| Intro | Kenyan distance runner |
| Is | Athlete |
| From | Kenya |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | female |
| Birth |
16 May 1973 |
| Age | 47 years |
| Star sign | Taurus |
Ruth Jepkoech Kutol (born 16 May 1973) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, from Ainabkoi, Uasin Gishu District.
She won the Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale in 1998, one second off the course record. At the 2000 World Cross Country Championships she finished tenth in the long race, while the Kenyan team of which Kutol was a part won the silver medal in the team competition.
Kutol is a Kenyan from Kapchorwa in the Keiyo district of kutol family. She lives in Nairobi, and has a cousin by the name Samson kiprop Kimeli of Ainabkoi and a career banker.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Kenya | |||||
| 1998 | Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale | Marseille, France | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:10:33 |
| 2000 | Venice Marathon | Venice, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:28.16 |
| 2001 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 2nd | Marathon | 2:27:54 |
| 2003 | Madrid Marathon | Madrid, Spain | 1st | Marathon | 2:34:41 |
| Dublin Marathon | Dublin, Ireland | 1st | Marathon | 2:27:22 | |
| 2004 | Paris Half Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Half marathon | 1:11:13 |
| 2007 | Luxembourg Marathon | Luxembourg | 1st | Marathon | 2:41:26 |