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Nixa’s Courtney Frerichs finished as the Olympic silver medalist in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a time of 9:04.45.
It is only the second Olympic medal ever for an American woman in the event and the best finish ever.
Frerichs ran with the front pack early in the race before taking the lead with four laps to go. She maintained her lead with three laps to go. That was when Frerichs put the hammer down to stretch out her lead and pull the field apart taking a commanding lead with 600 meters to go in the race.
The Nixa native was first across the line for the bell lap when Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai made her move to take the lead and claim the gold medal. Kenya’s Hyvin Kiyeng finished in third place.
BRINGING HOME SOME SILVER! 🥈@courtfrerichs8 crosses the line in second in the women’s 3000m steeplechase final. #TokyoOlmypics pic.twitter.com/2Ib22yM8Mk
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 4, 2021
Lots of emotion from Courtney Frerichs of the United States as she wins the silver in Women’s 3000m Steeplechase #Tokyo2020 #Athletics @courtfrerichs8 for @reuterspictures pic.twitter.com/dm2ixbrobx
— Lindsey Wasson (@lindseywasson) August 4, 2021
