Kemboi wins Olympic steeplechase, Jager 6th
LONDON – Ezekiel Kemboi won Kenya's first gold medal in track and field at the London Olympics in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Sunday night, eight years after winning at the Athens Olympics.
The two-time world champion won his second Olympic title in 8 minutes, 18.56 seconds.
Evan Jager, a standout runner at Jacobs High School, finished sixth, with a time of 8:23.87.
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