Wesley Korir

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wesley Korir
Occupation	Runner
Date Of Birth	Nov 15, 1982(1982-11-15)
Age	42
Birthplace	Kitale
Country	Kenya
Birth City	Trans-Nzoia
Horoscope	Scorpio

Wesley Korir Biography

Wesley Korir is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on November 15, 1982 in Kitale, Trans-Nzoia, Kenya.

Wesley Korir (born 15 November 1982) is a Kenyan long distance runner, who specializes in road running competitions, and politician. On 16 April 2012, he won the Boston Marathon with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes 40 seconds. He had previously won the Los Angeles Marathon in 2009 and 2010, the first back-to- back winner there in eight years. He took second place in the 2011 Chicago Marathon in a personal-record time of 2 hours 6 minutes 15 seconds, and improved that personal record by 2 seconds in the 2012 Chicago Marathon. In the 2013 Kenyan general election, Korir was elected to a seat in the National Assembly. He lost his seat in 2017.

In 2007, he returned to Kenya for a visit, only to be caught up in the violence that followed the country’s elections that year. For a short time, he was conscripted into a roving gang; he soon escaped across the Uganda border, spending two weeks as a refugee before he was able to return to Louisville. Korir recalled,

Wesley Korir Net Worth

Wesley Korir is one of the richest Runner from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wesley Korir 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Korir was born on 15 November 1982 in Kitale, Trans-Nzoia District. When he was young, he would run 5 miles (8 km) each way to school, often running back for lunch or to do errands for his mother. However, he never ran competitively until after high school. Fellow Kenyan Paul Ereng, a 1988 Olympic gold medalist from the same hometown as Korir, used his contacts among college coaches in the United States to find Korir a spot at Murray State University in Kentucky. He recalled in 2013 that when he first left for the U.S., he never expected to return to his homeland:

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Wesley Korir height 5 ft 10 in Wiro weight 119  lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Wesley Korir Dating?

According to our records, Wesley Korir married to Tarah McKay. As of December 1, 2023, Wesley Korir’s is not dating anyone.

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To that end, he briefly returned to Louisville in August 2013 to establish partnerships with individuals, businesses, and nonprofits in that area to assist him in this effort, and to get training in repairing water pumps. According to Korir, a Swedish group had installed pumps in villages throughout his region in the early 1990s, but most of them soon broke down and had not been supplying water for more than 15 years.

Facts & Trivia

Wiro Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Wesley Korir celebrates birthday on November 15 of every year.

He is working with dairy farmers of Cherangany to improve and strengthen their yield. He also worked with Semex on Dairy Genetics. Korir’s story from elite runner to politician was turned into a documentary in 2014, Transcend.