Sammy Korir

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

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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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
December 1, 1996 Florence Marathon Florence, Italy 1st2:15:04
December 15, 1996Cancún Marathon Cancún, Mexico 1st2:12:33
April 20, 1997 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 3rd2:08:02
November 2, 1997 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st2:08:24
November 1, 1998 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st2:08:13
May 2, 1999 Turin Marathon Turin, Italy 1st2:08:27
October 24, 1999 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 13th2:13:08
April 22, 2001 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 3rd2:08:14
February 3, 2002 Beppu-Ōita Marathon Beppu/Ōita, Japan 1st2:11:45
June 2, 2002 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, United States 1st2:09:01
October 20, 2002 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 5th2:08:10
March 30, 2003 Xiamen International Marathon Xiamen, China 2nd2:10:44
June 1, 2003 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, United States 4th2:11:36
September 28, 2003 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 2nd2:04:56
April 18, 2004 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 2nd2:06:48
December 5, 2004 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 3rd2:11:45
October 9, 2005 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 9th2:10:53
February 12, 2006 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 3rd2:10:07
April 9, 2006 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st2:06:38
January 18, 2008 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd2:08:01
March 16, 2008 Seoul International Marathon Seoul, South Korea 1st2:07:32
March 22, 2009 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 4th2:11:57
April 28, 2012Jeonju-Gunsan Marathon Jeonju, South Korea 1st2:11:29
October 21, 2012Gongju Dong-A Marathon Gongju, South Korea 11th2:12:00

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References

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