Wesley Korir

Athlete

1982 –

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Who is Wesley Korir?

Wesley Korir is a Kenyan elected Member of Parliament for Cherangany Constituency and a long distance runner who specializes in road running competitions. On 16 April 2012, he won the Boston Marathon with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes 40 seconds. He had previously won the Los Angeles Marathon in 2009 and 2010, the first back-to-back winner there in eight years. He took second place in the 2011 Chicago Marathon in a personal-record time of 2 hours 6 minutes 15 seconds, and improved that personal record by 2 seconds in the 2012 Chicago Marathon. In March 2013, Korir was elected to a seat in the Kenyan National Assembly.

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Born
Nov 15, 1982
Kitale
Nationality
  • Kenya
Education
  • Murray State University
  • University of Louisville
Lived in
  • Kitale

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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