It's on TV at the moment, and the water jump is confusing me.
2006-08-11 06:39:21 · 4 answers · asked by Kristian S 2 in Sports ➔ Olympics
....which was a race between two churches.
2006-08-11 09:56:19 · answer #1 · answered by dave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The steeplechase (at varying distances) has been an Olympic event since the inception of the modern Olympics. Since the 1968 Summer Olympics the steeplechase in the Olympics has been controlled by Kenyan athletes, including a sweep of the medals at the 2004 Games.
The steeplechase for women (3,000 metres long, but with lower barriers than for the men) made its first major championship appearance at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki.
2006-08-11 06:42:19 · answer #2 · answered by sarah p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It derives it's name and it's obstacles from the steeplechase in horse racing, which dates back to the mid-1700's
2006-08-11 07:04:00 · answer #3 · answered by chairman_of_the_bored_04 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It dates back over 200 years to Ireland where a couple of men had a bet on how quickly they could ride on horse from one church to another, over any obstacles like fences or hedges and of course rivers - hence the water jump. I believe the destination church was called St. Legers, another name well known to lovers of horse racing and the distance was about 5 miles
2006-08-12 00:30:44 · answer #4 · answered by David C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋