Florence Barsosio

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Florence Barsosio
Personal information
Full nameFlorence Jepkemoi Barsosio
NationalityKenyan
Born (1976-08-18) 18 August 1976 (age 47)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)Half marathon, Marathon

Florence Jepkemoi Barsosio[1] (born 11 August 1976 in Keiyo District) is a Kenyan athlete who specialises in long-distance running. Her sister, Sally Barsosio, is also a professional runner.

She has competed at world championship finals in

Vienna
.

Barsosio has taken part in two

World Championship race came in 2001 and she finished in sixth position. She has also competed over the half marathon distance and has won the Paris Half Marathon and Prague Half Marathon
.

Early career

The older sister of

cross country runner. At the 1995 World Championships in Athletics she finished 13th in the women's 5000 metres final. She was the 1996 winner of the Cross della Vallagarina, Montefortiana Turà and Giro di Castelbuono competitions.[2][3][4] She also finished in 13th place at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Turin.[5] However, it was not until she began focusing on road running
in the early 2000s that she found greater success.

At the start of 2000, Barsosio won in her debut marathon race,

New York Mini Marathon,[10] eleventh at the New York Marathon,[11] and won the Prague Half Marathon.[12] After two successful seasons of road running, she decided to take time away from competition to get married and have a child.[9]

Return from pregnancy

Barsosio is married to Clement Komen. She gave birth to a son, Kevin Kiprono in October 2002. She made her competitive return in 2004 and soon regained her international standing. She won the Madrid Marathon and finished in second place at the Dublin Marathon.[13] She ran virtually unopposed at the Florence Marathon that year, beating second placed Marcella Mancini by over five minutes. Barsosio's time of 2:29:11 was much faster than her previous outings and she was confident of returning to her full pre-pregnancy form for the following season.[9]

Continuing to focus on the marathon in 2005, she finished second to

Taipei International Marathon in Taiwan, beaten to the title by Jane Ekimat Auro.[16]
She took second place at the Madrid Marathon in 2006.

Personal bests

Surface Event Time (h:m:s) Venue Date
Track
3000 m
 8:53.50 Nice, France 16 July 1997
5000 m
 15:20.51 Berlin, Germany 26 August 1997
10,000 m
 34:01.0 Novara, Italy 24 April 2005
Road Half marathon 1:11:09 Paris, France 13 March 2000
Marathon 2:27:00 New York City, United States 5 November 2000
  • All information taken from IAAF profile.

Major competition record

Year Tournament Place Result Distance Time (h:m:s)
1995
 World Championships in Athletics Gothenburg, Sweden 13th 5000 metres 15:56.96
1997
 World Cross Country Championships Turin, Italy 13th Long race 21:36
2001
 World Championships in Athletics Edmonton, Canada 6th
Marathon
 2:28:36

Other competitions

References

  1. ^
    New York Marathon
    (2000). Retrieved on 2009-12-06.
  2. ^ Civai, Franco (2009-06-10).https://www.arrs.run/HP_VallagarinaXC.htm Cross della Vallagarina. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2009-12-06.
  3. ^ Montefortiana Turà. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2009-01-20). Retrieved on 2009-12-06.
  4. ^ La Corsa Piu' Antica 11.2 km (M) and 5.6 km (F). Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2009-07-27). Retrieved on 2009-12-06.
  5. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2009-12-06.
  6. ^ Turin Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2009-04-23). Retrieved on 2009-12-06.
  7. ^ Civai, Franco (2008-05-27). Scalata al Castello 10 km + 5 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2009-12-06.
  8. ^ Litsky, Frank (2000-11-06). NEW YORK CITY MARATHON: WOMEN; In Surprise, Petrova First Russian Winner. The New York Times Retrieved on 2009-12-06.
  9. ^
    IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2009-12-06.
  10. ^ Williams, Lena (2001-06-10). RUNNING; Radcliffe Pulls Away for 10K Victory. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-12-06.
  11. ^ 2001 New York City Marathon, Women's Results 1 - 100 . Marathon Guide. Retrieved on 2009-12-06.
  12. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2009-12-06.
  13. IAAF
    (2004-10-26). Retrieved on 2009-12-06.
  14. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2009-12-06.
  15. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2009-12-06.
  16. ^ December 2005 AIMS results. AIMS (2005). Retrieved on 2009-12-06.

External links

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