John Cheruiyot Korir
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John Cheruiyot Korir (born 13 December 1981) is a Kenyan athlete, who specializes in long-distance running. He in known to be an athlete, who often shines at Kenyan trials, but fails to win prizes at big competitions [1].
He was born in December 1981, in Kiramwok, Bomet District. He graduated from the Merigi Secondary School in 1998. Armed forces is a popular destination for upcoming Kenyan athletes, and he enlisted to the Kenyan Army in 2001. He represents Kipsigis people, a Kalenjin sub-tribe.
John Cheruiyot Korir is not to be confused with John Kipsang Korir, who mainly competes at the US road races. The two have, however, competed against each other couple of times. At the 2002 Lisbon Half Maraton, Kipsang Korir was better, while Cheruiyot Korir beat his namesake at a cross country event in Kenya in 2003. At the 2005 Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run, John Cheruiyot Korir was fifth in an event won by John Kipsang Korir [2] [3].
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | World Cross Country Championships | Vilamoura, Portugal | 3rd | Junior |
| Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 5th | 10000m | |
| 2001 | World Cross Country Championships | Oostende, Belgium | 28th | Long |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 8th | 10000m | |
| 2002 | African Military Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | 10000m |
| Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 4th | 10000m | |
| African Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 2nd | 10000m | |
| World Military Championships | 1st | 10000m | ||
| 2003 | World Cross Country Championships | Lausanne, Switzerland | 6th | Long |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 5th | 10000m | |
| World Half Marathon Championships | Vilamoura, Portugal | 4th | ||
| 2004 | World Cross Country Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 11th | Long |
| Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 6th | 10000m | |
| World Half Marathon Championships | New Delhi, India | 4th | ||
| 2005 | World Cross Country Championships | Saint-Galmier, France | 9th | Long |
| African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 4th | 10000m |
[edit] Personal bests
Track
- 3000 metres 7:43.35 (2000)
- 5000 metres 13:09.58 (2000)
- 10,000 metres 26:52.87 (2002)
Road
- 10 Kilometres 27:49 (2005)
- 15 Kilometres 43:26 (2003)
- Half marathon 1:00:47 (2004)
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for John Cheruiyot Korir
- IAAF: Focus on athletes
