Ruth Bosibori

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Bosibori in 2009

Ruth Bosibori Nyangau (also written Ruth Bisibori; born 2 January 1988 in Bosiango) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

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Career

In July 2007, she became the first All-Africa Games champion in the event, as it was staged for the first time. In August the same year she finished fourth at the World Championships in a world junior record time of 9:25.25 minutes. The old record was 9:30.70 and belonged to Melissa Rollison. [1] At the 2008 African Championships in Athletics she finished third. [2]

Bosibori was born in Bosiango village near Kisii. [3] She started running in 2003 while at Kebirichi Secondary School. She was recruited by Kenya Police after winning provincial championships in 2007. [4] She is used to competing barefoot. [5]

She won the Most Promising Sportswoman of the Year category at the 2007 Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year awards. [6] She was coached by Dan Muchoki until 2007, after started to be followed by the Italian coach Renato Canova, when went under the management of Gianni Demadonna. [7]

In 2009, she improved her personal best to 9:13.16, winning at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final by a margin of seven seconds.

In September 2010, she gave birth to her daughter Glory.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 1st3000 m s'chase 9:31.99
World Championships Osaka, Japan 4th3000 m s'chase 9:25.25
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 3rd3000 m s'chase 10:00.18
Olympic Games Beijing, China 6th3000 m s'chase 9:17.35
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 3rd3000 m s'chase9:24.38
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 7th3000 m s'chase 9:13.16
World Athletics Final Thessaloniki, Greece 1st3000 m s'chase 9:13.43

References

  1. ↑ "IAAF: 100 Metres - men - senior - outdoor - 2018 | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Addis 2008 results
  3. ↑ Daily Nation, 2 November 2007: Bosibori's world record ratified
  4. ↑ The Standard, 19 August 2007: Humble Bosibori to keep tradition [ usurped ]
  5. ↑ Japan Times, 29 August 2007: Worlds notebook; Day 4
  6. ↑ SOYA Awards - 2007 winners [ usurped ]
  7. ↑ IAAF: 4 August 2007: Focus on Africa - Ruth BOSIBORI


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