Kevin Kipkorir
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| Born | 1 August 1994 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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Kevin Kipkorir (born 1 August 1994) is a Kenyan sprinter who predominantly competes over 400 metres.[1]
Career
[edit]In June 2024, he was a silver medalist with the men's 4 x 400 metres team at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon.[2]
In April 2025, he won the 400 metres in Nairobi at the national trials.[3] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025, running alongside Zablon Ekwam, Boniface Mweresa and Brian Tinega in the Kenyan men's 4 x 400 metres team which qualified for the final and ensured a place at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships in September 2025, setting the third fastest time in the qualifying round.[4][5] In June 2025, he ran 44.80 seconds to finish third behind Tinega and national champion George Mutinda in the men's 400m at the Kenyan National Championships, a time that was under the World Championship qualifying standard in the event.[6] The following month, he was named in the Kenyan team for the individual 400 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kevin Kipkorir". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Omanyala to lead Team Kenya for 7th World Athletics Relays". kbc.co.ke. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Kenya sails to the finals in the 4x400m relay". Athletics.co.ke. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Mweresa, Oketch power Team Kenya to World Championships". Mozzartsport.co.ke. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Oketch, Mutinda and Cheruiyot impress at Kenyan Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ Moses, Martin (22 July 2025). "World Athletics Championships: Faith Kipyegon, Omanyala, Chebet Lead Team Kenya to Tokyo". Toku.co.ke. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
