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.
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.
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 9:31.99 | |
| Osaka, Japan | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:25.25 | ||
| 2008 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 3rd | 3000 m s'chase | 10:00.18 | |
| Beijing, China | 6th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:17.35 | ||
| Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 3000 m s'chase | 9:24.38 | ||
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 7th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:13.16 |
| Thessaloniki, Greece | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 9:13.43 | ||