steeplechaser
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steeplechasers
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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
Only Colleen Quigley, a world-class steeplechaser, was lingering for treatment, though Ball said he was anticipating another “straggler.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
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
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
For the great majority of talented but limited steeplechasers, there is the Grand National.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2011
Like boxers steeplechasers never warn you the end is nigh.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2010
His steeplechasers win glory for Ireland at Liverpool, whether they return a profit to their owner or not.
From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Bernard H. Becker
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