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Sally Barsosio
KENWomenBirth dateMar 21, 1978
BirthplaceKeiyo District, Kenya
Height1.65 m
Weight46 kg
Sally Barsosio (born 21 March 1978 in Keiyo District) is a Kenyan distance runner. As of 2015, Barsosio is the youngest ever medallist at the World Junior Championships in Athletics, at 14 years and 182 days.
Key facts
Medals
World Championships: 1 gold, 1 bronze
Age
48 years old
As of Sep 16, 2026: 5000 m 14:46.71 (#178 all-time), 3000 m 8:35.89 (#184 all-time), 2017 season best 2:28:14 (Sep 10, 2017) · World Championships: 1 gold, 1 bronze · 48 years old
PB
Personal bests
4:13.11
1:11:45
2:36:44
15:18
50:05
31:43
55:19
2:21:49
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Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Marathon | 2:28:14 | - | Sep 10, 2017 | ↑ | - |
| 2013 | 5000m | 16:56.0h | - | May 9, 2013 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2013 | Semi | 1:23:22 | - | Oct 19, 2013 | ↓ | Ngerenyi (KEN) |
| 2011 | 5000m | 17:07.8h | - | Jun 11, 2011 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2011 | Marathon | 2:37:15 | - | Sep 18, 2011 | ↑ | Karlsruhe (GER) |
| 2010 | 10000m | 33:59.27 | - | Jun 25, 2010 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2010 | Marathon | 2:36:44 | - | Oct 10, 2010 | ↑ | Eindhoven (NED) |
| 2009 | 5000m | 16:18.4h | - | May 23, 2009 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2009 | 10Kilometr | 32:25 | - | Apr 11, 2009 | ↑ | Paderborn (GER) |
| 2009 | 10000m | 33:47.3h | - | May 23, 2009 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2009 | Semi | 1:11:45 | - | Sep 20, 2009 | ↓ | New Delhi (IND) |
| 2008 | Semi | 1:13:54 | - | Nov 9, 2008 | ↓ | New Delhi (IND) |
| 2006 | 5000m | 16:39.6h | - | Jan 7, 2006 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2006 | 5Kilometre | 16:54 | - | Jun 3, 2006 | ↓ | Albany, NY (USA) |
| 2006 | 10Kilometr | 32:19 | - | Mar 25, 2006 | ↑ | Mobile, AL (USA) |
| 2006 | 10000m | 33:29.0h | - | Jun 30, 2006 | ↓ | Kasarani (KEN) |
| 2006 | 10MilesRoa | 57:56 | - | Oct 22, 2006 | ↓ | Portsmouth (GBR) |
| 2006 | Semi | 1:12:08 | - | Oct 1, 2006 | ↓ | South Shields (GBR) |
| 2005 | 3000m | 9:05.49 | - | May 13, 2005 | ↓ | Doha (QAT) |
| 2005 | 5000m | 15:43.2h | - | Jun 17, 2005 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2005 | 10Kilometr | 31:52 | - | Jul 4, 2005 | ↑ | Atlanta, GA (USA) |
| 2005 | 10000m | 33:26.1h | - | Jun 25, 2005 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2005 | 15Kilometr | 50:11 | - | Jul 10, 2005 | ↑ | Utica, NY (USA) |
| 2005 | 10MilesRoa | 55:19 | - | Apr 3, 2005 | ↓ | Washington, DC (USA) |
| 2005 | Semi | 1:12:05 | - | Sep 18, 2005 | ↓ | New Delhi (IND) |
| 2004 | 3000m | 8:43.62 | - | Jul 23, 2004 | ↓ | Paris-St-Denis Meeting Gaz de France |
| 2004 | 5000m | 15:24.49 | - | Jul 30, 2004 | ↓ | Crystal Palace, London (GBR) |
| 2004 | 5Kilometre | 15:58 | - | Mar 28, 2004 | ↓ | Carlsbad, CA (USA) |
| 2004 | CrossCount | 28:08 | - | Mar 20, 2004 | ↓ | 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Bruxelles |
| 2004 | 10000m | 31:18.72 | - | Apr 30, 2004 | ↓ | Palo Alto, CA (USA) |
| 2004 | 10Kilometr | 32:14 | - | Apr 18, 2004 | ↑ | Vancouver (CAN) |
| 2003 | 5000m | 16:22.71 | - | Jun 7, 2003 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2003 | 10000m | 34:36.0h | - | Jun 6, 2003 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2003 | 10Kilometr | 34:52 | - | May 26, 2003 | ↑ | Boulder, CO (USA) |
| 2001 | 5Kilometre | 15:20 | - | Apr 1, 2001 | ↓ | Carlsbad, CA (USA) |
| 2001 | CrossCount | 29:50 | - | Mar 25, 2001 | ↓ | 29th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Ostende |
| 2001 | 10Kilometr | 31:43 | - | Apr 29, 2001 | ↑ | Cleveland, OH (USA) |
| 2001 | 10000m | 33:31.47 | - | May 27, 2001 | ↓ | Italian 10,000m Championships |
| 2000 | 1500m | 4:13.11 | - | Sep 3, 2000 | ↑ | Rieti (ITA) |
| 2000 | 3000m | 8:40.15 | - | Aug 11, 2000 | ↓ | Weltklasse Zürich |
| 2000 | CrossCount | 13:16 | - | Mar 19, 2000 | ↓ | 28th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Vilamoura |
| 2000 | 5000m | 14:53.61 | - | Sep 1, 2000 | ↓ | Berlin ISTAF |
| 2000 | 5Kilometre | 15:25 | - | Mar 26, 2000 | ↓ | Carlsbad, CA (USA) |
| 2000 | 10Kilometr | 31:54 | - | Apr 1, 2000 | ↑ | Charleston, SC (USA) |
| 2000 | 10000m | 31:57.41 | - | Sep 30, 2000 | ↓ | The XXVII Olympic Games |
| 1999 | 3000m | 9:03.72 | - | Sep 1, 1999 | ↓ | Rovereto (ITA) |
| 1999 | 5000m | 15:42.79 | - | Sep 7, 1999 | ↓ | Berlin ISTAF |
| 1999 | 10000m | 32:26.28 | - | Dec 6, 1999 | ↓ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 1998 | 1500m | 4:16.20 | - | Jun 9, 1998 | ↑ | Bratislava (SVK) |
| 1998 | 3000m | 8:55.74 | - | Aug 26, 1998 | ↓ | Rovereto (ITA) |
| 1998 | 5000m | 15:27.22 | - | Aug 5, 1998 | ↓ | Stockholm (SWE) |
| 1998 | CrossCount | 26:27 | - | Mar 21, 1998 | ↓ | 26th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Marrakech |
| 1998 | 10Kilometr | 31:45 | - | Apr 11, 1998 | ↑ | New Orleans, LA (USA) |
| 1998 | 10000m | 32:50.16 | - | Jul 22, 1998 | ↓ | New York, NY (USA) |
| 1998 | RoadRelay | 2:21:49 | - | Apr 18, 1998 | - | Manaus (BRA) |
| 1997 | 1500m | 4:14.42 | - | Sep 3, 1997 | ↑ | Rieti (ITA) |
| 1997 | 3000m | 8:35.89 | - | Aug 16, 1997 | ↓ | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 1997 | 5000m | 14:46.71 | - | Aug 22, 1997 | ↓ | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 1997 | 5Kilometre | 15:18 | - | Apr 13, 1997 | ↓ | Carlsbad, CA (USA) |
| 1997 | CrossCount | 21:05 | - | Mar 23, 1997 | ↓ | 25th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Torino |
| 1997 | 10000m | 31:32.92 | - | Aug 5, 1997 | ↓ | IAAF World Championships, Olympic Stadium, Athina |
| 1997 | 10Kilometr | 32:40 | - | Apr 26, 1997 | ↑ | Trevira Twosome |
| 1997 | 15Kilometr | 50:05 | - | Apr 27, 1997 | ↑ | La Courneuve (FRA) |
| 1996 | 3000m | 8:50.45 | - | Aug 10, 1996 | ↓ | Monaco (MON) |
| 1996 | 5000m | 14:47.81 | - | Jul 5, 1996 | ↓ | Oslo (NOR) |
| 1996 | CrossCount | 20:43 | - | Mar 23, 1996 | ↓ | 24th IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
| 1996 | 10000m | 31:36.00 | - | Jul 27, 1996 | ↓ | The XXVI Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA |
| 1995 | 3000m | 8:44.53 | - | Aug 16, 1995 | ↓ | Zürich (SUI) |
| 1995 | 5000m | 15:05.75 | - | Aug 25, 1995 | ↓ | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 1995 | 5Kilometre | 15:29 | - | Apr 23, 1995 | ↓ | London (GBR) |
| 1995 | CrossCount | 20:39 | - | Mar 25, 1995 | ↓ | 23rd IAAF/SNICKERS World Cross Country Championships |
| 1994 | 1500m | 4:16.61 | - | Jul 8, 1994 | ↑ | Algiers (ALG) |
| 1994 | 3000m | 8:53.40 | - | Jul 6, 1994 | ↓ | Algiers (ALG) |
| 1994 | CrossCount | 14:04 | - | Mar 26, 1994 | ↓ | 22nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
| 1993 | CrossCount | 14:11 | - | Mar 28, 1993 | ↓ | 21st IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
| 1993 | 10000m | 31:15.38 | - | Aug 21, 1993 | ↓ | IAAF World Championships, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart |
| 1993 | 15Kilometr | 53:14 | - | Dec 31, 1993 | ↑ | São Paulo (BRA) |
| 1992 | 10000m | 32:41.76 | - | Sep 19, 1992 | ↓ | Olympic Stadium, Seoul (KOR) |
2017
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:28:14 | - | Sep 10 | - |
2013
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:23:22 | - | Oct 19 | Ngerenyi Half Marathon, Ngerenyi |
5000m | 16:56.0HT | - | May 9 | Nairobi Kenyan Defence Forces Ch., Nairobi |
2011
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:37:15 | - | Sep 18 | Karlsruhe Baden Marathon, Karlsruhe |
5000m | 17:07.8HT | - | Jun 11 | Nairobi Kenya Defence Force Ch., Nairobi |
2010
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:36:44 | - | Oct 10 | Eindhoven Marathon, Eindhoven |
10000m | 33:59.27 | - | Jun 25 | Kenyan Championships, Nairobi |
10000m | 34:49.2HT | - | May 21 | Nairobi Kenyan Armed Forces Ch., Nairobi |
2009
10 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:13:52 | - | Nov 1 | New Delhi Half Marathon, New Delhi |
Semi | 1:11:45 | - | Sep 20 | South Shields BUPA Great North Run, South Shields |
10Kilometr | 33:07 | - | May 31 | Bangalore Sunfeast World 10km, Bengaluru |
10000m | 33:47.3HT | - | May 23 | Nairobi Kenyan Armed Forces Ch., Nairobi |
5000m | 16:18.4HT | - | May 23 | Nairobi Kenyan Armed Forces Ch., Nairobi |
10Kilometr | 33:17 | - | May 10 | Glasgow Womens 10K, Glasgow |
10Kilometr | 33:35 | - | May 3 | Edinburgh BUPA Great Run, Edinburgh |
10Kilometr | 33:36 | - | Apr 26 | Würzburg Residenzlauf, Würzburg |
10Kilometr | 32:25 | - | Apr 11 | Paderborn Internationaler Osterlauf, Paderborn |
10Kilometr | 33:04 | - | Apr 5 | Dublin Great Ireland Run, Dublin |
2008
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:13:54 | - | Nov 9 | New Delhi Half Marathon, New Delhi |
2006
11 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10MilesRoa | 57:56 | - | Oct 22 | Portsmouth Great South Run, Portsmouth |
Semi | 1:12:08 | - | Oct 1 | South Shields BUPA Great North Run, South Shields |
10000m | 33:29.0HT | - | Jun 30 | Kenyan Championships, Kasarani |
10000m | 35:23.5HT | - | Jun 8 | Nairobi |
5Kilometre | 16:54 | - | Jun 3 | Freihofer's Run for Women, Albany, NY |
10Kilometr | 35:17 | - | May 29 | Boulder International Challenge, Boulder, CO |
10Kilometr | 33:33 | - | May 21 | Glasgow Britannic Asset Management Women's 10K, Glasgow |
10Kilometr | 33:29 | - | Apr 9 | Dublin BUPA Great Ireland Run, Dublin |
10Kilometr | 33:35 | - | Apr 1 | Charleston Cooper River Bridge Run, Charleston, SC |
10Kilometr | 32:19 | - | Mar 25 | Mobile Azalea Trail Run, Mobile, AL |
5000m | 16:39.6HT | - | Jan 7 | Nairobi KAA Meeting, Nairobi |
2005
16 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 35:54 | - | Oct 23 | Nairobi 10km, Nairobi |
Semi | 1:12:58 | - | Oct 16 | New Delhi Half Marathon, New Delhi |
Semi | 1:12:05 | - | Sep 18 | South Shields BUPA Great North Run, South Shields |
10Kilometr | 34:43 | - | Sep 5 | Atlanta The U.S. 10K Classic, Atlanta, GA |
10Kilometr | 32:27 | - | Aug 6 | Cape Elizabeeth Beach to Beach 10km, Cape Elizabeth, ME |
15Kilometr | 50:11 | - | Jul 10 | Utica Boilermaker, Utica, NY |
10Kilometr | 31:52 | - | Jul 4 | Atlanta Peachtree, Atlanta, GA |
10000m | 33:26.1HT | - | Jun 25 | Nairobi Kenyan World Ch. Trials, Nairobi |
5000m | 15:43.2HT | - | Jun 17 | Kenyan Championships, Nairobi |
5000m | 16:19.6HT | - | Jun 16 | Kenyan Championships, Nairobi |
5000m | 16:01.5HT | - | May 28 | Nairobi Kenyan Armed Forces Ch., Nairobi |
3000m | 9:05.49 | - | May 13 | Doha Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix, Doha |
3000m | 9:19.8HT | - | May 7 | Nairobi CAA Permit Meeting, Nairobi |
10MilesRoa | 55:19 | - | Apr 3 | Washington Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run, Washington, DC |
10Kilometr | 32:08 | - | Mar 26 | New Orleans Crescent City Classic, New Orleans, LA |
10Kilometr | 32:28 | - | Mar 19 | Mobile Azalea Trail Run, Mobile, AL |
2004
4 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000m | 8:56.49 | - | Sep 19 | Monaco IAAF World Athletics Final, Stade Louis II, Monaco |
10Kilometr | 34:18 | - | Sep 6 | Atlanta US 10 km Classic, Atlanta, GA |
10000m | 32:14.00 | - | Aug 27 | The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina |
10000m | 32:14.00 | - | Aug 18 | The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina |
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Honours
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2005Kenyan Championships
5000 Metres
F
200432nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Long Race
8
200028th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Short Race
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2000Doha IAAF Grand Prix Final
3000 Metres
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1998Kenyan Championships
5000 Metres
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1998Dakar African Championships
5000 Metres
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1998Dakar African Championships
5000 Metres
F
199826th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Long Race
5
199725th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Long Race
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1997Kenyan Championships
10,000 Metres
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1997Fukuoka IAAF Grand Prix Final
5000 Metres
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1997IAAF World Championships
10,000 Metres
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1996Kenyan Championships
10,000 Metres
F
199624th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Senior Race
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199523rd IAAF/SNICKERS World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Senior Race
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199422nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country U20 Race
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1994Algiers African Junior Championships
1500 Metres
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1994Algiers African Junior Championships
3000 Metres
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1994Lisboa IAAF World Junior Championships
3000 Metres
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1993IAAF World Championships
10,000 Metres
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199321st IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country U20 Race
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1992Seoul IAAF World Junior Championships
10,000 Metres
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Sally Barsosio's 5000 m personal best?
Sally Barsosio's 5000 m personal best is 14:46.71, set on Aug 22, 1997 in Bruxelles (BEL), #178 on the all-time list.
Which events does Sally Barsosio compete in?
Sally Barsosio competes in the 5000 m and 3000 m.
How did Sally Barsosio perform in 2017?
2017 season best: 2:28:14, set on Sep 10, 2017.
How many medals has Sally Barsosio won?
Sally Barsosio has won 2 World Championships medals.