Emma Coburn won bronze in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. She will miss the 2024 Paris Olympics while she recovers from surgery.

While at BYU, Wayment won four NCAA Division I titles — one in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. She broke the collegiate women’s steeplechase record in 2022, clocking in at 9:16.

FILE - Emma Coburn leaps over the water pit during the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the U.S. Championships athletics meet, on June 23, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa.

US steeplechase athlete Emma Coburn said that her “dream” of competing at this year’s Paris Olympics is over after she broke her ankle while competing in Shanghai last month. Coburn, a ...

Steeplechase is a track race that includes obstacles, or hurdles, and pools of water. Coburn was an NCAA national champion and All-American who graduated from CU Boulder in 2013 with a marketing ...

The steeplechase involves 7.5 laps of the track with hurdles and water crossings. An explanation from U.S. medalist Emma Coburn before the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

University of Colorado Buffaloes legend Emma Coburn — who won a bronze medal in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the 2016 Rio Olympics — shared a helpful tutorial in 2021 about how the event works.

FILE – Emma Coburn leaps over the water pit during the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the U.S. Championships athletics meet, on June 23, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa.