Emma Coburn

Emma Coburn

Coburn (center left) at the start of the 2012 Olympic steeplechase final.
Personal information
Born (1990-10-19) October 19, 1990
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 120 lb (54 kg)
Sport
Country  United States
Event(s) 3000 m st.
College team Colorado Buffaloes
Coached by Mark Wetmore
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 3000 m st.: 9:11.42 (AR)[1]
1500 m: 4:05.29
Medal record
Women's athletics
Competitor for the  United States

Emma Coburn (born October 19, 1990) is an American middle distance runner and the (2011, 12, 14, 15) United States National Champion in the 3000 meter steeplechase. In the 2011 IAAF world Athletics championships she was the only American to make the steeplechase final, finishing 12th. She came in 9th in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

High school career

Emma Coburn finished second in the 2008 Nike Outdoor Nationals Track and Field Championships in 2000 meter steeplechase in 6:42. She attended Crested Butte Community school.[2][3]

College career

While attending the University of Colorado, in 2010, Emma Coburn won the Big 12 steeplechase title as a sophomore and finished second in the NCAA championships. In 2011, as a junior, she won both the Big 12 indoor 3000 meter title, and the Big 12 and NCAA outdoor title in the 3000 meter steeplechase. Coburn won the 2011 USA outdoor title in the steeplechase and made the US steeple team at the World Championships in 2011 finishing 12th in the final. During her senior year in cross country Coburn finished in 20th place over the six kilometer distance at the NCAA national cross country championships and was Colorado's 2nd place runner contributing to an 11th-place team finish. In her first steeplechase of the 2012 season Emma Coburn became the fourth fastest American in history and the fastest American on US soil with her time of 9:25.28. [4] The time was also a 12-second PR for Coburn, who redshirted the 2012 outdoor season at the University of Colorado to focus on the Olympic Trials.

Coburn was named the Pac-12 Track Athlete of the Week on April 30, 2013 after recording the best 3,000 steeplechase time in the world for the season.[5]

Professional career

Coburn qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic team in the 3000 meter steeplechase, joined in the event by her University of Colorado teammate Shalaya Kipp.[6] At age 21, Coburn was the youngest runner on the American team at the 2012 Olympics.[6] In her Olympic heat, she placed third with a time of 9:27.51, automatically qualifying for the Olympic final.[7] She came in 9th in the final, with a time of 9:23.54 - a then personal best.[7]

In 2014, Coburn improved her 3000 m steeplechase best four times. At the Shanghai diamond league meeting, she ran 9:19.81, before improving this to 9:17.84 for third at the Eugene diamond league event and 9:19.72 to win her third US title in Sacramneto. At the Paris Diamond League meeting she ran a 9:14.72 for a second-place finish. This moved her to second on the US all-time list behind Jenny Simpson. Then at the diamond league meet in Glasgow Grand Prix, Scotland, she broke Simpson's US record of 9:12.51, by running 9:11.42 and finishing second in the race to Ethiopian Hiwot Ayalew.

In 2015, Emma's indoor mile ranks 28th in the world[8] and came back later that day to set a personal best in the 2000 meters 5:41.11. Emma ran an Olympic qualifying time (1500m) 4:05.1 in Eugene, Oregon at Prefontaine meet in May. Emma won steeplechase 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships to qualify for 2015 World Championships in Athletics.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 12th 3000 m steeplechase 9:51.40
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 9th 3000 m steeplechase 9:23.54
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 5th 3000 m steeplechase 9:21.78

USA National Championships

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st 3000 m steeplechase 9:44.11[9]
2012 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 1st 3000 m steeplechase 9:32.78[10]
2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 1st 3000 m steeplechase 9:19.72[11]
2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st 3000 m steeplechase 9:15.59[12]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.diamondleague-glasgow.com/Live-StartlistsResults/Overview/3000m-Steeplechase/
  2. ↑ "cubuffs.com Emma Coburn profile". Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "active.com Olympic Steeplechaser Emma Coburn is Optimistic About the Future". Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Coburn, Emma. "All-Time lists World Best women's 3000 meters steeplechase". all-athletics.com. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ Sprouse, Linda (April 30, 2013). "Coburn Named Pac-12 Track Athlete Of The Week". CUBuffs.com. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  6. 1 2 Gambaccini, Peter (July 13, 2012). "Brief Chat: Emma Coburn, Olympian at 21". Runner's World. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  7. 1 2 London 2012 - Women's 3000m Steeplechase results
  8. ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/middlelong/one-mile/indoor/women/senior/2015
  9. ↑ http://www.usatf.org/events/2011/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/20-2.asp
  10. ↑ http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2012/U-S--Olympic-Team-Trials-TF/Results.aspx
  11. ↑ http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2014/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Live-Results.aspx
  12. ↑ http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Live-Results.aspx

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