Albert Korir

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

Albert Korir
Albert Korir (left) at the 2019 New York City Marathon
Personal information
Born (1994-03-02) 2 March 1994
Sport
Country Kenya
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running

Career

In 2017 he 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.

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kenya
2017 Vienna City Marathon Vienna, Austria 1st Marathon 2:08:40
2019 Houston Marathon Houston, United States 1st Marathon 2:10:02
Ottawa Race Weekend Ottawa, Canada 1st Marathon 2:08:03
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 2nd Marathon 2:08:36

References
  1. 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.


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