Cosmas Rono Kipkorir

Cosmas Rono Kipkorir (born 12 December 1984) is a male Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. At age category level, he was the silver medallist in the event at the World Youth Championships in Athletics in 2001 and the gold medallist at the 2003 African Junior Athletics Championships.[1]

Cosmas Rono Kipkorir
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1984-12-12) December 12, 1984
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)800 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 m: 1:45.24 (2005)
1500 m: 3:39.54 (2005)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place2001 DebrecenMen's 800 m

He represented his country at senior level at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. His personal best for the 800 m is 1:45.24 minutes.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Kenya
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 2nd 800 m 1:50.35
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 9th (sf) 800 m 1:49.83
2003 African Junior Championships Garoua, Cameroon 1st 800 m 1:48.45
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 7th 800 m 1:52.03

Personal bests
Event Time Date Location Ref
800 m 1:45.24 23 July 2005 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium [2]
1500 m 3:39.54 7 May 2005 Nairobi, Kenya [2]

References
  1. Negash, Elshadai (2003-08-17). African Junior Championships – delayed report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
  2. "Cosmas Rono Kipkorir - Personal Bests". IAAF. Retrieved 24 May 2015.


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