Emma Coburn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American steeplechaser
Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1990
Place of Birth: Boulder, Colorado, United States
Profession: middle-distance runner
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
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About Emma Coburn
- Emma Coburn (born October 19, 1990) is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 meter steeplechase.
- At the 2017 World Championships in London, Coburn won the 3000 metres steeplechase with a time of 9.02.58, breaking her own American record.
- This made her the first American woman to win a gold medal in the steeplechase at either the World Championships or the Olympics.
- Previously, she set an American record of 9:07.63 in the 3000 meter steeplechase to win a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games.
- This also made her the first American woman to win any Olympic medal in that event.
- Her other achievements in the event include reaching the 2012 Olympic final (8th), and the World Championship finals in 2011 (10th) and 2015 (5th).
- She also won the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup.
- She is an eight-time (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019) United States National Champion.
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