Shem Kororia

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.

Achievements

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)

References

* [http://www.arrs.net/RP_wwR.htm ARRS]

External links

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