Florence Barsosio
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Florence Jepkemoi Barsosio |
| Nationality | Kenya |
| Born | 11 August 1976 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
| Event(s) | Half marathon, Marathon |
Florence Jepkemoi Barsosio (born 11 August 1976 in Keiyo District) is a Kenyan athlete who specialises in long-distance running. Her sister, Sally Barsosio, is also a professional runner.
She has competed at world championship finals in long-distance track events, cross country running and road running. The majority of her success has come marathon races: she won the 2000 Turin Marathon in her debut over the distance and has gone on to win marathons in Paris, Madrid, Florence and Vienna.
Barsosio has taken part in two New York Marathons: finishing fifth in 2000 (with her 2:27:00 personal best performance), and eleventh at the 2001 race. Her only Marathon World Championship race came in 2001 and she finished in sixth position. She has also competed over the half marathon distance and has won the Paris Half Marathon and Prague Half Marathon.
The older sister of 10,000 metres World Champion Sally Barsosio, Florence began her career as a track and cross country runner. At the 1995 World Championships in Athletics she finished 13th in the women's 5000 metres final. She was the 1996 winner of the Cross della Vallagarina, Montefortiana Turà and Giro di Castelbuono competitions. She also finished in 13th place at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Turin. However, it was not until she began focusing on road running in the early 2000s that she found greater success.
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