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

Albert Korir
Personal information
Born (1994-03-02) 2 March 1994 (age 30)
Sport
Country Kenya
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Marathon Majors
Bronze medal – third place 2024 New York Marathon

Career

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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

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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, 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

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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.
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