Ruth Bisibori Nyangau
Ruth Bisibori Nyangau (also spelled Ruth Bosibori ; born January 2, 1988 in the Kisii Central District , Nyanza Province ) is a Kenyan obstacle runner .
She had her first international appearance at the Pan-African Games in 2007, where she won the first edition of the women's 3000 meter obstacle course. She finished fourth at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka , and shortly afterwards she set the current junior world record with 9: 24.51 minutes.
In 2008 she won bronze at the African Championships, improved her personal record to 9: 18.43 minutes and qualified for the Olympic Games in Beijing .
Ruth Bisibori Nyangau is 1.66 m tall, weighs 50 kg and, like many other runners in her country, is employed by the Kenyan police . She wears shoes in training but prefers to run barefoot in competitions.
Web links
- Ruth Bisibori Nyangau in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Article on germanroadraces.de
- Portrait at IAAF - Focus on Athletes, ( Memento from May 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) August 4, 2007
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| SURNAME | Bisibori Nyangau, Ruth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bosibori, Ruth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan obstacle runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd January 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kisii Central District ( Nyanza (Kenya) ) |