Stella Rutto

Stella Rutto
Personal information
Full nameStella Jepkosgei Rutto[1]
Nationality Kenya (until 21 February 2022)
 Romania
Born12 December 1996 (1996-12-12) (age 29)[1]
Kenya
Height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSport of athletics
Events
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 place2012 Barcelona3000 m s'chase
African U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Warri2000 m s'chase
African U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Addis Ababa3000 m s'chase
Balkan Championships
Disqualified2020 Cluj-Napoca3000 m s'chase
Disqualified2020 Cluj-Napoca5000 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

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

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

Personal best progression

3000m Steeplechase progression
#MarkPl.CompetitionVenueDateRef.
110:07.42nd place, silver medalist(s)Kenyan U20 ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya8 Jun 2012[2]
210:07.132nd place, silver medalist(s) (Heat 1)2012 World U20 Championships in AthleticsBarcelona, Spain10 Jul 2012[2]
39:50.583rd place, bronze medalist(s)2012 World U20 Championships in AthleticsBarcelona, Spain12 Jul 2012[2]
49:49.093rd place, bronze medalist(s) (Heat 1)Kenyan Athletics ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya9 Jul 2015[2]
59:44.071st place, gold medalist(s)Romanian International ChampionshipsCluj-Napoca, Romania6 Jun 2019[8]
69:32.901st place, gold medalist(s)Romanian Athletics ChampionshipsCluj-Napoca, Romania3 Sep 2020[9]
79:25.318thYangtze Delta Athletics Diamond GalaSuzhou, China26 Apr 2024[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Stella Rutto at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Stella Rutto at World Athletics
  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". 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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