Albert Korir
Kenyan long-distance runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albert Korir (born 2 March 1994) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.
Korir at the 2019 New York City Marathon | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 March 1994 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kenya | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 | |
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