Albert Korir

Albert Korir

Korir at the 2019 New York City Marathon
Personal information
Born	(1994-03-02) 2 March 1994 (age 31)
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Kenya World Marathon Majors 2021 New York Marathon 2019 New York Marathon 2023 New York Marathon 2024 New York Marathon 2025 New York Marathon

Albert Korir (born 2 March 1994) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. Korir was the 2021 New York City Marathon champion. In January 2026, he was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after testing positive for CERA, a banned performance-enhancing drug. ^[1]

Career

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

In 2019, he won the Houston Marathon with a time of 2:10:02. ^[2] In this year he also won the marathon event of the Ottawa Race Weekend with a new personal best of 2:08:03. ^{[2] [3]} In November 2019, he finished in 2nd place in the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:08:36. ^[4]

Korir won the 2021 New York City Marathon with a time of 2:08:22. ^[5]

On January 12th 2026, the Athletics Integrity Unit provisionally suspended Korir for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Continuous erythropoietin receptor activator). ^{[6] [7]}

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, ON, 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
2024	Boston Marathon	Boston, MA, United States	5th	Marathon	2:07:47
	New York City Marathon	New York, NY, United States	3rd	Marathon	2:08:00
2025	Ottawa Race Weekend	Ottawa, ON, Canada	1st	Marathon	2:08:22
	New York City Marathon	New York, NY, United States	3rd	Marathon	2:08:57

References

1. "Former NYC Marathon Champion Provisionally Suspended for Banned Substance". Runner's World. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
2. Rutto, Stephen (31 October 2019). "Geoffrey Kamworor ready to out sprint rivals in New York Marathon". The Standard, Kenya. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
3. "Albert Korir and Tigist Girma reign as Ottawa marathon champions". Ottawa Sun . 26 May 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
4. "2019 New York City Marathon Results". NBC Sports. 3 November 2019. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
5. 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.
6. "Provisional Suspensions In Force". Athletics Integrity Unity. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
7. "Kenya's NY marathon champ Albert Korir gets drug suspension". France24. 12 January 2026.

External links

• Albert Korir at World Athletics