[DOC] [TLE] 3000 metres steeplechase - Wikipedia [PAR] The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase is the most common 
distance for the steeplechase in track and field. ... The water jump consists of a 
barrier followed by a pit of water with a landing area ... Over 3,000 metres (9,800 
ft), each runner must clear a total of 28 ordinary barriers and seven water jumps. [DOC] [TLE] Steeplechase (athletics) - Wikipedia [PAR] The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the 
steeplechase in horse racing. The foremost version of the event is the 3000 
metres steeplechase. ... It was replaced in 1865 by an event over barriers on a 
flat field, which ... A 2,000 meters steeplechase has 18 barriers and 5 water 
jumps. [DOC] [TLE] Steeplechase Is the Coolest Olympic Event You've Never Heard Of ... [PAR] Aug 4, 2012 ... It's got a barrier in front of it, a barrier being a really wide hurdle. ... In a 3000-
meter steeplechase, you skip the water pit and first barrier during ... We're treated 
like the ugly stepchild of track and field. ... The steeplechase is clearly the more 
difficult event. ... All that jumping subjects your joints to a lot of shock. [DOC] [TLE] Olympic Steeplechase Basics - Competition Overview - Track & Field [PAR] Track and Field Events: Hurdling Events, ... The 3000-meter Olympic 
steeplechase includes 28 hurdle jumps and seven water jumps. ... Each runner 
must go over or through the water pit and must jump each hurdle. ... least 3.94 
meters (12 feet, 11 inches) wide, so more than one runner can clear a hurdle at 
the same time. [DOC] [TLE] The Steeplechase: Track's Most Unique Event | Robert Carnes ... [PAR] Apr 4, 2013 ... The 3,000 meter steeplechase is defined as 'a running race in which runners 
must clear hurdles and water jumps.' For that reason, it may hold the distinction 
as the most unique event in track and field. Denise Myers calls the... [DOC] [TLE] How to Watch Track & Field | Runner's World [PAR] Jul 26, 2016 ... Everything you need to know about the events that make up track meets. ... One 
lap on the inside lane of a conventional track is 400 meters, which is just ... 
Runners must stay in their assigned lane. .... 3,000-meter steeplechase ... Most 
runners clear the water jump by landing on top of its hurdle with one foot... [DOC] [TLE] Track and Field Events | MomsTeam [PAR] There are 44 events in the Track & Field competition of an Olympic Games ... 
Distance: 3,000 meter Steeplechase, 5,000 meters (5K), 10,000 meters ... One of 
the barriers is placed in front of a water pit that must also be ... Some 
steeplechasers hurdle the barriers cleanly, but most step on them with one foot to 
clear them. [DOC] [TLE] Athletics Vocabulary | English Club [PAR] Many people have memories of competing in athletics, or "track and field", in 
school. ... a 400 meter track with 8 lanes while the jumping and throwing events 
take place on ... the mile, the 3,000m, and the steeplechase, in which runners 
have to jump .... a running race in which competitors must clear hurdles and 
water jumps. [DOC] [TLE] 3000 metre steeplechase - British Athletics Supporters Club [PAR] The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000m, each 
runner must clear a total of 28 ordinary barriers and seven water jumps. This 
entails seven .... The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track 
and field. [DOC] [TLE] Athletics | Track and Field Meets | Running, Throwing and All-Round ... [PAR] Running, jumping and throwing competitions are called track and field or 
athletics. ... Middle distance races are the 800, 1 500 and sometimes the 3,000 
metre races. ... In a hurdle race athletes must jump over obstacles called hurdles 
which are ... The jumping events at athletic meets are the high jump, the pole 
vault, the... [DOC] [TLE] Track and field - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Dec 14, 2015 ... A women's

Question: Runners must clear hurdles & water jumps in this 3,000-meter track & field event
Answer: Steeplechase