Shem Kororia
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Competitor for  Kenya |
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| Bronze | 1995 Gothenburg | 5000 m |
Shem Kororia (born 25 September 1972) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres and half marathon. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Kororia was the third man ever to run the half marathon within an hour, when he won the world title on 1997-10-04 in Košice, Slovakia, clocking 59:56.
He won 5000 metres gold twice at the Military World Games: in 1995 and 1999.[1] He also won the Parelloop 10K in race in the Netherlands in 1997.[2]
He is from Kaptama in Mount Elgon District, the same village as Edith Masai.[3]
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[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 3rd | 5000 m |
| Military World Games | Rome, Italy | 1st | 5000 m | |
| 1997 | World Half Marathon Championships | Košice, Slovakia | 1st | Half marathon |
| 1998 | World Half Marathon Championships | Uster, Switzerland | 10th | Half marathon |
| 1999 | Military World Games | Zagreb, Croatia | 1st | 5000 m |
[edit] Personal bests
- 3000 metres - 7:36.53 min (1995)
- 5000 metres - 13:02.80 min (1995)
- 10,000 metres - 27:18.02 min (1995)
- Half marathon - 59:56 min (1997)
- Marathon - 2:09:32 hrs (1999)
[edit] References
- ^ gbrathletics: Military World Games
- ^ Arrs.net: List of Parelloop winners
- ^ The Standard, October 14, 2008: Komon the mountain legion
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Shem Kororia
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| Preceded by Paul Koech |
Men's Half Marathon Best Year Performance 1997 |
Succeeded by Paul Tergat |
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