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Leonard Korir

Basic Information

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 12/10/1986
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Eldoret, Kenya
  • High School: Kipsangui High School (Kenya)
  • College: Iona College

Athlete Info

  • Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field, Road Running
  • Agent: N/A
  • Sponsor: Nike
  • Club: U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program

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Olympic Games

  • 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, fourteenth (10,000m)

Career Highlights

  • 2021 USA 20km Championship, fourth (20km)
  • 2020 US Olympic Trials, fifteenth (10,000m)
  • 2020 US Olympic Team Trials Marathon, fourth (marathon)
  • 2019 IAAF World Championships, twelfth (10,000m)
  • 2019 US 20km Road Running Championship, gold (20km)
  • 2019 US Half Marathon Championship, gold (half marathon)
  • 2019 US 15km Road Running Championship, bronze (15km)
  • 2017 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, thirteenth (10,000m)
  • 2016 US Olympic Trials, bronze (10,000m)
  • 2016 US Olympic Trials, eighth (5,000m)
  • 2015 Portland Track Festival, gold (10,000m)
  • 2015 New York Half Marathon, gold (half marathon)
  • 2012 New York MAAC Indoor Championship, gold (3000m)

Personal

Leonard Korir discovered his talent for running until he was twenty years old. His Irish coach Colm O’Connell noticed his talent and suggested he compete at an American college. Korir chose Iona College.

Korir joined the U.S. Army in 2015 as a motor transport operator, and he plans to stay in the Army for twenty years. 

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