John Korir (runner, born 1996)
.jpg) Korir running the 2025 Boston Marathon | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 2 December 1996 Kitale, Kenya[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | All per World Athletics profile.
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Medal record | |
John Korir (born 2 December 1996)[2] is a Kenyan road runner. He was the winner of the 2024 Chicago Marathon, in a time of 2:02:44,[3] making him the sixth fastest marathoner in history.[4] He won the 2025 Boston Marathon in a time of 2:04:45,[5] which his brother Wesley Korir also won in 2012, making them the first brothers to win Boston.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Rout, Abhiruchi (13 October 2024). "Who is John Korir? All about Kenyan who ran second-fastest time in Chicago Marathon history, only behind late Kelvin Kiptum". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "John KORIR | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "John Korir Breaks Out With 2:02:44 Victory at 2024 Chicago Marathon". letsrun.com.
- ^ "Marathon - men - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Schad, Tom (21 April 2025). "Boston Marathon 2025 live: Race updates, highlights, results of 129th running". usatoday.com. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ Bird, Hayden (21 April 2025). "John Korir overcame an early fall to win the 2025 Boston Marathon". Boston.com. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
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