 Andy Holden 8:35.6 Benjamin Kogo 8:44.8 Bernard Hayward 8:39.8 Gerald Stevens 8:49.4 Grant McLaren 8:55.4 Kerry O'Brien
References
Heats results (p9) Australian results