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Stella Rutto

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Stella Rutto
Personal information
Full nameStella Jepkosgei Rutto[1]
Nationality Kenya (until 21 February 2022)
 Romania
Born12 December 1996 (27 years, 347 days old)[1]
Height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSport of athletics
Event(s)3000 metres steeplechase
Half marathon
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Barcelona 3000 m s'chase
African U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Warri 2000 m s'chase
African U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Addis Ababa 3000 m s'chase
Balkan Championships
Disqualified 2020 Cluj-Napoca 3000 m s'chase
Disqualified 2020 Cluj-Napoca 5000 m
Updated on 4 April 2024

Stella Jepkosgei Rutto (born 12 December 1996) is a Kenyan-Romanian steeplechase runner. Representing Kenya, she won a bronze medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 World U20 Championships. On 21 February 2022, she changed her international allegiance from Kenya to Romania.[1]

Career

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Rutto began competing as early as 2012, finishing runner-up at the Kenyan U20 Championships and winning a bronze medal at the 2012 World U20 Championships at age 15.[2] Rutto said after the competition, "I started too late in the last lap to fight for the silver [...] I am happy for Daisy and to obtain this second medal for my country, even if it is only the bronze medal."[3]

At the 2013 African U18 Championships, Rutto won a silver medal in the 2000 metres steeplechase, losing only to countrywoman Daisy Jepkemei who had beat her in 2012 as well.[4] Two years later, Rutto won her last age-group medal at the 2015 African U20 Championships, winning the 3000 m steeplechase and helping Kenya place 5th in the medal standings.[5]

In 2019, Rutto first competed in Romania, winning the Romanian International Championships steeplechase and 5000 metres as well as placing 7th in that year's Kenyan Athletics Championships steeple.[1] After winning the 2020 Romanian Athletics Championships in the 5000 m and steeplechase, she won the same two events at the 2020 Balkan Athletics Championships but was later disqualified as she had not yet been cleared to represent Romania internationally.[1][6]

Competing as a foreign national, Rutto won the 2021 Turkish Athletics Championships steeplechase and ran several half marathons in Turkey that year, debuting at 1:07:45 to win the Trabzon Half Marathon.[1] In May 2021 Rutto became a Romanian citizen.[7] On 21 February 2022, Rutto was cleared by World Athletics to represent Romania in international competitions.[2] She finished 8th at the 2024 Diamond League Shanghai in the steeplechase.[1]

Personal life

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Born on 12 December 1996 and originally from Kenya, Rutto first competed in Romania in 2019.[2] Despite competing at Romanian and Turkish national championships, she was not officially cleared to represent Romania until 2022.[2]

Statistics

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Personal best progression

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3000m Steeplechase progression
# Mark Pl. Competition Venue Date Ref.
1 10:07.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenyan U20 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 8 Jun 2012 [2]
2 10:07.13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (Heat 1) 2012 World U20 Championships in Athletics Barcelona, Spain 10 Jul 2012 [2]
3 9:50.58 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2012 World U20 Championships in Athletics Barcelona, Spain 12 Jul 2012 [2]
4 9:49.09 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (Heat 1) Kenyan Athletics Championships Nairobi, Kenya 9 Jul 2015 [2]
5 9:44.07 1st place, gold medalist(s) Romanian International Championships Cluj-Napoca, Romania 6 Jun 2019 [8]
6 9:32.90 1st place, gold medalist(s) Romanian Athletics Championships Cluj-Napoca, Romania 3 Sep 2020 [9]
7 9:25.31 8th Yangtze Delta Athletics Diamond Gala Suzhou, China 26 Apr 2024 [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Stella Rutto at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Stella Rutto at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Marks Fall In Steeplechase Final, WIlson Gets Gold At World Junior Championships - RRW". RunnerSpace.
  4. ^ "World Youth champion Chepng'etich eyes the double in Eugene". Nation. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  5. ^ "5000m double for hosts Ethiopia at African Junior Championships | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Balkan Championships | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Kenyencele Joan Chelimo, Stella Ruto și Delvine Meringor au primit cetățenia română. Două dintre ele au baremul pentru JO Tokyo la maraton". Click mobile.
  8. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12931896". Tilastopaja.
  9. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12970044". Tilastopaja.
  10. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13066526". Tilastopaja.
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