- John Cheruiyot Korir
John Cheruiyot Korir (born 13 December 1981) is a
Kenya n athlete, who specializes in long-distance running. He in known to be an athlete, who often shines at Kenyan trials, but fails to win prizes at big competitions [IAAF, December 1, 2006 [http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=36935.html John Cheruiyot Korir, the favourite in Lagos - PREVIEW] ] .He was born in December 1981, in Kiramwok,
Bomet District . He began running in 1994, while still at primary school. He graduated from the Merigi Secondary School in 1998. Armed forces is a popular destination for upcoming Kenyan athletes, and he enlisted to theKenyan Army in 2001. He representsKipsigis people, aKalenjin sub-tribe.John Cheruiyot Korir is not to be confused with
John Kipsang Korir , who mainly competes at the US road races. The two have, however, competed against each other couple of times. At the 2002Lisbon Half Marathon , Kipsang Korir was better, while Cheruiyot Korir beat his namesake at a cross country event in Kenya in 2003. At the 2005Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run , John Cheruiyot Korir was fifth in an event won by John Kipsang Korir [Cherry Blossom: March 28, 2005: [http://www.cherryblossom.org/press205.html Two John Korirs Meet; Sally Barsosio Favorite in Women's Race] ] [ [http://www.cherryblossom.org/results/2005/CB05-M.htm Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Road Race results 2005] ] .His manager is
Gianni Demadonna . He is coached byRenato Canova .Achievements
Personal bests
Track
*3000 metres 7:43.35 (2000)
*5000 metres 13:09.58 (2000)
*10,000 metres 26:52.87 (2002)Road
*10 Kilometres 27:49 (2005)
*15 Kilometres 43:26 (2003)
*Half marathon 1:00:47 (2004)External links
*iaaf name|id=170050|name=John Cheruiyot Korir
* [http://www.iaaf.org/news/athletes/newsid=26784.html IAAF: Focus on athletes]
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