The French athlete asked longtime love Bruno Martínez Bargiela to marry her following the women's 3000m steeplechase finals on Tuesday, Aug. 6 Hannah Peters/Getty Alice Finot is leaving the with both a new record and a fiancé! On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the French runner helped to break the European women’s 3000m steeplechase record — and then made the milestone even more special by proposing to her longtime boyfriend, Spanish triathlete Bruno Martínez Bargiela.
During the women's 3000m steeplechase final, four women broke nine minutes for the first time ever, according to . With a time of 8:58.67, Finot came in fourth behind medalists Winfred Yavi of Bahrain, Peruth Chemutai of Uganda and Faith Cherotich of Kenya.
After breaking the record with her fellow athletes, Finot barely paused to celebrate the milestone before rushing to the stands to share the moment with Bargiela — and shock the crowd by getting down on one knee. Alice Finot/Instagram Related: Perhaps more unconventional than the proposal location was her choice of jewelry. Instead of a diamond ring, the runner used an Olympic pin.
And rather than placing it on his finger, she pinned the accessory to Bargiela’s shirt as they both celebrated, smiling ear to ear before sealing the engagement with a kiss. While speaking with reporters post-race — and post-proposal — Finot confirmed that Bargiela said “yes,” according to the . Plus, she lifted the curtain on her thought process leading up to the special .