US' Emma Coburn (R) competes in the women's 3000m steeplechase heats at the athletics event of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 4, 2012 in London. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNISADRIAN DENNIS/AFP ...

With a 68-second last lap, Emma Coburn won her ninth national championship and made her third Olympic team in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase on June 24 at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field ...

The U.S. distance running boom in one image: Emma Coburn and Courtney Frerichs clearing the final barrier and dashing to the 3000m steeplechase finish line at the world championships. Behind them, ...

No American had ever medaled at the world championships in the 3,000 meter steeplechase before this year. So perhaps you'll understand Emma Coburn's glee upon taking home a stunning gold medal.

John Walters is a writer and author, primarily of sports. He worked at Sports Illustrated for 15 years, and also at NBC Sports where he won two Sports Emmys for his on-air writing at the Athens ...

LONDON (11-Aug) --Six-time USA steeplechase champion Emma Coburn made history here tonight at London Stadium on the eighth day of the IAAF World Championships, becoming the first-ever American ...

“That’s is why I got into steeplechase. My coach told me to aspire to be like her.” RIO DE JANEIRO – With less than two laps remaining, Emma Coburn knew it was time to make her mov ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — After she ran the steeplechase faster than any American woman ever has, Emma Coburn raised her arms as high as fatigue would allow. She made it to shoulder level and stopped.

Emma Coburn put in a valiant bid for her third steeplechase world championship for about half of Wednesday’s race. But the torrid pace of the final half proved too much to overcome. Coburn ...

Annie Coburn, the mother of 10-time U.S. steeplechase champion Emma Coburn, died on January 7, three years after she was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. She was 62. Writing on Instagram ...

Jul 12, 2014; Glasgow, Scotland; Emma Coburn (USA) places second in the womens steeplechase in an American record 9:11.42 in the 2014 Sainsbury's Glasgow Grand Prix at Hampden Park Stadium.

A 3,000-meter steeplechase has 28 barriers and seven water jumps in total. University of Colorado Buffaloes legend Emma Coburn — who won a bronze medal in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the ...