World Champion Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi pictured in Paris where she followed 2016
Olympic Champion Ruth Jebet setting a new World record. The three Olympic medalist in Rio
finished in the same positions in Paris.
Result in Paris.
1. JEBET, Ruth 8:52.78 WR
2. KIYENG, Hyvin 9:01.96
3. COBURN, Emma 9:10.19 86
4. CHEPKOECH, Beatrice 9:10.86 PB
5. ASSEFA, Sofia 9:13.09 SB
6. LACAZE, Genevieve 9:14.28 AR
At the 2016 Olympic Games steeplechase final Hyvin Jepkemoi ran 12 seconds
quicker than she did when winning the World Championship the year before,
but it was Bahrain's Ruth Jebet who won the gold medal.
Jebet was born in Kenya but moved to Baharain in 2013 aged sixteen.
2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Women's 3,000 metres steeplechase final.
1.
|
Ruth Jebet |
Bahrain |
8:59.75 |
AR |
|
| 2. |
Hyvin Jepkemoi |
Kenya |
9:07.12 |
|
|
| 3. |
Emma Coburn |
United States |
9:07.63 |
AR |
|
| 4. |
Beatrice Chepkoech |
Kenya
|
9:16.05 |
PB |
|
| 5. |
Sofia Assefa |
Ethiopia |
9:17.15 |
SB |
|
| 6. |
Gesa Felicitas Krause |
Germany |
9:18.41 |
PB |
|
| 7. |
Madeline Hills |
Australia |
9:20.38 |
PB |
|
| 8. |
Colleen Quigley |
United States |
9:21.10 |
PB |
|
Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi pictured in Paris.