The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 11 September 1979.Results at Tilastopaja

Results Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Paul Copu 8:57.7 Mariano Scartezzini 8:58.1 Michele Cinà 9:08.7 Michael Karst 9:10.5 Dan Betini 9:10.7 Amos Korir 9:14.7 Octavio Guadarrama 9:17.3 Juan Zetina 9:17.8 Hillary Tuwei 9:19.5 10 Sam James 9:34.0 11 Peter Daenens 9:40.6 12 Antonio Calderón 10:03.5

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