Korir at a press conference after winning the 2009 Los Angeles Marathon
Born
(1982-11-15) 15 November 1982 (age 41)
Kitale, Trans-Nzoia District, Kenya
Nationality
Kenyan, Canadian
Alma mater
University of Louisville
Member of Parliament for Cherangany Constituency
In office 28 March 2013 – 31 August 2017
Preceded by
Joshua Serem Kutuny
Succeeded by
Joshua Serem Kutuny
Sports career
Country
Kenya
Sport
Road running
Event(s)
1500 m, 5000 m, 10000 m, Marathon
College team
Murray State University, University of Louisville
Sports achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Half marathon: 1:01:19 Chicago Marathon: 2:06:13
Wesley Kipchumba Korir (15 November 1982) is a Kenyan athlete who specializes in long distance running competitions, as well as a politician who served as an elected member of Parliament for Cherangany Constituency. On 16 April 2012, he won the Boston Marathon with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes 40 seconds.[1][2] He had previously won the Los Angeles Marathon in 2009 and 2010, the first back-to-back winner there in eight years.[3][4] He took second place in the 2011 Chicago Marathon in a personal-record time of 2 hours 6 minutes 15 seconds,[5] and improved that personal record by 2 seconds in the 2012 Chicago Marathon. In the 2013 Kenyan general election, Korir was elected to a seat in the National Assembly.[6][7] He lost his seat in 2017.[8]
^Powers, John (17 April 2012). "Wesley Korir heads up Kenyan sweep". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
^Golen, Jimmy (16 April 2012). "Kenya's Wesley Korir, Cherop win Boston Marathon". Boston.com. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
^Markazi, Arash (22 March 2010). "A personal victory for Korir: Los Angeles Marathon winner overcame violence in his homeland". ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
^Connolly, John (15 April 2012). "Wesley Korir takes long road from Kenya to Hub". Boston Herald. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
^Latter, Phil (February–March 2012). "Fast-Rising Wesley Korir". Running Times Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
^"Kenya election: Behind the headlines". BBC Africa. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^"Wesley Korir Wins Seat in Kenyan Parliament". Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^Kipsang, W; Rotich, B. (29 April 2017). "Athletes-turned-politicians lose the race for party tickets". Nairobi News. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
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Globe. Retrieved on April 28, 2012. Boston Marathon Results Kenya's WesleyKorir, Cherop win Archived April 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Fox News...
of NCAA Men's All-America honors. One of the team's final members was WesleyKorir, who transferred to Louisville to finish his college career and went...
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