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Julius Korir

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Julius Korir (born 21 April 1960) is a former Kenyan athlete, who won the 3.000 m steeplechase at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Korir was born in Nandi, Kenya. He rose into the international athletics scene in 1982, when he surprisingly won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Korir improved his times during the 1983 season, but finished only seventh at the first World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Julius Korir is the 3,102nd most popular athlete (down from 2,658th in 2024), the 66th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 55th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Julius Korir ranks 3,102 out of 6,025. Before him are Elvira Öberg, Sandrine Bailly, Christiane Weber, Ann-Elen Skjelbreid, Andreas Müller, and Heli Rantanen. After him are Tony Estanguet, Mélina Robert-Michon, Olena Kostevych, Billy Konchellah, Anne Elvebakk, and Balian Buschbaum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Julius Korir ranks 881. Before him are Diego Rodríguez, Packie Bonner, Andrea Thompson, Sean Yates, Vincent Peillon, and Trey Gunn. After him are Stoyan Balov, Suzanne Simard, Rabie Yassin, Shinji Kobayashi, Marc Laidlaw, and Pete Willis.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Julius Korir ranks 66 out of 150. Before him are David Rudisha (1988), Luke Kibet (1983), Wang Yang (null), Tom Mboya (1930), Julius Kariuki (1961), and Kipkemboi Kimeli (1966). After him are Billy Konchellah (1961), Gurinder Chadha (1960), Winfred Yavi (1999), Peter Rono (1967), Abel Kirui (1982), and Samuel Wanjiru (1986).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Julius Korir ranks 43. Before him are Wilfred Bungei (1980), David Rudisha (1988), Luke Kibet (1983), Wang Yang (null), Julius Kariuki (1961), and Kipkemboi Kimeli (1966). After him are Billy Konchellah (1961), Winfred Yavi (1999), Peter Rono (1967), Abel Kirui (1982), Samuel Wanjiru (1986), and Moses Tanui (1965).

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