19-year-old Ruth Chebet (8:59.75) takes 3000m steeplechase gold
Posted by: Watch Athletics
Monday, 15 August 2016
Kenyan born Ruth Chebet of Bahrein took the women's 3000m steeplechase Olympic gold on Monday in Rio.
The 19-year-old Chebet clocked 8:59.75 and improved her own African record by 0.16 seconds but missed the world and Olympic record by 0.96 seconds.
Kenyan runner Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi claimed silver in 9:07.12, while USA's steeple chaser Emma Coburn won bronze medal in a new national record time of 9:07.63.
Results
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruth JEBET | BRN | 8:59.75 | AR |
| 2 | Hyvin Kiyeng JEPKEMOI | KEN | 9:07.12 | |
| 3 | Emma COBURN | USA | 9:07.63 | AR |
| 4 | Beatrice CHEPKOECH | KEN | 9:16.05 | PB |
| 5 | Sofia ASSEFA | ETH | 9:17.15 | SB |
| 6 | Gesa Felicitas KRAUSE | GER | 9:18.41 | NR |
| 7 | Madeline HEINER HILLS | AUS | 9:20.38 | PB |
| 8 | Colleen QUIGLEY | USA | 9:21.10 | PB |
| 9 | Genevieve LACAZE | AUS | 9:21.21 | PB |
| 10 | Lalita Shivaji BABAR | IND | 9:22.74 | |
| 11 | Courtney FRERICHS | USA | 9:22.87 | |
| 12 | Habiba GHRIBI | TUN | 9:28.75 | |
| 13 | Lydia Chebet ROTICH | KEN | 9:29.90 | |
| 14 | Aisha PRAUGHT | JAM | 9:34.20 | |
| 15 | Etenesh DIRO | ETH | 9:38.77 | |
| 16 | Geneviève LALONDE | CAN | 9:41.88 | |
| 17 | Sara Louise TREACY | IRL | 9:52.70 | |
| 18 | Fabienne SCHLUMPF | SUI | 9:59.30 |
