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The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing. The foremost version of the event is the 3000 metres steeplechase . The 2000 metres steeplechase is the next most common distance.
At its inception, the track offered some of the richest purses in the history of American steeplechase including a $750,000 race. The track has undergone numerous ownership changes, with steeplechase races playing an on-and-off role (mainly off) in the track's limited live race meets.
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1920. The women's event is the most recent addition to the programme, having been added at the 2008 Olympics. It is the most prestigious steeplechase track race at elite level.
The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as 3000m SC) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres , which derives its name from the horse racing steeplechase .
The 3000 metres steeplechase has been held as an event at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in the men's division since 1983 and in the women's division since 2005. It can be noted for a series of lengthy winning streaks in the men's division, where Kenyan born athletes have won every championship between 1991 and 2019.
It was the first race in America for 6-year-old Vae Patron, owned by Leipers Fork Steeplechase, and jockey Jamie Bargary took some of the blame for Vae Patron not being able to hold off Snap Decision.
Steeplechase may refer to: Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles; Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing; Steeplechase (composition), a jazz standard by Bebop alto saxophonist Charlie Parker
The presence of Ryun, the fastest miler in history at the time, Mills, the reigning Olympic champion at 10,000 meters, and Young, the U.S. record-holder in the steeplechase, raised Flagstaff’s ...