Japhet Kipyegon Korir

Birth dateJun 30, 1993

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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 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.

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.

Key facts

5000 Metres Short Track

13:11.44

Half Marathon

1:00:08

#371 all-time

2019 season best

1:02:46

Mar 17, 2019 · Lisboa (POR)

2019 season best

Last competition

Cardiff University / Cardiff Half Marathon

Oct 6, 2019 · 1:03:41

Cardiff University / Cardiff Half Marathon

Age

33 years old

As of Sep 23, 2026: 5000 Metres Short Track 13:11.44, Half Marathon 1:00:08 (#371 all-time), 2019 season best 1:02:46 (Mar 17, 2019, Lisboa (POR)) · Last competition: Cardiff University / Cardiff Half Marathon, Oct 6, 2019, 1:03:41 · 33 years old

Personal bests

3000m

7:40.37

13:11.44

28:57.2HT

1:00:08

2:19:46

10Kilometr

27:47

10MilesRoa

46:16

5000m-short-track

13:11.44

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2019	Semi	1:02:46	-	Mar 17, 2019	↓	EDP Meia Maratona de Lisboa
2018	5000m	13:11.86	-	Jul 21, 2018	↑	Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder
2018	10Kilometr	29:03	-	Apr 29, 2018	↓	Würzburg Residenzlauf, Würzburg
2018	Semi	1:00:09	-	Mar 11, 2018	↓	The Hague City-Pier-City Half Marathon
2017	5000m	13:14.56	-	Jul 22, 2017	↑	Heusden-Zolder (BEL)
2017	10Kilometr	28:00	-	Jun 24, 2017	↓	Port Gentil (GAB)
2017	Semi	1:00:08	-	Sep 2, 2017	↓	Lille (FRA)
2016	10Kilometr	29:17	-	Apr 24, 2016	↓	Würzburg (GER)
2016	10MilesRoa	47:07	-	Sep 4, 2016	↓	Tilburg (NED)
2016	Semi	1:01:00	-	Sep 18, 2016	↓	København (DEN)
2015	5000m	13:29.01	-	May 26, 2015	↑	Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE)
2015	10Kilometr	27:47	-	Apr 26, 2015	↓	Würzburg (GER)
2015	10MilesRoa	46:16	-	Oct 25, 2015	↓	Portsmouth (GBR)
2015	Semi	1:03:14	-	Oct 4, 2015	↓	Glasgow (GBR)
2015	Marathon	2:19:46	-	Feb 8, 2015	-	Taipei City (TPE)
2014	10Kilometr	28:19	-	Apr 19, 2014	↓	New Orleans, LA (USA)
2014	10000m	28:57.2h	-	May 23, 2014	-	Nakuru (KEN)
2014	Semi	1:02:41	-	Mar 9, 2014	↓	The Hague (NED)
2013	3000m	8:10.20	-	May 10, 2013	↓	Doha IAAF Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline
2013	5000m	13:31.94	-	Apr 6, 2013	↑	Albert Park, Melbourne (AUS)
2013	10Kilometr	27:52	-	Apr 28, 2013	↓	Würzburg (GER)
2013	CrossCount	32:45	-	Mar 24, 2013	↓	40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Myslecinek Park, Bydgoszcz
2012	3000m	7:40.37	-	May 25, 2012	↓	Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE)
2012	5000m-short-track	13:11.44	-	Feb 10, 2012	-	Düsseldorf (GER) (i)
2012	5000m	13:20.88	-	Jun 1, 2012	↑	Düsseldorf (GER) (i)
2012	10Kilometr	28:43	-	Apr 29, 2012	↓	Würzburg (GER)
2011	3000m	7:40.93	-	Jun 12, 2011	↓	Strasbourg (FRA)
2011	5000m	13:17.18	-	May 25, 2011	↑	Nijmegen (NED)
2010	3000m	7:41.38	-	Jul 13, 2010	↓	Liège (BEL)
2010	5000m	13:19.43	-	Jul 10, 2010	↑	Heusden-Zolder (BEL)
2010	CrossCount	22:12	-	Mar 28, 2010	↓	38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Myslecinek Park, Bydgoszcz
2009	CrossCount	23:36	-	Mar 28, 2009	↓	37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Golf Club Al Bisharat, Amman
2008	5000m	14:11.39	-	Oct 16, 2008	↑	Pune (IND)

2019

2 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:03:41	-	Oct 6	Cardiff University / Cardiff Half Marathon
Semi	1:02:46	-	Mar 17	EDP Meia Maratona de Lisboa

2018

7 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:02:22	-	Oct 14	Lisboa Meia Maratona de Portugal
Semi	1:01:27	-	Sep 16	Copenhagen Half Marathon, København
5000m	13:11.86	-	Jul 21	Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder
10Kilometr	29:03	-	Apr 29	Würzburg Residenzlauf, Würzburg
Semi	1:03:45	-	Apr 22	Yangzhou Half Marathon, Yangzhou
Semi	1:00:09	-	Mar 11	The Hague City-Pier-City Half Marathon
Semi	1:01:37	-	Feb 4	Granollers Half Marathon, Granollers

2017

5 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:01:25	-	Oct 22	Valencia Half Marathon, Valencia
Semi	1:00:08	-	Sep 2	Lille Half Marathon, Lille
5000m	13:14.56	-	Jul 22	Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder
10Kilometr	28:00	-	Jun 24	Port Gentil 10 km, Port Gentil
Semi	1:01:39	-	May 20	Göteborg Half Marathon, Göteborg

2016

3 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:01:00	-	Sep 18	Copenhagen Half Marathon, København
10MilesRoa	47:07	-	Sep 4	Tilburg 10 Miles, Tilburg
10Kilometr	29:17	-	Apr 24	Würzburg Residenzlauf, Würzburg

2015

11 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10MilesRoa	46:16	-	Oct 25	Portsmouth Great South Run, Portsmouth
Semi	1:03:14	-	Oct 4	Glasgow Great Scottish Run, Glasgow
10Kilometr	27:48	-	Sep 5	Praha 10 km, Praha
5000m	13:55.0HT	-	Jul 11	Kenyan Championships
5000m	13:37.72	-	Jul 9	Kenyan Championships, Nairobi
5000m	13:31.34	-	Jun 25	Turku Paavo Nurmi Games, Turku
5000m	13:29.01	-	May 26	Golden Spike Ostrava 2015, Mestský Stadion, Ostrava
10Kilometr	29:44	-	May 17	Bangalore TCS World 10K, Bengaluru
10Kilometr	27:47	-	Apr 26	Würzburg Residenzlauf, Würzburg
10Kilometr	28:15	-	Apr 11	Dublin Great Ireland Run, Dublin
Marathon	2:19:46	-	Feb 8	Taipei Standard Chartered Marathon, Taipei City

2014

4 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10000m	28:57.2HT	-	May 23	Nakuru
10Kilometr	28:19	-	Apr 19	New Orleans Crescent City Classic, New Orleans, LA
10Kilometr	29:12	-	Apr 6	Dublin Great Ireland Run, Dublin
Semi	1:02:41	-	Mar 9	The Hague City-Pier-City Half Marathon, The Hague

2013

5 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10Kilometr	29:59	-	May 19	Bangalore TCS World 10K, Bengaluru
3000m	8:10.20	-	May 10	Doha IAAF Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline
10Kilometr	27:52	-	Apr 28	Würzburg Residenzlauf, Würzburg
5000m	13:31.94	-	Apr 6	Melbourne IAAF World Challenge, Albert Park, Melbourne
CrossCount	32:45	-	Mar 24	40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Myslecinek Park, Bydgoszcz

2012

7 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5000m	13:58.75	-	Jun 9	Nairobi Kenyan Junior Championships, Nairobi
5000m	13:20.88	-	Jun 1	Carquefou Meeting National, Carquefou
3000m	7:47.31	-	May 28	Rehlingen Pfingstsportfest, Rehlingen
3000m	7:40.37	-	May 25	Golden Spike Ostrava 2012, Mestský Stadion, Ostrava
3000m	7:46.15	-	May 13	Montgeron Meeting National, Montgeron
10Kilometr	28:43	-	Apr 29	Würzburg Residenzlauf, Würzburg
5000m-short-track	13:11.44	-	Feb 10	Düsseldorf International PSD Bank Meeting, Düsseldorf (i)

2011

6 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000m	7:40.93	-	Jun 12	Strasbourg Meeting National D1, Strasbourg
5000m	13:29.85	-	Jun 7	Montreuil-sous-Bois Meeting International, Montreuil-sous-Bois
3000m	7:52.44	-	Jun 1	Dessau Anhalt 2011, Dessau
5000m	13:56.33	-	May 29	Hengelo Fanny Blankers-Koen Games, FBK Stadium, Hengelo
5000m	13:17.18	-	May 25	Nijmegen Global Athletics, Nijmegen
5000m	13:35.63	-	May 15	Belém GP Caixa Governo do Pará, Belém

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Japhet Kipyegon Korir's 5000 Metres Short Track personal best?

Japhet Kipyegon Korir's 5000 Metres Short Track personal best is 13:11.44, set on Feb 10, 2012 in Düsseldorf (GER) (i).

Which events does Japhet Kipyegon Korir compete in?

Japhet Kipyegon Korir competes in the 5000 Metres Short Track and Half Marathon.

How did Japhet Kipyegon Korir perform in 2019?

2019 season best: 1:02:46, set on Mar 17, 2019 in Lisboa (POR). Last competition: Cardiff University / Cardiff Half Marathon on Oct 6, 2019, 1:03:41.

Japhet Kipyegon Korir

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