• 19-year-old Ruth Chebet (8:59.75) takes 3000m steeplechase gold

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 steepler 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