Courtney Frerichs pictured above at the start of the steeplechase
event at the Zurich Diamond League where she finished third (9:8.74).
The 29 year old ran a season best to win her Olympic Medal in Tokyo
but just two weeks after The Games set a US record of 8:57.77 in Eugene,
the first US athlete to break the nine minute barrier and only the fourth
women ever to go below nine minutes.
2020 Olympic Games. Tokyo.
Final women's 3000m steeplechase.
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Peruth Chemutai
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Uganda
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9:01.45
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NR
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2.
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Courtney Frerichs
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United States
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9:04.79
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SB
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3.
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Hyvin Kiyeng
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Kenya
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9:05.39
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4.
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Mekides Abebe
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Ethiopia
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9:06.16
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5.
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Gesa Krause
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Germany
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9:14.00
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6.
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Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimšek
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Slovenia
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9:14.84
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NR
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7.
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Beatrice Chepkoech
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Kenya
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9:16.33
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8.
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Zerfe Wondemagegn
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Ethiopia
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9:16.41
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2022 World Championships. Oregon, U.S.A.
Final women's 3,000m steeplechase.
1.
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Norah Jeruto
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Kazakhstan
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8:53.02
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CR
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2.
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Werkuha Getachew
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Ethiopia
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8:54.61
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NR
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3.
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Mekides Abebe
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Ethiopia
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8:56.08
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PB
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4.
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Winfred Mutile Yavi
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Bahrain
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9:01.31
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5.
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Luiza Gega
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Albania
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9:10.04
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NR
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6.
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Courtney Frerichs
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United States
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9:10.59
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SB
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7.
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Aimee Pratt
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Great Britain
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9:15.64
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NR
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8.
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Emma Coburn
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United States
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9:16.49
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