Stella Barsosio
Barsosio on the way to win the 2016 Belgrade Marathon
Personal information
Full nameStellah Jepngetich Barsosio
NationalityKenyan
Born (1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 31)
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running

Stella Barsosio (born 12 March 1993)[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner. In 2021, she won the Rotterdam Marathon.

On 6 February 2023, it was announced that Barsosio had been banned for two years by Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya after testing positive for trimetazidine. Her suspension was retroactively applied, starting on 17 August 2022.[2][3]

Career

In 2016, Stella Barsosio won the Belgrade Marathon with a time of 2:43:41.[1]

In 2017, she won the Cracovia Marathon with a time of 2:33:01, and the Skopje Marathon, setting a new course record of 2:33:42.[1]

In 2018, she finished in second place in the Singapore Marathon, and in 2019, she also finished in second place in this event.[4][5] In 2019, Barsosio won the Sydney Marathon, setting a new course record of 2:24:33,[6] and finished in second place in the Rotterdam Marathon.[7]

Achievements

Representing  Kenya
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2016 Belgrade Marathon Belgrade, Serbia 1st Marathon 2:43:41
2017 Cracovia Marathon Kraków, Poland 1st Marathon 2:33:01
Skopje Marathon Skopje, North Macedonia 1st Marathon 2:33:42
2018 Singapore Marathon Singapore, Singapore 2nd Marathon 2:33:23
2019 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 2nd Marathon 2:23:36
Sydney Marathon Sydney, Australia 1st Marathon 2:24:33
Singapore Marathon Singapore, Singapore 2nd Marathon 2:30:20
2021 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:22:08

References

  1. ^ a b c "Stellah Jepngetich BARSOSIO – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ Olobulu, Timothy (6 February 2023). "ADAK slaps two athletes with two-year bans for anti-doping violations". capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. ^ Mballa, Tony (6 February 2023). "Barsosio, Chebiwott land a two-year ban each over doping". The Star. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Kenyan pair out to defend Singapore Marathon titles". The South African. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Ugandan Cheptegei sets new 10km world record". Daily Nation. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Kiprotich runs sub 2:10, sets new record to win Blackmores Sydney Marathon". Runner's Tribe. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Koen Naert strandt in Rotterdam op zucht van Belgische record, maar heeft ticket voor Tokio 2020 beet". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 7 April 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

External links


Belgrade Marathon – women's winners
Rotterdam Marathon – women's winners
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