Paul Korir
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Paul Kipketer Korir (born July 15, 1977 in Kipkoror, near Lessos, Nandi District in the Rift Valley Province) is a middle distance athlete from Kenya.
In the run up to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece he is world ranked number three behind Hicham El Guerrouj and Bernard Lagat which would have given him a good medal chance had he not been dropped from the Kenyan Olympics team after finishing only fourth in his country's Olympic trials.
1500 m Major achievements
- 2003
- 2003 All-Africa Games - Abuja, Nigeria.
- gold medal
- 2003 All-Africa Games - Abuja, Nigeria.
- 2004
- 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Budapest, Hungary.
- gold medal
- 2004 African Championships - Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.
- gold medal
- 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Budapest, Hungary.
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Paul Korir
- IAAF: Focus on Atheletes
- Pace Sports Management
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