Daniel Huling recently placed third in the steeple chase at the US Championships.

Unlike them, it is relentlessly sentimental, its protagonist's name is Edith, and her most daring defiance of contemporary mores is a refusal to ride sidesaddle in the steeple chase.

DiCrescenzo qualified for the 2011 IAAF World Track and Field Championships in the 3000m steeple chase by finishing third at the US Championships in a time of 9:46.31.

This was sometimes called steeple chase as the only visible landmark in the next town was often the steeple.

Every year, seven such events are held in Australia, which are known as the sprint, the steeple chase and main event held at the Story Bridge Hotel called the Gold Cup event.

The field was again divided into public road, steeple chase (4 km) and cross country (8 km).

The steeple chase originated in Cork, on the southern coast, when horsemen raced from one parish church to the next, across fields, streams, and whatever happened to be in the way.

LaCaze finished second in the 2012 Melbourne Track Classic in the 3000 metres steeple chase.

LaCaze finished first at the 2012 Indianapolis American Milers Club in the 3000 metres steeple chase and first in the 1500 metres race.

The last one was Karel Lismont on the marathon in 1971, the first one Gaston Roelants in 1962 on the steeple chase.