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Captain Christy (foaled 1967) was a champion Irish-bred and Irish-trained hurdler and steeplechaser who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup as a novice.. In spite of a tendency to make mistakes, Captain Christy was an outstanding hurdler and one of the best steeplechasers of all time.
However, whereas Arkle is feted and remembered as the greatest steeplechaser of all time, Flyingbolt has been all but forgotten. As a hurdler, he was the best Tom Dreaper ever trained. His wins included the Gloucestershire Hurdle at Cheltenham (now the Supreme Novices' Hurdle) and the Scalp Hurdle at Leopardstown (now the Irish Champion Hurdle).
Anders Gärderud's time of 8:08.2 minutes from 1976 remains the only ratified men's steeplechase world record at the Olympics. [2] Galkina's time was also a world record. Only two athletes have won multiple Olympic steeplechase titles: Volmari Iso-Hollo (1932 and 1936), and Ezekiel Kemboi (2004 and 2012).
All Gong: 6 Bruce Miller Calvin Houghland 1999 Lonesome Glory: 11 Bruce Miller Kay Jeffords 1998 Flat Top: 5 Janet Elliot Nancy Gerry 1997 Lonesome Glory: 9 Bruce Miller Kay Jeffords 1996 Correggio: 5 Charles O'Brien William C. Lickle: 1995 Lonesome Glory: 7 Bruce Miller Kay Jeffords 1994 Warm Spell: 4 John K. Griggs John K. Griggs 1993 ...
The past can be quite fascinating.Those of us living in the present find it really interesting what life was like 50, 100, or even a 1,000 years ago. Luckily, we can go almost 200 years to the ...
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His time was 8:07.96 minutes which remains a British record. Rowland became the eighth and, thus far, final British athlete to pick up a medal in the steeplechase event at the Olympics. Rowland became the eighth and, thus far, final British athlete to pick up a medal in the steeplechase event at the Olympics.