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Bird Sets National Record, Takes Seventh in Steeplechase Final
August 06, 2024 | Women's Track and Field
Lizzie Bird '17 set a Great Britain national record while finishing seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Tuesday at the Olympic Games at the Stade de France in Paris, clocking a time of 9:04.35.
Bird's time was 15.33 seconds and two places better than her Tokyo finish three years ago in her Olympic debut.
At Princeton, Bird was a 2015 honorable mention All-America in the steeplechase, winning Ivy titles in the race in 2015 and 2017.
Bahrain's Winfred Yavi won the gold medal in an Olympic-record 8:52.76 while Uganda's Peruth Chemutai won silver in 8:53.34 and Kenya's Faith Cherotich won bronze in 8:55.15.
Bird's time was 15.33 seconds and two places better than her Tokyo finish three years ago in her Olympic debut.
At Princeton, Bird was a 2015 honorable mention All-America in the steeplechase, winning Ivy titles in the race in 2015 and 2017.
Bahrain's Winfred Yavi won the gold medal in an Olympic-record 8:52.76 while Uganda's Peruth Chemutai won silver in 8:53.34 and Kenya's Faith Cherotich won bronze in 8:55.15.
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