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Sammy Korir

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sammy Korir (born December 12, 1971) is a long distance runner from Kenya.

Biography

Korir was born in Kiboswa village, Nandi County of Rift Valley Province, Kenya. In 2003 he finished second in Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:04:56, just one second after the winner of the race, Paul Tergat who broke the previous world record. In 2008 he became the first man to run ten marathons faster than the time of 2:09 hours, by finishing third in Dubai Marathon with a time of 2:08:01. The race was won by Haile Gebrselassie, who narrowly failed to break the world record held by himself.[1]

Overall, Korir has run 20 marathons under 2:12:00 in his career.

Marathon achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
December 1, 1996 Florence Marathon Florence, Italy 1st 2:15:04
December 15, 1996 Cancún Marathon Cancún, Mexico 1st 2:12:33
April 20, 1997 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 3rd 2:08:02
November 2, 1997 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 2:08:24
November 1, 1998 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 2:08:13
May 2, 1999 Turin Marathon Turin, Italy 1st 2:08:27
October 24, 1999 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 13th 2:13:08
April 22, 2001 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 3rd 2:08:14
February 3, 2002 Beppu-Ōita Marathon Beppu/Ōita, Japan 1st 2:11:45
June 2, 2002 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, United States 1st 2:09:01
October 20, 2002 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 5th 2:08:10
March 30, 2003 Xiamen International Marathon Xiamen, China 2nd 2:10:44
June 1, 2003 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, United States 4th 2:11:36
September 28, 2003 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 2nd 2:04:56
April 18, 2004 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 2nd 2:06:48
December 5, 2004 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 3rd 2:11:45
October 9, 2005 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 9th 2:10:53
February 12, 2006 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 3rd 2:10:07
April 9, 2006 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st 2:06:38
January 18, 2008 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd 2:08:01
March 16, 2008 Seoul International Marathon Seoul, South Korea 1st 2:07:32
March 22, 2009 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 4th 2:11:57
April 28, 2012 Jeonju-Gunsan Marathon Jeonju, South Korea 1st 2:11:29
October 21, 2012 Gongju Dong-A Marathon Gongju, South Korea 11th 2:12:00

References

  1. ^ "Sammy Korir becomes first man to run 10 sub-2:09 marathons". IAAF. 23 January 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2016.

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This page was last edited on 12 December 2023, at 04:34
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