Ruth Bosibori

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.

Bosibori in 2009

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Kenya
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	1st	3000 m s'chase	9:31.99
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	4th	3000 m s'chase	9:25.25
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	3rd	3000 m s'chase	10:00.18
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	6th	3000 m s'chase	9:17.35
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd	3000 m s'chase	9:24.38
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	7th	3000 m s'chase	9:13.16
	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	1st	3000 m s'chase	9:13.43