John Kipkorir Komen
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John Kipkorir Komen (* 1982 ) is a Kenyan marathon runner .
In 2008 he finished fourth in the Turin Marathon and second in the Reims Marathon . The following year he was ninth in the Paris Marathon and set course records at the Turin Half Marathon and the Venice Marathon .
In 2010 he finished seventh in the Boston Marathon and sixth in the Turin Marathon. The following year he set a course record at the La Rochelle Marathon . In 2012 he finished sixth in the Vienna City Marathon . In 2015, 2016 and 2019 he won the Luxembourg Marathon . In 2019 he also won the Athens Marathon.
Komen played soccer before taking up serious running under the guidance of Italian coach Gabriele Nicola in 2007.
Personal bests
- Half marathon : 1:01:56 h, September 20, 2009, Turin
- Marathon: 2:07:13 h, November 27, 2011, La Rochelle
Web links
- John Kipkorir Komen in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Komen and Kiprop secure double success for Kenya at Turin Half Marathon ( Memento from September 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). September 22, 2009
- ↑ IAAF: Komen 2:08:13 and Kosgei 2:27:46 take their first marathon victories in Venice ( memento of October 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). October 25, 2009
- ^ IAAF: Komen breaks La Rochelle record with 2:07:13 ( Memento of November 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ). November 28, 2011
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| SURNAME | Komen, John Kipkorir |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1982 |