Bahrain’s Ruth Jebet on 15 August 2016 clinched gold in women’s 3000 metres steeplechase. It is Bahrain’s first ever Olympic gold medal. Jebet won the race in the second-quickest time in history. She clocked a time of eight minutes 59.75 seconds, narrowly outside of Russian Gulnara Samitova-Galkina's world record of 08:58.16. Kenya’s Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi grabbed the silver in the event. American Emma Coburn won
the bronze.
About Ruth Jebet
• Born on 17 November 1996, Ruth Jebet is a long-distance runner and steeplechase specialist.
• In April 2013, she won the 3000 metres and the 5000 metres at the Kenyan high school championships.
• She came second in the 3000 metres steeplechase to Moroccan Olympian Salima El Ouali Alami at the 2013 Arab Athletics Championships. Her time of 9:52.47 minutes was a Bahraini national record for the event.
• In 2013 Asian Athletics Championships, she defeated Sudha Singh by more than fifteen seconds and her time of 9:40.84 minutes was a new championship record.
• In 2014, she won the World Junior Championship ahead of two other Kenyan girls.
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