Paul Ruto (born November 3, 1960) is a former Kenyan 800 metres runner who won a gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. 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 pacemaker at international meetings. External links 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