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Hillary Bor

Basic Information

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 11/22/1989
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Eldoret, Kenya
  • High School: Arnesen's High School
  • College: Iowa State University ‘11, Accounting

Athlete Info

  • Event: Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field, Road Running
  • Coach: Scott Simmons
  • Agent: Merhawi (Hawi) Keflezighi
  • Club: U.S. Army

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Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games H3-sixth (3000mSC)
  • 2016 Rio Olympic Games, seventh (3000mSC)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 IAAF World Championships, eighth (3000mSC)
  • 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 60th
  • 2017 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, H3 fifth (3000mSC)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, gold (3000mSC)
  • 2019 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (3000mSC), fifth (5000m)
  • 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (3000mSC)
  • 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, bronze (3000mSC), fourth (1500m)
  • 2017 USATF Indoor Championships, fourth (Two miles)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, silver (3000mSC)
  • 2016 USATF 5km Road Championship, seventh
  • 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships, DNF (3000mSC)
  • 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships, 12th (3000mSC)
  • 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships, bronze (3000mSC)
  • 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships, silver (3000mSC)
  • 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships, fourth (3000mSC)

Personal

Son of Bernard and Philista Koech...Has two brothers, Emmanuel and Julius, who both ran at the University of Alabama...He and his brothers gained American citizenship by joining the U.S. Army...Is currently a sergeant serving at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colorado...While serving on different bases, he and his brothers teamed up to win the All Armed Forces Cross-Country Championships in February 2016...All three were in the top 20 of the USA Cross-Country Championships, Hillary finishing eighth...Received a scholarship to Iowa State University in 2007...Specialties in high school included long jump and 110m hurdles.

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