A 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. The 2000 metres steeple
Steeplechase at the 2014 Lithuanian Championships in Athletics
Steeplechase in Celtic Park, New York, in 1912
Percy Hodge at the water jump in the 1920 Olympics
Olympic Final, Rome 1960, 420 Deacon Jones (United States), 569 Semyon Rzhishcin (Russia), 242 Gaston Roelants (Belgium), 568 Nikolay Sokolov (Russia), 570 Aleksey Konov (Russia)
A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch obstacles. Steeplechasing is primarily conducted in Ireland, Great Britain, Canada, United Sta
Steeplechase (athletics)
…A 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. The 2000 metres steeplechase is the next most common distance. In youth athletics…
"The lads from the village" - the first recorded English steeplechase 1830
Saint Patrick's Day celebration in the Army of the Potomac. Depicts a steeplechase race among the Irish Brigade, 17 March 1863, by Edwin Forbes. Digitally restored.
A steeplechase at Five Dock, NSW.