Albert Korir

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Albert Korir
Korir NYC Marathon 2019.jpg
Personal information
Born (1994-03-02) 2 March 1994 (age 29)
Sport
CountryFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
SportAthletics
Event Long-distance running

Albert Korir (born 2 March 1994) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.

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Career

In 2017, Korir won the Vienna City Marathon with a time of 2:08:40. [1]

In 2019, he won the Houston Marathon with a time of 2:10:02. [1] In this year he also won the marathon event of the Ottawa Race Weekend with a new personal best of 2:08:03. [1] [2] In November 2019, he finished in 2nd place in the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:08:36. [3]

Korir won the 2021 New York City Marathon with a time of 2:08:22. [4]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2016 Barcelona Marathon Barcelona, Spain2ndMarathon2:10:08
Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto, Canada3rdMarathon2:10:21
2017 Vienna City Marathon Vienna, Austria1stMarathon2:08:40
Ljubljana Marathon Ljubljana, Slovenia3rdMarathon2:10:35
2018 Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon Otsu, Japan2ndMarathon2:08:17
Cape Town Marathon Cape Town, South Africa2ndMarathon2:09:02
2019 Houston Marathon Houston, TX, United States1stMarathon2:10:02
Ottawa Race Weekend Ottawa, Canada1stMarathon2:08:03
New York City Marathon New York, NY, United States2ndMarathon2:08:36
2021 New York City Marathon New York, NY, United States1stMarathon2:08:22
2022 Boston Marathon Boston, MA, United States6thMarathon2:08:50
New York City Marathon New York, NY, United States7thMarathon2:13:27
2023 Boston Marathon Boston, MA, United States4thMarathon2:08:01
New York City Marathon New York, NY, United States2ndMarathon2:06:57

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Rutto, Stephen (31 October 2019). "Geoffrey Kamworor ready to out sprint rivals in New York Marathon". The Standard, Kenya. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. "Albert Korir and Tigist Girma reign as Ottawa marathon champions". Ottawa Sun . 26 May 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. "2019 New York City Marathon Results". NBC Sports. 3 November 2019. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. 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.