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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 2016 Rio ...

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.

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.

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 ...