Paul Ruto

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Paul Ruto (born November 3, 1960 ) is a former Kenyan middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800-meter run .

He made his debut in athletics relatively late. His first recorded 800-meter time of 1: 51.9 minutes is from 1985, and at the age of 30 his best time was 1: 47.0 minutes. In 1991 Paul Ruto improved to 1: 44.92 min, in 1992 to 1: 44.33 min, and on September 5, 1993 he ran his personal best of 1: 43.92 min in Rieti .

For most of his international career he acted as a pacemaker for other runners. Paul Ruto made his only starts at major championships in 1993. He finished second at the African Championships in Durban in 1: 45.99 minutes behind his compatriot Samuel Kibet Langat. A month and a half later at the World Championships in Stuttgart , all three Kenyans qualified for the finals, alongside Ruto these were the defending champion from 1991 Billy Konchellah and the Olympic champion from 1992 William Tanui . Paul Ruto showed what he had always shown as a rabbit, namely a high pace away from the top. He took the lead immediately after the start and was several meters ahead after 600 meters, while the big favorite Billy Konchellah was in last place. Although Konchellah made up over a second on Ruto in the last 200 meters, he only achieved third place, while Ruto managed to cross the finish line in 1: 44.71 minutes ahead of the Italian Giuseppe D'Urso and became world champion.

Paul Ruto belongs to the Nandi ethnic group , is 1.84 m tall and weighed 68 kg at competition times.

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SURNAME Ruto, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Kenyan middle distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1960