Stella Rutto
{{Short description|Romanian steeplechaser (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Stella Rutto
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Stella Jepkosgei Rutto
| nationality = {{flagg|cncie|KEN}} (until 21 February 2022)
{{flagg|cncie|ROU}}
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|12 December 1996}}{{Tilastopaja|480804|sex=f}}
| birth_place = Kenya
| sport = Sport of athletics
| event = 3000 metres steeplechase
Half marathon
| nationals = {{ubl
|2015 Kenyan Champs
|{{bull}} 3000m s'chase, 5th
|2019 Kenyan Champs
|{{bull}} 3000m s'chase, 7th
|2020 Romanian Champs
|{{bull}} 3000m s'chase, 1st {{GoldMedal}}
|{{bull}} 5000m, 1st {{GoldMedal}}
|2021 Turkish Champs
|{{bull}} 3000m s'chase, 1st {{GoldMedal}}
|2023 Romanian Indoors
|{{bull}} 3000m, 1st {{GoldMedal}}
|2023 Romanian 5K Champs
|{{bull}} 5km, road, 1st {{GoldMedal}}
}}
| pb = {{ubl
|3000mSC: 9:25.31 (2024)
|HM: 1:07:45 (2021)
}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's athletics}}
{{MedalCountry|{{flagu|Kenya}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|World U20 Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2012 Barcelona|3000 m s'chase}}
{{MedalCompetition|African U18 Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2013 Warri|2000 m s'chase}}
{{MedalCompetition|African U20 Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Addis Ababa|3000 m s'chase}}
{{MedalCompetition|Balkan Championships}}
{{Medal|DQ|2020 Cluj-Napoca|3000 m s'chase}}
{{Medal|DQ|2020 Cluj-Napoca|5000 m}}
| updated = 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.
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. 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."{{cite web |url=https://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=3774&do=news&news_id=27525 |title=Marks Fall In Steeplechase Final, WIlson Gets Gold At World Junior Championships - RRW |website=RunnerSpace}}
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.{{Cite web |date=4 July 2020 |title=World Youth champion Chepng'etich eyes the double in Eugene |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/athletics/world-youth-champion-chepng-etich-eyes-the-double-in-eugene-998292 |access-date=5 May 2024 |website=Nation |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=5000m double for hosts Ethiopia at African Junior Championships {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/african-junior-championships-2015-kejelcha |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=worldathletics.org}}
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. 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.{{Cite web |title=Balkan Championships |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7155041 |access-date=6 May 2024 |website=worldathletics.org}}
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. In May 2021 Rutto became a Romanian citizen.{{Cite web |url=https://www.click.ro/sport/alte-sporturi/kenyencele-joan-chelimo-stella-ruto-si-delvine-meringor-au-primit-cetatenia |title=Kenyencele Joan Chelimo, Stella Ruto și Delvine Meringor au primit cetățenia română. Două dintre ele au baremul pentru JO Tokyo la maraton |website=Click mobile}} On 21 February 2022, Rutto was cleared by World Athletics to represent Romania in international competitions. She finished 8th at the 2024 Diamond League Shanghai in the steeplechase.
Personal life
Statistics
=Personal best progression=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ 3000m Steeplechase progression | ||||||
| # | Mark | class=unsortable| {{Abbr|Pl.|Place}} | Competition | Venue | Date | class=unsortable| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center| 1 | align=right| 10:07.4 | {{Silver2}} | Kenyan U20 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | align=right| {{dts|8 Jun 2012}} | {{World Athletics}} |
| align=center| 2 | align=right| 10:07.13 | {{Silver2}} (Heat 1) | 2012 World U20 Championships in Athletics | Barcelona, Spain | align=right| 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase | |
| align=center| 3 | align=right| 9:50.58 | {{Bronze3}} | 2012 World U20 Championships in Athletics | Barcelona, Spain | align=right| 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase | |
| align=center| 4 | align=right| 9:49.09 | {{Bronze3}} (Heat 1) | Kenyan Athletics Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | align=right| {{dts|9 Jul 2015}} | |
| align=center| 5 | align=right| 9:44.07 | {{Gold1}} | Romanian International Championships | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | align=right| {{dts|6 Jun 2019}} | {{Tilr|12931896}} |
| align=center| 6 | align=right| 9:32.90 | {{Gold1}} | Romanian Athletics Championships | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | align=right| {{dts|3 Sep 2020}} | {{Tilr|12970044}} |
| align=center| 7 | align=right| 9:25.31 | 8th | Yangtze Delta Athletics Diamond Gala | Suzhou, China | align=right| 2024 Diamond League Shanghai | {{Tilr|13066526}} |
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics|romania/stella-rutto-14530634}}
- {{Olympics.com|stella-rutto}}
- [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/stella-rutto_1539314 Stella Rutto] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- {{COSR profile|new_id=rutto-stella-jepkosgei|name=Stella-Jepkosgei Rutto}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rutto, Stella}}
Category:Kenyan female steeplechase runners
Category:Romanian female steeplechase runners
Category:Romanian Athletics Championships winners
Category:Olympic athletes for Romania
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Turkish Athletics Championships winners