Japhet Kipyegon Korir
Japhet Kipyegon Korir (born June 30, 1993 ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner .
In the junior races of the World Cross Country Championships he was fifth in Amman in 2009 and third in Bydgoszcz in 2010 . Both times he won gold with the Kenyan team.
He won the junior race of the African Cross Country Championships in Cape Town in 2011 and came second in 2012.
In 2013 he won the individual competition at the World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz and took bronze with the team. A month later he won the Würzburg Residence Run .
Best times
- 3000 m : 7: 40.37 min, May 25, 2012, Ostrava
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5000 m : 13: 17.18 min, May 25, 2011, Nijmegen
- Hall: 13: 11.44 min, February 10, 2012, Düsseldorf
- 10 km road run : 27:47 min, April 26, 2015, Würzburg
- Half marathon : 1:00:08 h, September 2, 2017, Lille
Web links
- Japhet Korir in the database of World Athletics (English)
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| SURNAME | Korir, Japhet Kipyegon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1993 |