Shem Kororia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Competitor for  Kenya
World Championships
Bronze	1995 Gothenbourg	5000 m

Shem Kororia (born 25 September 1972) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres and half marathon. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Kororia was the third man ever to run the half marathon within an hour, when he won the world title on 1997-10-04 in Košice, Slovakia, clocking 59:56.

Contents 1 Achievements 1.1 Personal bests 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	5000 m
	Military World Games	Rome, Italy	1st	5000 m
1997	World Half Marathon Championships	Košice, Slovakia	1st	Half marathon
1998	World Half Marathon Championships	Uster, Switzerland	10th	Half marathon
1999	Military World Games	Zagreb, Croatia	1st	5000 m

[edit] Personal bests

• 3000 metres - 7:36.53 min (1995)
• 5000 metres - 13:02.80 min (1995)
• 10,000 metres - 27:18.02 min (1995)
• Half marathon - 59:56 min (1997)
• Marathon - 2:09:32 hrs (1999)

[edit] References

• ARRS

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Shem Kororia

Sporting positions
Preceded by Paul Koech	Men's Half Marathon Best Year Performance 1997	Succeeded by Paul Tergat