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| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 34) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
Alex Korio (born 20 December 1990) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. In 2019, he competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He finished in 11th place.
In 2016, he won the men's race at the Granollers Half Marathon held in Granollers, Catalonia, Spain.
In 2019, he won the men's race at the Beach to Beacon 10K held in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States. In the same year, he was also one of the pacemakers in the Ineos 1:59 Challenge, a successful attempt by Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge to break the two-hour mark for running the marathon distance.
On 10 July 2020 the Athletics Integrity Unit announce Korio would be banned for competition for two years from 19 July 2019 until 18 July 2021 due to whereabouts failures.
References
- ^ "Men's 10,000 metres - Final" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- "Palmarés La Mitja". Granollers Half Marathon. Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Alex Korio". Ineos 1:59 Challenge. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- Snider-McGrath, B. S. (2020, July 12). INEOS 1:59 pacer banned for two years following missed tests. Canadian Running Magazine. https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/ineos-159-pacer-banned-for-two-years-following-missed-tests/
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