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STEEPLECHASE

MAPEH 312

ANNABEL B. AGUILAR
MAED Student
HISTORY
• The event originated in Ireland, horses and riders
raced from one town’s steeple to the next. The
steeples were used as markers due to their visibility
over long distances.
• Along the way runners inevitably had to jump streams
and low stone walls separating estates.
• The modern athletics event originates from a two-
mile (3.2 km) cross country steeplechase that formed
part of the University of Oxford sports (in which many
of the modern athletics events were founded) in
1860.
• It was replaced in 1865 by an event over barriers on a
flat field, which became the modern steeplechase.
• It has been an Olympic event since the inception of
the modern Olympics, though with varying lengths.
• Being a part of the Olympics since 1920. Nearly a
century later, the women’s steeplechase finally
appeared at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
• Since the 1968 Summer Olympics, steeplechase in the
Olympics has been dominated by Kenyan athletes.
STEEPLECHASE
• An obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from
the steeplechase in horse racing.
• Combines different skills into one race: distance running,
hurdling, and long jumping.
• It combines stamina, endurance, speed, agility into one
frenzied, athletic competition.
• Steeplechasers must be tough mentally and physically,
finding the strength and determination to race over the
hurdles despite intense fatigue.
• The foremost version of the event is the 3000 meters
steeplechase,which is just shy of two miles (or seven-and-
a-half laps around the track).
• The 2000 meters steeplechase is the next most common
distance. It has 18 barriers and five water jumps.
• A 1000 meters steeplechase is occasionally used in youth
athletics.
STEEPLECHASE EVENT EQUIPMENTS
STATIONARY STEEPLECHASE HURDLES
WATER JUMP PIT HURDLES
WATER JUMP PIT MODULAR FORMING
SYSTEMS
ATHELETE’S UNIFORM
The clothing must
be made of a
material which is
non- transparent
even if wet.

Track spikes
RULES OF THE
GAME
• In 3000m event,competitors must clear 28 fixed barriers and (7) water jumps
during a steeplechase race, which means (4)hurdles and (1) water jump per lap.
• In the 2000m steeple race, athletes will face18 hurdle jumps and 5 water jumps.
• Athletes in a 1500m steeple race, their first jump is in the first half lap.Then
they will face 5 jumps in their remaining 3 laps—a total of 16 jumps in the race.
• The men’s barriers are 91.4 cm (36 in) high, while the women’s are 76.2 cm (30
in).
• The water pit is 3.66 m (12 ft) long and 70 cm at its deepest point.
• Steeplechase hurdles are wider and firmer than sprint hurdles, meaning that
runners can land on them. However, elite athletes usually clear the barriers
altogether.
• Runners in the steeplechase are required to vault over all
barriers and water jumps, and failure to do so results in
disqualification. The first such disqualification at the Olympics
occurred in 1908 when British athlete Thomas Downing was
disqualified for incorrectly passing around the first water jump.

• As in other track events, runners are not permitted to cut inside


the inner track limits as this would shorten the race distance,
and any athletes who do so are disqualified. The most notable
occasion of this took place at the men’s 2016 event, when 2-
time Olympic gold medallist Ezekiel Kemboi was disqualified for
this infringement after finishing third. This promoted French
athlete Mahiedine Mekhissi Benabbad into third place, and thus
made Mekhissi-Benabbad the first athlete to win three Olympic
medals in the steeplechase, instead of Kemboi.
STEEPLECHASE TRACK
OFFICIATING OFFICIALS

• TRACK JUDGES – should be placed on an elevated stand


(if possible), at least 5 meters from the track and in line with
the finish line, so that a good view is available for all lanes.
For six lane events, at least 6 judges should be used, one per
athlete. The Judges at the finish line shall be responsible only
for deciding the order in which the competitors finish. An
athlete has finished a race when any part of his/her TORSO
crosses the first edge of the finish line. Head, neck, arms,
legs, hands or feet are not considered in deciding the finish of
track events.
• TIMEKEEPERS – should be placed on an elevated stand
(if possible). The Chief Timekeeper should attend to these
duties:
a) Issue each timekeeper with a stopwatch in working order and
make sure they are familiar with operating and reading the
watch.
b)Control the transceiver, or other means of communication with
the starter.
c) Ensure that all timekeepers and judges are in position on the
stand and ready, before notifying the starter that they may
proceed with the event.
All timekeepers must start the watch at the smoke or flash of the
gun is seen – NOT when the sound of the explosion is heard.
• STARTERS – should be raised above the
general level of the track, on a portable stool,
in order to obtain a good view of the
competitors and so that the timekeepers can
see them easily. A pair of ear plugs should be
worn at all times during the process of
starting, preferably the personal property of
the Starter.
• REFEREES AND UMPIRES – Referee is
responsible to see rules.They are responsible
to decide any technical points which arise and
for which provision has not apparently been
made in rules. Umpires may be appointed to
assist the Referee, by reporting incidents
which, in their opinion, break the rules.
THANK YOU !

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