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The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as 3000m SC) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres , which derives its name from the horse racing steeplechase .
The 3,000 meters consist of 7.5 laps, which means runners must navigate the hurdles 28 times, and clear the water barrier seven times. Successful runners must keep a constant pace of under 5 ...
The following day they faced eight laps of the same course for a 4,000 metres steeplechase won by John Rimmer (Great Britain) who led from start to finish. [56] They had further races at different distances in 1904 and 1908 and the event was first held over 3000 metres at the 1920 games in Antwerp , when the winner, in 10:00.4, was Percy Hodge ...
The steeplechase at the Summer Olympics has been held over several distances and is the longest track event with obstacles held at the multi-sport event. The men's 3000 metres steeplechase has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1920 .
The first 3000 m steeplechase world record to be ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was a run of 8:49.6 minutes by Hungarian Sándor Rozsnyói in 1954. [ 1 ] Before standardization, Sweden's Josef Ternström was the first to complete the event in under ten minutes with his time of 9:49.8 minutes in 1914.
But that wasn't slow enough so Leonard Bett slowed it down to a 69 and then 66's to get the field through 5 laps. Girma was always lurking about second place, now it was time to start racing. Girma was always lurking about second place, now it was time to start racing.
The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 23 and 27 August 2023. [ 1 ] Summary
Jul. 15—There is "a possibility" that the Aiken Fall Steeplechase won't be held in October, but "we're still pushing forward as if it will be," Aiken Steeplechase Association President Paul ...