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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. ==Early career== 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.〔Civai, Franco (2009-06-10).(http://www.arrs.net/HP_VallagarinaXC.htm Cross della Vallagarina ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2009-12-06.〕〔(Montefortiana Turà ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2009-01-20). Retrieved on 2009-12-06.〕〔(La Corsa Piu' Antica 11.2 km (M) and 5.6 km (F) ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2009-07-27). Retrieved on 2009-12-06.〕 She also finished in 13th place at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Turin.〔(Biography Barsosio, Florence ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-06.〕 However, it was not until she began focusing on road running in the early 2000s that she found greater success. At the start of 2000, Barsosio won in her debut marathon race,〔(Women to Watch ). New York Marathon (2000). Retrieved on 2009-12-06.〕 taking the Turin Marathon with a time of 2:27:58.〔(Turin Marathon ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2009-04-23). Retrieved on 2009-12-06.〕 and she took the Scalata al Castello 10 km title in Arezzo, Italy, soon after.〔Civai, Franco (2008-05-27). (Scalata al Castello 10 km + 5 km ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2009-12-06.〕 She remained successful on the cross country circuit, with victories at the Cross de Caceres and the Cross Campaccio.〔 She competed in the New York City Marathon later that year and recorded a personal best time of 2:27:00 to take fifth place.〔Litsky, Frank (2000-11-06). (NEW YORK CITY MARATHON: WOMEN; In Surprise, Petrova First Russian Winner ). ''New York Times'' Retrieved on 2009-12-06.〕 The following year she won both the Paris Marathon and Paris Half Marathon races and managed a sixth-place finish in the women's marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.〔Zorzi, Alberto (2004-11-29). (Florence honours fall to Florence ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-06.〕 She also took third at the New York Mini Marathon,〔Williams, Lena (2001-06-10). (RUNNING; Radcliffe Pulls Away for 10K Victory ). ''New York Times''. Retrieved on 2009-12-06.〕 eleventh at the New York Marathon,〔(2001 New York City Marathon, Women's Results 1 - 100 ). Marathon Guide. Retrieved on 2009-12-06.〕 and won the Prague Half Marathon.〔Kontos, Sakis (2001-03-25). (Kenyans dominate Prague Half Marathon ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-06.〕 After two successful seasons of road running, she decided to take time away from competition to get married and have a child.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Florence Barsosio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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