Japhet Korir at the 2013 World Cross Country Championships
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Kenya
World Cross Country Championships
2013 Bydgoszcz
Senior race
2013 Bydgoszcz
Senior team race
Japhet Kipyegon Korir (born 30 June 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in cross country running competitions and the 5000 metres. He was the gold medallist at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, becoming the youngest ever world cross country champion. He has a personal best of 13:11.44 minutes for the 5000 m track event.
Korir had much success as a junior cross country athlete: he won two team titles and a bronze medal at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, then took the first junior title at the African Cross Country Championships in 2011. He was the runner-up at the latter event in 2012.
Japhet Kipyegon Korir (born 30 June 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in cross country running competitions and the 5000 metres. He...
while the less well-known John Mwangangi won the men's senior race. JaphetKorir and Caroline Chepkoech won the men's and women's junior gold medals,...
2013. Duffy, Cóilín and Minshull, Phil (4 January 2014). World champion Korir back to form with Antrim win. IAAF. Retrieved 4 January 2014. Duffy, Cóilín...
Country Championships he placed 36th; the race was won by his compatriot JaphetKorir. On 25 May, Rono ran a 10,000m personal best of 28:18.5 to place second...
straightforward affair: a Kenyan trio of Caleb Ndiku, Clement Langat and JaphetKorir monopolised first position for laps one and two. Ndiku took to the front...
Women's winner: Sifan Hassan January 4, 2014, at Antrim Men's winner: JaphetKorir Women's winner: Mimi Belete January 6, 2014, at San Giorgio su Legnano...
Birhanu (m) / Meselech Melkamu (f) April 11: Great Ireland Run Winners: JaphetKorir (m) / Gemma Steel (f) April 19: Hannover Marathon Winners: Jacob Cheshari...
Country Championships but was eventually beaten in the final stages by JaphetKorir, finishing as runner-up by a margin of four seconds. He was runner-up...
Tanui Kenya 33:52 Vincent Kiprop Chepkok Kenya 33:53 2013 (12 km) Japhet Kipyegon Korir Kenya 32:45 Imane Merga Ethiopia 32:51 Teklemariam Medhin Eritrea...
Initiative director; Waikwa Wanyoike, advocate of the High Court; Sing'oei Korir. The High Court was set to give a ruling on the petitioners case on 13 May...
Khalid Khannouchi (USA) Chicago, United States 1 22-10-2000 4 2:07:15 Japhet Kosgei (KEN) Tokyo, Japan 1 13-02-2000 5 2:07:20 Lee Bong-Ju (KOR) Tokyo...
Portugal 2:07:51 19 April 1998 Fabián Roncero Spain 2:07:26 18 April 1999 Japhet Kosgei Kenya 2:07:09 16 April 2000 Kenneth Cheruiyot Kenya 2:08:22 22...
Jane Salumäe (EST) 2:27:04 XII 1998 Japhet Kosgei (KEN) 2:09:59 Franca Fiacconi (ITA) 2:30:21 XIII 1999 Sammy Korir (KEN) 2:08:27 Maria Guida (ITA) 2:28:28...
Joyciline Jepkosgei (f) April 23: Vienna City Marathon Winners: Albert Korir (m) / Nancy Kiprop (f) April 23: Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon...
Athletics 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships International Japhet Kipyegon Korir / Emily Chebet 25–29 Multi-sport 2013 CSIM World Winter Games International...
William Van Dijck (BEL) 8:10.01 2. Colin Reitz (GBR) 8:12.11 3. Julius Korir (KEN) 8:12.74 4. Henry Marsh (USA) 8:13.15 5. Peter Koech (KEN) 8:13.33...
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