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Gesa Felicitas Krause

Gesa Felicitas Krause

August 01, 2017

2017 Worlds Women's 3,000 Steeple Preview: Emma Coburn Tries to Medal Again in a Wide-Open But Top-Heavy Event

The women's steeplechase has never been better than it has been in 2017. Olympic medallist Emma Coburn very well may break her American record but fail to medal.
December 29, 2016

2016 LRC Year-End Rankings, Women's Steeplechase: Ruth Jebet Leads the Way; Olympic Medallist Emma Coburn Tops U.S. List for Third Straight Year

Jebet won Olympic gold, crushed the world record and put together the greatest season ever by a women's steepler. Coburn has dominated the U.S. scene for years and took it one step further in 2016 by winning her first Olympic medal.
August 26, 2015

Kenya's Hyvin Kiyeng Wins Wild Steeple Final as Emma Coburn Settles for Fifth

Coburn: "I'm bummed..... I thought I could medal. I was confident that I could.....I just got to keep at it and come away with some hardware in Rio."

June 01, 2014

Fast Women: Hellen Obiri (3:57.05), Sofia Assefa (9:11.39) and Mercy Cherono (9:13.27) Run Fastest Times Ever in US for 1500, Steeple and 2-mile

Those winning times were very impressive but American fans were pumped by Jenny Simpson's PR and Shannon Rowbury's AR.