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Emmanuel Korir, given name Emmanuel, is a Kenyan athletics competitor born on 15 June 1995 in Iten. He competes in the 400 metres and 800 metres, and was educated at the University of Texas at El Paso. Korir took part in the athletics competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 800 metres, representing Kenya in the sport. He speaks English and holds citizenship of Kenya.
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Key facts
- Full name
- Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir
- Born
- ( 1995-06-15 ) 15 June 1995 (age 30) , Iten , Elgeyo-Marakwet County , Kenya
- Country
- Kenya
- Sport
- Track and field
- Event
- 400 m – 800 metres
- National finals
- 2016 Kenyan Champs • 800 m , 1st ‹See Tfd› 2016 Kenyan Champs • 800 m , 8th 2018 Kenyan Champs • 400 m , 1st ‹See Tfd› 2018 Kenyan Champs • 400 m , 1st ‹See Tfd› 2019 Kenyan Champs • 400 m , 1st ‹See Tfd› 2019 Kenyan Champs • 400 m , 1st ‹See Tfd›
- Personal bests
- 400 m : 44.21 Mark set at altitude</span>"}]]}'>A ( Nairobi 2018) 800 m : 1:42.05 ( London 2018)
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Athletics
- Team
- Kenya Athletics
- Position
- Middle Distance Runner
- Nationality
- Kenya
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Emmanuel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kenya
- Place of birth
- Iten
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Educated at
- University of Texas at El Paso
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's 800 metres
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- Kenya
- Image
- Emmanuel Korir Oregon 2022 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1995-06-15
- Commons category
- Emmanuel Korir
- sports discipline competed in
- 800 metres
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Encyclopedic overview
Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir (born 15 June 1995) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and 2022 World champion in the 800 metres. Korir won the silver medal in the event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics.
As of December 2024 he was ranked as the twelfth fastest athlete of all time over the 800 m, with a personal best of 1:42.05. Korir is a three-time Diamond League champion at the event.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Emmanuel Korir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.