Emmanuel Korir Becomes First Man To Run Sub 1:44 & 44.25
Emmanuel Korir Becomes First Man To Run Sub 1:44 & 44.25
Today Korir created an even more elusive club becoming the first man ever to clock a sub-44.25 400m and a sub-1:44 800m in their career.
A little over a year ago then UTEP freshman Emmanuel Korir turned some heads running 44.67 in the open 400m becoming the seventh man ever to run sub-1:47 and sub-45.00 in their career.
Today Korir created an even more elusive club becoming the first man ever to clock a sub-44.25 400m and a sub-1:44 800m in their career.
Emmanuel Korir 44.21! pic.twitter.com/WfIAbzZDol
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) June 24, 2018
Since Korir is now in a league of his own here are the three men with sub-1:44/sub-45.00 career bests.
400 PB | 800 PB | ATHLETE (COUNTRY) |
44.21 | 1:43.10 | Emmanuel Korir (Kenya) |
44.59 | 1:43.20 | Mark Everett (USA) |
44.26 | 1:43.44 | Alberto Juantorena (Cuba) |
Watch Emmanuel Korir's most recent 'Workout Wednesday' from last month.
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