steeplechaser
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“The beautiful thing about track and field is men and women get equal prize money, equal opportunities to compete,” said Emma Coburn, a 10-time U.S. champion steeplechaser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2022
The day's other gold went to Morocco steeplechaser Soufiane el-Bakkali, whose victory ended 40 years of Kenyan dominance in the Olympics.
From Fox News ● Aug. 2, 2021
“That’s always a concern for an athlete,” said American steeplechaser Emma Coburn, who won bronze in Rio de Janeiro.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2021
Earlier this year, for instance, Fleshman helped the steeplechaser Mel Lawrence map out goals for the year.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2020
Woolf turned the place upside down, riding an out-of-the-clouds long shot named Azucar, a former steeplechaser, to a smashing victory in the first Santa Anita Handicap.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Why are steeplechasers chasing steeples in this unusual 3000-meter event, requiring runners to jump over hurdles and water on the track?
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2021
This year’s steeplechasers must be fit, and the ice leaves little opportunity to exercise De Chera over open fields.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2015
It would have been Simonsig's first race against senior steeplechasers, and he was quoted at short odds for victory earlier in the week.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2013
For the great majority of talented but limited steeplechasers, there is the Grand National.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2011
Horses doing fast work, as trotters, runners, steeplechasers, hunters, cow ponies, and those that interfere, are particularly liable to this injury.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
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