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Ruth Bosibori
  Wikiquote has quotations related to 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. CareerIn 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
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