Paul Ruto (born November 3, 1960) is a former

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runner who won a gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in

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. 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

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at international meetings.

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* 1960 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners World Athletics Championships medalists Goodwill Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Championships winners Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub