Isaac Korir

Isaac Korir (born 26 August 1990) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini long distance runner. He has competed in competitions such as the Arab Athletics Championships, Asian Games, IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, before 2013 for Kenya and after that for Bahrain.[1][3]

Isaac Korir

Korir at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Bahraini
Born	(1990-08-26) 26 August 1990
Education	University of Eldoret[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)[2]
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	10,000 m: 28:05.46 (Nairobi 2010) 15 km: 43:23 (København 2014) 20 km: 58:29 (København 2014) Half marathon: 1:01:40 (København 2014) Marathon: 2:14:50 (Frankfurt 2011)
Medal record Representing  Bahrain Event 1st 2nd 3rd Arab Athletics Championships 0 1 0 Asian Games 0 0 1 Total 0 1 1 Event 1st 2nd 3rd 10,000 m 0 1 1 Arab Athletics Championships 2013 Doha 10,000 m Asian Games 2014 Incheon 10,000 m

Career

2013

Korir's first major athletics competition was the 2013 Arab Athletics Championships. He performed well and came second place in the 10,000 metres with a time of 29:48.59 behind compatriot, Alemu Bekele who won the race with a time of 29:43.45.

2014

In 2014, Korir competed in two international competitions, the 2014 Asian Games and the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. At the Asian Games Korir competed in the 10,000 meters, coming third in a time of 28:45.65.[4] At the World Half Marathon Championships Korir performed the best on the Bahraini team coming 23 in a personal best time of 1:01:40. This time was only 16 seconds off the national record set in 2006 by Abdelhak Zakaria. Overall, 2014 was a successful year for Korir.

2015

In 2015, Korir competed in the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He assisted the Bahraini team in coming 3rd in the Senior Men's race standings, placing 4 on the team and 18 overall in a time of 36:27.

2016

In 2016, Korir took part in the 2016 Summer Olympics, competing in the marathon event. However, he was unable to finish the event, resulting in a DNF.

Personal bests

Korir does not currently hold any Bahraini national records in athletics, despite his times being quite close to the current records.

Outdoor

Distance	Time	Date	Location
10,000 metres	28:05.46	26 June 2010	Nairobi
15 kilometres	43:23	29 March 2014	København
20 kilometres	58:29	29 March 2014	København
Half marathon	1:01:40	29 March 2014	København
Marathon	2:14:50	30 October 2011	Frankfurt

Indoor

Distance	Time	Date	Location
1500 metres	3:45.88	7 January 2014	Doha

References

1. Isaac Korir. nbcolympics.com
2. "Isaac Korir". Retrieved 6 November 2015.
3. "Athletics – Isaac KORIR". Retrieved 6 November 2015.
4. "Bahrainis claim biggest gold medal haul in Incheon". Retrieved 6 November 2015.

External links

• Isaac Korir at World Athletics