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Julius Korir

1960 - Today

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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. Born in Nandi, Kenya, Julius Korir 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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julius Korir has received more than 20,070 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Julius Korir is the 2,277th most popular athlete (down from 1,271st in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 45th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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  • 19

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Julius Korir ranks 2,277 out of 3,059Before him are Natalya Sadova, Shin Joon-sup, Jens Müller, Carla Sacramento, Sam Graddy, and Ariane Friedrich. After him are Ralph Doubell, Sarah English, Kevin Borlée, Gal Fridman, Sergey Klyugin, and Matthew Birir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Julius Korir ranks 666Before him are Ola By Rise, Peter Holmberg, Bob Mould, Alice Brown, Paulo Rodrigues Barc, and Olivier Lenglet. After him are Adam Schiff, Steve Blum, John Fitzgerald, Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova, Peter Fitzgerald, and Henry Worsley.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Julius Korir ranks 65 out of 140Before him are Billy Konchellah (1961), Moses Tanui (1965), Victor Wanyama (1991), Patrick Makau Musyoki (1985), Ezekiel Kemboi (1982), and Vivian Cheruiyot (1983). After him are Matthew Birir (1972), Brimin Kipruto (1985), Asbel Kiprop (1989), Paul Ereng (1966), Wilfred Bungei (1980), and Patrick Sang (1964).

Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Julius Korir ranks 41Before him are Yobes Ondieki (1961), Billy Konchellah (1961), Moses Tanui (1965), Patrick Makau Musyoki (1985), Ezekiel Kemboi (1982), and Vivian Cheruiyot (1983). After him are Matthew Birir (1972), Brimin Kipruto (1985), Asbel Kiprop (1989), Paul Ereng (1966), Wilfred Bungei (1980), and Patrick Sang (1964).