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Kipkorir
Kipkorir, sometimes shortened as "P'korir" when speaking, is a given name given to a person (male) born at dawn. It is of Kenyan origin. Politicians * Kigen Luka Kipkorir, Kenyan politician and National Assembly member for the Orange Democratic Movement * Robert Kiptoo Kipkorir, Kenyan politician and former National Assembly member * William Kipkorir (1967–2025), Kenyan politician and National Assembly member for the Orange Democratic Movement Runners * Bisluke Kiplagat Kipkorir (born 1988), Kenyan steeplechase runner * Daniel Kipkorir Chepyegon (born 1986), Ugandan marathon runner * David Chelule Kipkorir (born 1977), Kenyan long-distance track runner *Jonathan Kosgei Kipkorir Jonathan Kosgei Kipkorir (born 29 December 1982) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road running competitions, including marathons. He is a two-time winner of the Venice Marathon, with consecutive wins in 2006 and 2007, and won the 2 ... (born 1982), Kenyan marathon runner and two-time Venic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Stephen Kipkorir
Stephen Arusei Kipkorir (24 October 1970 – 8 February 2008) was a Kenyan middle distance runner, best known for winning a bronze medal in 1500 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. His running career began on 23 March 1996, when he finished fourteenth at the World Cross Championships held in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Dr. Gabriele Rosa noticed him and convinced him to run the 1500 metres. Five months later he won the Olympic bronze medal. His personal best time in the 1500 metres was 3:31.87 minutes, achieved in July 1996 in Lausanne. His last international competition took place in 2001. After his brief athletic career he became a professional soldier. He also owned a farm near Sugoi, an area close to Eldoret in which were living other athletes: Moses Tanui, Joyce Chepchumba and her husband Aron, and David Kiptoo. Kipkorir was killed in a military vehicle crash on the road between Nakuru and Eldoret Eldoret is a city in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. It serves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William Kipkorir
William Kipkorir (1967 – 15 February 2025) was a Kenyan politician. He belonged to the United Democratic Alliance party and was elected to represent the Baringo County in the Senate of Kenya from the 2022 General election onwards. He managed to win against Gideon Moi Gideon Kipsielei Towett Moi (born 22 October 1963) is a Kenyan politician and former senator of Baringo County, from 2013 to 2022. He was elected with a landslide win of over 80%, trouncing his opponent Jackson Kosgei. He is also the party leade .... He was a member of parliament for Baringo North. Kipkorir died on 15 February 2025, at the age of 57. He was member of parliament of Baringo for Three terms References 1967 births 2025 deaths Orange Democratic Movement politicians Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) Place of birth missing (living people) People from Baringo County Members of the 10th Parliament of Kenya Members of the 11th Parliament of Kenya Members of the 12th Parliament of Keny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jonathan Kosgei Kipkorir
Jonathan Kosgei Kipkorir (born 29 December 1982) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road running competitions, including marathons. He is a two-time winner of the Venice Marathon, with consecutive wins in 2006 and 2007, and won the 2010 Beppu-Ōita Marathon. He also competes over the half marathon and has wins from the Rome-Ostia Half Marathon and Porto Half Marathon. His personal best in the marathon is 2:07:31 while he has run 1:00:19 for the half marathon distance. Career He began his professional career in Europe around 2004 and one of his first elite races was the Rotterdam Half Marathon, where he ran a time of 1:03:13 for sixth place. He also placed third at the Trofeo Podistico Internazionale Maria SS degli Ammalati race in Sicily that year. He entered the 2005 Berlin Half Marathon and finished in tenth place. He made his debut over the marathon distance (42.195 km) at the Xiamen International Marathon the following March and completed the course in 2:1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Robert Kiptoo Kipkorir
Robert Kiptoo Kipkorir is a Kenyan politician. He was third Marakwet East. He served for two terms spanning for ten years in parliament; 1983–1992. He initiated several projects in the grassroots including schools owing to his background as a school head before joining politics. He joined parliament on his first attempt, and is commonly referred to by Marakwets as Hon. Kasertich the name of his father. His political slogan was a milk gourd which in Marakwet dialect it is Setee. He ails from Embobut area Kartur village, also home to another area MP Mrs. Linah Jebii Kilimo. His time in parliament was at a time when one-party system was dominant in Kenya. KANU was the ruling party and was led by H.E Daniel Toroitich arap Moi. He also served as HICD director for 2 terms. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Kenya African National Union politicians Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) {{Kenya-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Daniel Kipkorir Chepyegon
Daniel Kipkorir Chepyegon (born 1 June 1986) is a Ugandan professional marathon runner. He was eighth at the Nairobi Marathon recording a time of 2:14:54. He gained selection for the men's marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and was the only Ugandan to finish the race in Berlin, completing the course in 2:17:47 for 31st place. He recorded a time of 2:17:07 for fourth place at the 2010 Kuala Lumpur Marathon. He ran at the 2010 Frankfurt Marathon and significantly improved his personal best time to 2:08:24, finishing in fifth place. This run marked an improvement upon Alex Malinga's previous Ugandan record by almost four minutes. His coach, Ronnie Kasirye, said Chepyegon's achievement was an indication of the country's potential in long-distance running: "It shows that we have the talent and only need to develop it with good training". In four years, Chepyegon had gone from a barefoot runner at local races in Kampala Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mbarak Kipkorir Hussein
Mbarak Kipkorir Hussein (born 4 April 1965) is a Kenyan athlete who specialises in long distance running, including the marathon. Having been a resident of Albuquerque since 1987, he obtained United States citizenship in 2004 and began representing the US internationally in 2007. Career A native of Kapsabet, near Eldoret, Kenya, he was a late comer to competitive running but he was inspired by the feats of his older brother, Ibrahim Hussein, who is a three-time Boston Marathon winner. Mbarak began his career as a middle-distance runner, winning junior titles in track and cross country running, and also winning titles in the 800 and 1500 meters while at Lubbock Christian University.Beck, Kevin (2005-10-19)Interview: Mbarak Hussein. Men's Racing. Retrieved on 2009-11-08. However, Hussein's greatest achievements came after the age of 30, when he began to focus on road running. Following in the footsteps of his brother, he won the Honolulu Marathon, winning the 1998 race with a time o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michael Kipkorir Kipyego
Michael Kipkorir Kipyego (born 2 October 1983) is a Kenyan runner who competes in marathon races. He was initially a specialist in the 3000 metres steeplechase and was the 2002 World Junior Champion in the event. He represented Kenya in the steeplechase at the World Championships in 2003 and was runner-up at the 2008 African Championships. He set a personal best of 8:08.48 in 2009. He won two team titles with Kenya at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships – in the short race 2003 and the long race in 2007. Kipyego switched to road running in 2011 and ran a personal best of 2:06:48 hours for third at the Eindhoven Marathon. He won the Tokyo Marathon title in 2012. Career Steeplechaser Born in Kemeloi in Kenya's Marakwet District, Kipyego was drawn to distance running by his older brother, Christopher Kipyego, who was a marathon runner. (Their younger sibling, Sally Kipyego, would also become a professional runner.) He began competing in the 3000 metres steeplechase as a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Robert Kipkorir Kipchumba
Robert Kipkorir Kipchumba (born 2 February 1984 in Kaptul, Marakwet District) is a Kenyan long-distance track, and road running athlete. Biography He started running while at Hossen Primary School. Kipchumba won the junior race at the 2000 World Cross Country Championships in Vilamoura finishing in 22:49. Later that year in Santiago de Chile he won the gold medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics when he finished the 10,000 m in 28:54.37. In 2001 and 2002 his running was hampered by injuries. He was recruited by Kenyan Army in 2002. He won the Stramilano half marathon in 2004. On 8 October 2006 he won the silver medal at the World Road Running Championships. He set a Kenyan national record of 56:41 minutes for the 20 km distance. He won the Lisbon Half Marathon in 2007 with a time of 1:00.31. He made his marathon debut at the 2009 Rotterdam Marathon, finishing eighth and setting a time of 2:09:54 hours. He won the 2011 Xiamen Marathon with a course re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kigen Luka Kipkorir
Kigen Luka Kipkorir is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and represented the Rongai Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya from the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election General elections were held in Kenya on 27 December 2007. Voters elected the President, and members of the National Assembly. They coincided with the 2007 Kenyan local elections. Incumbent Mwai Kibaki, running on a Party of National Unity ( ... until 2013. . Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people)[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bisluke Kiplagat Kipkorir
Bisluke Kipkorir Kiplagat (born 8 August 1988) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Achievements Personal bests *1500 metres - 3:38.19 min (2006) *3000 metres - 7:44.62 min (2007) *3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually Abbreviation, abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase (athletics), steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 met ... - 8:18.11 min (2006) External links * 1988 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners Kenyan male steeplechase runners 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nicholas Chelimo Kipkorir
Nicholas Chelimo Kipkorir (born 8 January 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running, including the marathon. He has a personal best of 2:07:38, set at the Eindhoven Marathon in 2010. He took his first win at the 2010 Nagano Marathon and had two straight wins at the Honolulu Marathon. He was the 2013 winner of the Cologne Marathon. Career He made his debut over the distance at the Edinburgh Marathon in 2006, finishing in fourth place with a time of 2:17:38. Under the tutelage of former world record holder Paul Tergat, Chelimo significantly improved upon this the following year. He ran a personal best of 2:11:56 for second place at the Belgrade Marathon, finishing three seconds behind John Maluni, and he felt it was clear he needed more training to improve further. He knocked two minutes off his best with of run of 2:09:42 at the JoongAng Seoul Marathon, although this was only enough for fifth place in a quick race won by Joshua Chelanga. His first marat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jepkorir
Jepkorir or Chepkorir is a given name, at birth of Kenyan origin meaning she was born when it's partially dark either in the morning or in the evening. Some famous chepkorir may refer to: *Eunice Jepkorir (born 1982), Kenyan steeplechase runner and 2008 Olympic runner-up *Joan Jepkorir Aiyabei (born 1979), Kenyan cross country runner * Magdaline Jepkorir Chemjor (born 1978), Kenyan long-distance runner and 2007 Amsterdam Marathon winner * Valentine Jepkorir Kipketer (born 1993), Kenyan half marathon and marathon runner and 2013 Amsterdam Marathon winner See also *Kipkorir Kipkorir, sometimes shortened as "P'korir" when speaking, is a given name given to a person (male) born at dawn. It is of Kenyan origin. Politicians * Kigen Luka Kipkorir, Kenyan politician and National Assembly member for the Orange Democratic Mov ..., related surname meaning "son of Korir" {{surname Kalenjin names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |