Cosmas Rono Kipkorir (born 12 December 1984) is a male

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middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

who specializes in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

. At age category level, he was the silver medallist in the event at the

World Youth Championships in Athletics The IAAF U18 Championships in Athletics (until 2015 known as IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics) was a global athletics event comprising track and field events for competitors who were 17 or younger (youth = Under-18). The event was orga ...

in 2001 and the gold medallist at the

2003 African Junior Athletics Championships The 2003 African Junior Athletics Championships was the sixth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held in Garoua Garoua or Garua (Fula: Garwa 𞤺𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢) is ...

.Negash, Elshadai (2003-08-17)
African Junior Championships – delayed report
IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-13. He represented his country at senior level at the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

. His personal best for the 800 m is 1:45.24 minutes.

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* 1984 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Kenyan people {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub