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Paul Ruto

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Paul Ruto (born November 3, 1960) is a former Kenyan 800 metres runner who won a gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. Ruto took the lead in the first lap and kept it until the end. He was used to front-running, as earlier in his career, he had been employed as a pacemaker at international meetings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Ruto is the 3,882nd most popular athlete (down from 3,295th in 2024). (down from 4,946th in 2019)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Paul Ruto ranks 3,882 out of 6,025Before him are Tara Davis-Woodhall, Trine Qvist, Derek Porter, Dejan Savić, Andreas Hajek, and Bruno Marie-Rose. After him are Julien Alfred, Markus Wasser, Lisa Alexander, Gintarė Scheidt, Baiba Bendika, and Bair Badënov.

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Among people born in 1960, Paul Ruto ranks 998Before him are Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff, Kelly McCormick, Phil Schiller, Rati Agnihotri, Per Carlén, and Steve Cram. After him are Brian Krzanich, Piero Poli, Nicole Holofcener, Graeme Sharp, Thomas Knoll, and John Schwartzman.

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