• 19-year-old Ruth Chebet (8:59.75) takes 3000m steeplechase gold
» Monday, 15 August 2016
Article source: Watch Athletics
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 |
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