Sammy Korir

Sammy Korir (born December 12, 1971) in Kiboswa village, Nandi county of Rift Valley province, Kenya, is a long distance runner from Kenya.

Biography

In 2008 Korir became the first man to run ten marathons faster than the time of 2:09 hours, by finishing third in Dubai Marathon with a time of 2:08:01. The race was won by Haile Gebrselassie, who narrowly failed to break the world record held by himself.[1]

Overall, Korir has run 20 marathons under 2:12:00 in his career.

Marathon achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
December 1, 1996 Florence Marathon Florence, Italy 1st 2:15:04
December 15, 1996 Cancún Marathon Cancún, Mexico 1st 2:12:33
April 20, 1997 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 3rd 2:08:02
November 2, 1997 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 2:08:24
November 1, 1998 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 2:08:13
May 2, 1999 Turin Marathon Turin, Italy 1st 2:08:27
October 24, 1999 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 13th 2:13:08
April 22, 2001 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 3rd 2:08:14
February 3, 2002 Beppu-Ōita Marathon Beppu/Ōita, Japan 1st 2:11:45
June 2, 2002 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, United States 1st 2:09:01
October 20, 2002 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 5th 2:08:10
March 30, 2003 Xiamen International Marathon Xiamen, China 2nd 2:10:44
June 1, 2003 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, United States 4th 2:11:36
September 28, 2003 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 2nd 2:04:56
April 18, 2004 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 2nd 2:06:48
December 5, 2004 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 3rd 2:11:45
October 9, 2005 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 9th 2:10:53
February 12, 2006 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 3rd 2:10:07
April 9, 2006 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st 2:06:38
January 18, 2008 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd 2:08:01
March 16, 2008 Seoul International Marathon Seoul, South Korea 1st 2:07:32
March 22, 2009 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 4th 2:11:57
April 28, 2012 Jeonju-Gunsan Marathon Jeonju, South Korea 1st 2:11:29
October 21, 2012 Gongju Dong-A Marathon Gongju, South Korea 11th 2:12:00

References
  1. "Sammy Korir becomes first man to run 10 sub-2:09 marathons". IAAF. 23 January 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
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