Sally Barsosio
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Sally Barsosio is a Kenya
n distance runner. , Barsosio is the youngest ever medallist at the World Junior Championships in Athletics. In 1993, aged 15 years 182 days, she won the 10,000m bronze medal at the Stuttgart
World Athletics Championships after initially being disqualified for impeding fellow runners, most notably Elana Meyer
who rather dramatically dropped out of the race. She was the winner of the inaugural Cross Internacional de Soria
meeting in 1994.
Sally returned to the world championships in 1995 taking 11th place and in 1997 when she won the 10,000m gold medal, becoming the first Kenyan woman to win a senior track title.
She trains with PACE Sports Management
and is coached by Ricky Simms.
Her sisters Florence Barsosio
and Chepkemoi Barsosio and her cousin Susan Sirma
are also Kenyan runners.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n distance runner. , Barsosio is the youngest ever medallist at the World Junior Championships in Athletics. In 1993, aged 15 years 182 days, she won the 10,000m bronze medal at the Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
World Athletics Championships after initially being disqualified for impeding fellow runners, most notably Elana Meyer
Elana Meyer
Elana Meyer is a former long-distance runner from South Africa, who won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 10,000 metre event....
who rather dramatically dropped out of the race. She was the winner of the inaugural Cross Internacional de Soria
Cross Internacional de Soria
The Cross Internacional de Soria, also known as the Campo a Través Internacional de Soria, is an annual cross country running competition that takes place in Soria, Spain. First held in 1994, it usually takes place in late November and gained IAAF cross country permit meeting status in 2007...
meeting in 1994.
Sally returned to the world championships in 1995 taking 11th place and in 1997 when she won the 10,000m gold medal, becoming the first Kenyan woman to win a senior track title.
She trains with PACE Sports Management
PACE Sports Management
PACE Sports Management is a British athlete management company based in the outskirts of London in Teddington, Middlesex, directed by former Irish under-23 runner Ricky Simms.-Background:...
and is coached by Ricky Simms.
Her sisters Florence Barsosio
Florence Barsosio
Florence Jepkemoi Barsosio is a Kenyan athlete who specialises in long-distance running. Her sister, Sally Barsosio, is also a professional runner....
and Chepkemoi Barsosio and her cousin Susan Sirma
Susan Sirma
Susan Sirma is a retired Kenyan middle distance runner best known for winning a bronze medal over 3000 metres at the 1991 World Championships, becoming the first black African woman to win a track and field medal at World Championship or Olympic level.Sirma also won two gold medals over this...
are also Kenyan runners.