Rosie Ruiz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rosie Ruiz

American sports impostor

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1953

Place of Birth: Havana, Havana Province, Cuba

Date of Death: 08-Jul-2019

Profession: marathon runner

Nationality: United States, Cuba

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Rosie M.
Vivas (née Ruiz; June 21, 1953 – July 8, 2019) was a Cuban-American woman who was declared the winner in the female category for the 84th Boston Marathon in 1980, only to have her title stripped eight days after the race when it was discovered that she had not run the entire course.
She is believed to have jumped onto the course about a half-mile before the finish.