Emma Coburn Becomes First USA Woman To Medal In Olympic Steeplechase

Add another medal to the United States’ tally at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio.

Emma Coburn won bronze in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase Monday, making her the first U.S. woman to ever medal in the event. The last time an American male medaled in steeplechase was 1984.

Coburn also set a new U.S. record — she held the previous one, too — with a time of 9:07.63.

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Ruth Jebet of Bahrain won the gold with a time of 8:59.75, which was one second off the world record. Kenya’s Hyvin Jepkemoi won silver with a time of 9:07.12.

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