Sammy Korir (born December 12, 1971) is a long distance

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Biography

Korir was born in Kiboswa village, Nandi county of Rift Valley province, Kenya. In 2003 he finished second in

Berlin Marathon The Berlin Marathon (german: Berlin-Marathon, ) is a marathon event held annually on the streets of Berlin, Germany on the last weekend of September. Held annually since 1974, the event includes multiple races over the marathon distance of , inclu ...

with a time of 2:04:56, just one second after the winner of the race,

Paul Tergat Paul Kibii Tergat (born 17 June 1969) is a Kenyan former professional long distance runner. He became the first Kenyan man to set the world record in the marathon in 2003, with a time of 2:04:55, and is regarded as one of the most accomplished l ...

who broke the previous world record. In 2008 he became the first man to run ten

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s faster than the time of 2:09 hours, by finishing third in

Dubai Marathon The Dubai Marathon is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Dubai, United Arab Emirates, since 1998. The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics. History Initial era The inaugural Dubai Marathon was held ...

with a time of 2:08:01. The race was won by

Haile Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie ( am, ኀይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, ''haylē gebre silassē''; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian retired long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Champions ...

, who narrowly failed to break the world record held by himself. Overall, Korir has run 20 marathons under 2:12:00 in his career.

Marathon achievements

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