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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Julius Korir is the 3,057th most popular athlete (down from 2,695th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 55th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Julius Korir ranks 3,057 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 733. Before him are Jeff Bergman, Diego Rodríguez, Packie Bonner, Andrea Thompson, Sean Yates, and Vincent Peillon. After him are Suzanne Simard, Shinji Kobayashi, Pete Willis, José Antonio Alonso, Gurinder Chadha, and David Bateson.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Julius Korir ranks 64 out of 150. Before him are Wilfred Bungei (1980), David Rudisha (1988), Luke Kibet (1983), Wang Yang (null), Tom Mboya (1930), and Julius Kariuki (1961). 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 41. Before him are Bernard Lagat (1974), Wilfred Bungei (1980), David Rudisha (1988), Luke Kibet (1983), Wang Yang (null), and Julius Kariuki (1961). 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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