Kevin Kipkorir

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Kevin Kipkorir
Personal information
Born (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 30)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
African Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Douala 4×400 m relay

Kevin Kipkorir (born 1 August 1994) is a Kenyan sprinter who predominantly competes over 400 metres. [1]

Career

In June 2024, he was a silver medalist with the men's 4 x 400 metres team at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon. [2]

In April 2025, he won the 400 metres in Nairobi at the national trials. [3] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025, running alongside Zablon Ekwam, Boniface Mweresa and Brian Tinega in the Kenyan men's 4 x 400 metres team which qualified for the final and ensured a place at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships in September 2025, setting the third fastest time in the qualifying round. [4] [5] In June 2025, he ran 44.80 seconds to finish third behind Tinega and national champion George Mutinda in the men's 400m at the Kenyan National Championships, a time that was under the World Championship qualifying standard in the event. [6] The following month, he was named in the Kenyan team for the individual 400 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships. [7]

References

  1. "Kevin Kipkorir". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  2. "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. "Omanyala to lead Team Kenya for 7th World Athletics Relays". kbc.co.ke. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  4. "Kenya sails to the finals in the 4x400m relay". Athletics.co.ke. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  5. "Mweresa, Oketch power Team Kenya to World Championships". Mozzartsport.co.ke. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  6. "Oketch, Mutinda and Cheruiyot impress at Kenyan Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  7. Moses, Martin (22 July 2025). "World Athletics Championships: Faith Kipyegon, Omanyala, Chebet Lead Team Kenya to Tokyo". Toku.co.ke. Retrieved 22 July 2025.