Isaac Korir

Isaac Korir

Korir at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Bahraini
Born (1990-08-26) 26 August 1990
Education University of Eldoret[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight 59 kg (130 lb)[2]
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

10,000 m: 28:05.46 (Nairobi 2010)
15 km: 43:23 (København 2014)
20 km: 58:29 (København 2014)
Half maratohn: 1:01:40 (København 2014)

Marathon: 2:14:50 (Frankfurt 2011)

Isaac Korir (born 26 August 1990) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini long distance runner. He has competed in competitions such as the Arab Athletics Championships, Asian Games, IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, before 2013 for Kenya and after that for Bahrain.[1][3]

Career

2013

Korir's first major athletics competition was the 2013 Arab Athletics Championships. He performed well and came second place in the 10,000 metres with a time of 29:48.59 behind compatriot, Alemu Bekele who won the race with a time of 29:43.45.

2014

In 2014, Korir competed in two international competitions, the 2014 Asian Games and the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. At the Asian Games Korir competed in the 10,000 meters, coming third in a time of 28:45.65.[4] At the World Half Marathon Championships Korir performed the best on the Bahraini team coming 23 in a personal best time of 1:01:40. This time was only 16 seconds off the national record set in 2006 by Abdulhak Zakaria. Overall, 2014 was a successful year for Korir.

2015

In 2015, Korir competed in the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He assisted the Bahraini team in coming 3rd in the Senior Men's race standings, placing 4 on the team and 18 overall in a time of 36:27.

Personal bests

Korir does not currently hold any Bahraini national records in athletics, despite his times being quite close to the current records.

Outdoor

Distance Time Date Location
10,000 metres 28:05.46 26 June 2010 Nairobi
15 kilometres 43:23 29 March 2014 København
20 kilometres 58:29 29 March 2014 København
Half marathon 1:01:40 29 March 2014 København
Marathon 2:14:50 30 October 2011 Frankfurt

Indoor

Distance Time Date Location
1500 metres 3:45.88 7 January 2014 Doha

References

  1. 1 2 Isaac Korir. nbcolympics.com
  2. 1 2 "Isaac Korir". Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Athletics – Isaac KORIR". Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Bahrainis claim biggest gold medal haul in Incheon". Retrieved 6 November 2015.
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