Ruth Wysocki

Ruth Wysocki (born March 8, 1957, in Alhambra, California) is an American middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 meters and 1500 metres.

[citation needed] Running for Citrus College as Ruth Caldwell, she won the CCCAA California State Cross Country Championships in both 1977 and 1978.

[3] She attended the University of Redlands, where she excelled at 400 and 800 m. Wysocki first won fame in American middle-distance running when she upset Mary Decker to win the 1978 US Championships 800 m in 2:01.99.

In 1997, Wysocki set several Masters records at distances from 800 m – 5000 m on the track, and 5k and 8k road races.

Ruth is married to Tom Wysocki, who qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics that were held in Moscow, as the alternate on the 10,000 m team, though the United States boycotted that competition.