• 19-year-old Ruth Chebet (8:59.75) takes 3000m steeplechase gold
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 steepler Emma Coburn won bronze medal in a new national record time of 9:07.63.
Results
POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ruth JEBET | ![]() |
8:59.75 | AR |
2 | Hyvin Kiyeng JEPKEMOI | ![]() |
9:07.12 | |
3 | Emma COBURN | ![]() |
9:07.63 | AR |
4 | Beatrice CHEPKOECH | ![]() |
9:16.05 | PB |
5 | Sofia ASSEFA | ![]() |
9:17.15 | SB |
6 | Gesa Felicitas KRAUSE | ![]() |
9:18.41 | NR |
7 | Madeline HEINER HILLS | ![]() |
9:20.38 | PB |
8 | Colleen QUIGLEY | ![]() |
9:21.10 | PB |
9 | Genevieve LACAZE | ![]() |
9:21.21 | PB |
10 | Lalita Shivaji BABAR | ![]() |
9:22.74 | |
11 | Courtney FRERICHS | ![]() |
9:22.87 | |
12 | Habiba GHRIBI | ![]() |
9:28.75 | |
13 | Lydia Chebet ROTICH | ![]() |
9:29.90 | |
14 | Aisha PRAUGHT | ![]() |
9:34.20 | |
15 | Etenesh DIRO | ![]() |
9:38.77 | |
16 | Geneviève LALONDE | ![]() |
9:41.88 | |
17 | Sara Louise TREACY | ![]() |
9:52.70 | |
18 | Fabienne SCHLUMPF | ![]() |
9:59.30 |
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