Shedrack Kibet Korir (born 14 December 1978 in
Nandi District
Nandi County is a county in Kenya in the North Rift, occupying an area of 2,884.4 square kilometres. Its capital, Kapsabet, is the largest town in the county while other towns include Mosoriot, Tinderet, Kobujoi, Kaiboi, Kabiyet and Nandi H ...
) is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the
1500
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The year was seen as being especially important by many Christians in Europe, who thought i ...
and
3000 metres.
He won the bronze medal in the 1500m at the
2007 World Championships in
Osaka
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.
He is based at the
PACE Sports Management training camp in
Kaptagat.
Competition record
Personal bests
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1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...
- 3:31.18 min (2007)
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3000 metres - 7:37.50 min (2006)
*
5000 metres - 13:09.92 min (2005)
External links
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Pace Sports Management
1978 births
Living people
Kenyan male middle-distance runners
World Athletics Championships medalists
People from Nandi County
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