Shedrack Kibet Korir (born 14 December 1978 in
Nandi District) is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the
1500
Year 1500 (Roman numerals, MD) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The year 1500 was not a leap year in the Proleptic Gregorian calendar.
The year was seen as being especially important by many Christians in Europe, ...
and
3000 metres
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...
.
He won the bronze medal in the 1500m at the
2007 World Championships in
Osaka.
He is based at the
PACE Sports Management
PACE Sports Management is a sports management and marketing company based in Monaco and London, directed by Ricky Simms.
Background
KIM McDonald International management was founded in the 80's by former middle distance runner Kim McDonald. Th ...
training camp in
Kaptagat
Kaptagat is a human settlement in Uasin Gishu County, in the southwestern part of Kenya. This part of the country, where the two counties of Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo Marakwet County share a border, is used by the majority of Kenyan professional l ...
.
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 Athletic ...
- 3:31.18 min (2007)
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3000 metres
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...
- 7:37.50 min (2006)
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5000 metres
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...
- 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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