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Kenyan long-distance runner
Albert Korir
Korir at the 2019 New York City Marathon
Personal information
Born (1994-03-02) 2 March 1994 (age 30)
Sport
Country Kenya
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Marathon Majors
Bronze medal – third place 2024 New York Marathon

Albert Korir (born 2 March 1994) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.

Career

In 2017, Korir won the Vienna City Marathon with a time of 2:08:40.

In 2019, he won the Houston Marathon with a time of 2:10:02. In this year he also won the marathon event of the Ottawa Race Weekend with a new personal best of 2:08:03. In November 2019, he finished in 2nd place in the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:08:36.

Korir won the 2021 New York City Marathon with a time of 2:08:22.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kenya
2016 Barcelona Marathon Barcelona, Spain 2nd Marathon 2:10:08
Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto, Canada 3rd Marathon 2:10:21
2017 Vienna City Marathon Vienna, Austria 1st Marathon 2:08:40
Ljubljana Marathon Ljubljana, Slovenia 3rd Marathon 2:10:35
2018 Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon Otsu, Japan 2nd Marathon 2:08:17
Cape Town Marathon Cape Town, South Africa 2nd Marathon 2:09:02
2019 Houston Marathon Houston, TX, United States 1st Marathon 2:10:02
Ottawa Race Weekend Ottawa, Canada 1st Marathon 2:08:03
New York City Marathon New York, NY, United States 2nd Marathon 2:08:36
2021 New York City Marathon New York, NY, United States 1st Marathon 2:08:22
2022 Boston Marathon Boston, MA, United States 6th Marathon 2:08:50
New York City Marathon New York, NY, United States 7th Marathon 2:13:27
2023 Boston Marathon Boston, MA, United States 4th Marathon 2:08:01
New York City Marathon New York, NY, United States 2nd Marathon 2:06:57

References

  1. ^ Rutto, Stephen (31 October 2019). "Geoffrey Kamworor ready to out sprint rivals in New York Marathon". The Standard, Kenya. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. "Albert Korir and Tigist Girma reign as Ottawa marathon champions". Ottawa Sun. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. "2019 New York City Marathon Results". NBC Sports. 3 November 2019. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. Cacciola, Scott (7 November 2021). "Albert Korir of Kenya wins the men's race at the New York City Marathon". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

External links

New York City Marathon – men's winners
World Marathon Majors
Berlin Marathon – List (M/W)
Boston Marathon – List (M/W)
Chicago Marathon – List (M/W)
London Marathon – List (M/W)
New York City Marathon – List (M/W)
Tokyo Marathon – List (M/W)
Vienna Marathon – men's winners


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