Coburn Wins Silver At World Championships

DOHA, Qatar —Emma Coburn ran a very smart and tactical 3,000-meter steeplechase race on Monday, earning her a runner-up finish at the 2019 IAAF World Championships on Monday.

This is Coburn's third straight medal at an international championship as she finished in 9 minutes, 2.35 seconds, a personal best. She won her first medal, a bronze, at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, and in 2017, she found herself standing on top of the podium with the gold medal.

"It's important to bring your best at these championships," Coburn said, "And in the last three championships, I've ran a personal best in the final and I've come away with a medal. I'm really proud of tonight's effort."

The former University of Colorado runner went to the front of the pack to start the race. Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech decided she wasn't going to wait around and pulled ahead of the pack as soon as she could, which did not surprise Coburn.

"That is how she (Chepkoech) has been running all year," Coburn said. "The only race she has lost in the last couple of years is when she has ran with the pack and got out-kicked. So I expected that from her. I was really happy that Hyvin Kiyeng pushed the pace for the chase pack. I had vowed to do no work until I was ready to make a move and with about 800 to go, I accelerated and didn't look back."

Heading into the second to last water jump, Coburn started to make a move and pushed the pace. She used the water jump to propel her into third and as she entered the bell lap, she was second and would not let up.

Chepkoech had a 50-meter lead on Coburn with about 350-meters remaining and despite Coburn's best effort, Coburn was unable to catch her and defend her title. But she did finish strong to earn her first ever silver medal at an international competition, edging Gesa Felicitas Krause (9:03.30). Chepkoech finished in 8:57.84.

In other action for former Buffs, Jeremy Dodson finished fourth in his heat of the 200 (20.60), but did not advance to the semifinals. Jenny Simpson, the other former Buff at the championships, will start competing on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 8:35 a.m.

The finals are scheduled for Monday, Sept. 30, at 12:50 p.m. MT and will be televised live on the Olympic Channel.

2019 IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE

Event	Round	Participant	Local Time	Mountain Time	TV Coverage
1500	Round 1	Jenny Simpson	Oct. 2, 5:35 p.m.	Oct. 2, 8:35 a.m.	NBCSN (live)
1500	Semifinals	Jenny Simpson	Oct. 3, 11 p.m.	Oct. 3, 2 p.m.	NBCSN (live)
1500	Finals	Jenny Simpson	Oct. 5, 8:55 p.m.	Oct. 5, 11:55 a.m.	Olympic Channel (live)

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