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Jun 30, 1993 31 years old
Kenyan long-distance runner
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About Japhet Korir
- Japhet Kipyegon Korir (born 30 June 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in cross country running competitions and the 5000 metres.
- He was the gold medallist at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, becoming the youngest ever world cross country champion.
- He has a personal best of 13:11.44 minutes for the 5000 m track event. Korir had much success as a junior cross country athlete: he won two team titles and a bronze medal at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, then took the first junior title at the African Cross Country Championships in 2011.
- He was the runner-up at the latter event in 2012.
