John Korir (runner, born 1996)

John Korir
	Korir running the 2025 Boston Marathon
Personal information
Born	2 December 1996 (age 28); Kitale, Kenya
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	All per World Athletics profile. Half marathon: 58:50 (Ras Al Khaimah 2024); Marathon: 2:02:44 (Chicago 2024);
Medal record
World Marathon Majors

Last updated October 17, 2025

John Korir (born 2 December 1996)^[2] is a Kenyan road runner. He was the winner of the 2024 Chicago Marathon, in a time of 2:02:44,^[3] making him the sixth fastest marathoner in history.^[4] He won the 2025 Boston Marathon in a time of 2:04:45,^[5] which his brother Wesley Korir also won in 2012, making them the first brothers to win Boston.^[6]

References

↑ Rout, Abhiruchi (13 October 2024). "Who is John Korir? All about Kenyan who ran second-fastest time in Chicago Marathon history, only behind late Kelvin Kiptum". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
↑ "John KORIR | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
↑ "John Korir Breaks Out With 2:02:44 Victory at 2024 Chicago Marathon". letsrun.com.
↑ "Marathon - men - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
↑ Schad, Tom (21 April 2025). "Boston Marathon 2025 live: Race updates, highlights, results of 129th running". usatoday.com. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
↑ Bird, Hayden (21 April 2025). "John Korir overcame an early fall to win the 2025 Boston Marathon". Boston.com . Retrieved 21 April 2025.

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[1] Rout, Abhiruchi (13 October 2024). "Who is John Korir? All about Kenyan who ran second-fastest time in Chicago Marathon history, only behind late Kelvin Kiptum". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 23 April 2025.

[2] "John KORIR | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

[3] "John Korir Breaks Out With 2:02:44 Victory at 2024 Chicago Marathon". letsrun.com.

[4] "Marathon - men - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

[5] Schad, Tom (21 April 2025). "Boston Marathon 2025 live: Race updates, highlights, results of 129th running". usatoday.com. Retrieved 21 April 2025.

[6] Bird, Hayden (21 April 2025). "John Korir overcame an early fall to win the 2025 Boston Marathon". Boston.com . Retrieved 21 April 2025.

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