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
He values the camaraderie of training in Ann Arbor, Mich., alongside Kessler and Mason Ferlic, an Olympic steeplechaser, while continuing to work with his longtime coach, Ron Warhurst.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2022
America’s preeminent steeplechaser for the past decade flamed out Wednesday night in a final that was as stunning for her as it was thrilling for her U.S. teammate, second-place finisher Courtney Frerichs.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 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
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
They're two mighty steeplechasers who've given us all a lot of pleasure but it does finally look as though they're just a bit too old to compete at the highest level.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 4, 2011
Like boxers steeplechasers never warn you the end is nigh.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2010
Ordinarily, overreach occurs when the animal is at a gallop, and is thus met with in its severest form in hunters and steeplechasers.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
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