Shedrack Kibet Korir

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Shedrack Kibet Korir in Stuttgart 2007

Shedrack Kibet Korir (born April 12, 1978 in Kenya ) is a Kenyan athlete who celebrated his greatest success so far by winning the bronze medal over 1500 meters at the 2007 World Athletics Championships in Osaka .

Shedrack Korir is 1.70 m tall and has a competition weight of 54 kg.

successes

year success
2005 6th place World Athletics Final (3000 meters: 7: 40.97 minutes)
2006 5th place indoor world championships (3000 meters: 7: 47.11 minutes)
7th place African Games (1500 meters: 3: 48.16 minutes)
5th place World Athletics Final (3000 meters: 7: 40.05 minutes)
7th place World Athletics Final (1500 meters: 3: 34.34 minutes)
2007 3rd place World Championships (1500 meters: 3: 35.04 minutes)

Personal best

discipline power date place
1500 meters 3: 31.18 minutes July 13, 2007 Rome , Italy
1 mile 3: 52.78 minutes June 10, 2007 Eugene , Oregon , USA
2000 meters 4: 56.62 minutes August 31, 2001 Berlin , Germany
3000 meter run 7: 37.50 minutes August 31, 2006 Zagreb , Croatia
2 miles 8: 19.53 minutes August 21, 2005 Sheffield , UK
5000 meters 13: 09.92 minutes July 29, 2005 Oslo , Norway

Performance development

year 1500 meters
(in minutes)
3000 meters
(in minutes)
5000 meters
(in minutes)
2001 3: 35.16  -  -
2002 3: 36.32  - 13: 14.02
2003 3: 37.92 7: 46.24 13: 16.92
2004  -  -  -
2005   7: 39.47 13: 09.92
2006 3: 31.96 7: 37.50  -
2007 3: 31.18  -  -

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