The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place on 3 and 5 August.

The final was won by Swede Tore Sjöstrand.

Sjöstrand's compatriots, Erik Elmsäter and Göte Hagström took 2nd and 3rd place.

[1] Prior to the competition, the existing Olympic records was as follows.

The first four runners from each heat advanced to the final.