BOR Hillary

United States of America

Date of Birth: 22 Nov 1989

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Place of birth: ELDORET

Birth Country:

Kenya

Place of residence : COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 3000m Steeplechase

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 - Heat 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	3000m SC
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	7th (8:22.74)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	3000m SC
2019	Doha, QAT	8th (8:09.33)
2017	London, GBR	Heats (8:27.53)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	3000m SC
2021	1 x 1st, 1 x 5th
2019	1 x 2nd, 2 x 5th, 1 x 6th
2018	1 x 4th, 1 x 5th, 2 x 7th
2017	1 x 6th, 1 x 7th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
1	2021	3000m Steeplechase	Gateshead, GBR	8:30.20
2	2019	3000m Steeplechase	Doha, QAT	8:08.41
4	2018	3000m Steeplechase	Rabat, MAR	8:12.20
5	2021	3000m Steeplechase	Monaco, MON	8:14.69
5	2019	3000m Steeplechase	Brussels, BEL	8:13.90
5	2019	3000m Steeplechase	Rabat, MAR	8:12.08
5	2018	3000m Steeplechase	Monaco, MON	8:14.21
6	2019	3000m Steeplechase	Monaco, MON	8:09.23
6	2017	3000m Steeplechase	Rome, ITA	8:11.82
7	2018	3000m Steeplechase	Zurich, SUI	8:26.04
7	2018	3000m Steeplechase	Eugene, OR, USA	8:21.51
7	2017	3000m Steeplechase	Monaco, MON	8:25.88

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
3	2021	3000m Steeplechase	World Athletics Continental Tour	Eugene, OR, USA	8:22.55

World Cross Country Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
11	Team Cross Country Long Distance	2019	Aarhus, DEN	198
60	Individual Cross Country Long Distance	2019	Aarhus, DEN	34:29

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete, Serves in the Army

Accounting - Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

Languages spoken:

US Army [United States of America]

Sporting relatives:

Both his brothers, Julius and Emmanuel, ran for the University of Alabama in the United States of America. He is also a nephew of Kenyan runner Barnaba Korir, who competed for Iowa State University in the 1980s. (teamusa.org, 01 Feb 2016; cyclones.com, 31 Dec 2011)

He suffered a groin injury in 2017 that took more than a year to heal completely. (armywcap.com, 20 Mar 2020)

At high school he specialised in long jump and 110m hurdles. After graduating high school in 2006 he began running seriously at university, taking part in cross-country and track and field, where he found the steeplechase to be a good fit for his abilities. (armywcap.com, 20 Mar 2020)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (desmoinesregister.com, 20 Jun 2018)

He trains as part of the US Army's World Class Athlete Program. (Instagram profile, 26 May 2020)

Competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (armywcap.com, 20 Mar 2020)

Philosophy:

"In order to succeed in any sport, you need to be disciplined and have patience. Then, trust the process." (armywcap.com, 20 Mar 2020)

General Interest

General
ARMY CAREER
He was born in Kenya, and came to the United States of America in 2007 to attend Iowa State University. After graduating from Iowa State in 2012, he enlisted in the US Army in 2013, which ultimately enabled him to gain citizenship. He initially gave up running after joining the army, but after a year off he picked it back up again through the Army Ten Miler race. "My career at Iowa State was good but I didn't run well my last year so I thought that was my last race." He serves in the army as a financial management technician and is part of the army's World Class Athlete Program. (Instagram profile, 13 Sep 2020; flotrack.org, 09 Jul 2016; teamusa.org, 01 Feb 2016; armymwr.com, 10 Jul 2016; desmoinesregister.com, 04 Aug 2016)

FURTHER STUDIES
In addition to a bachelor's degree in accounting, he completed a master's degree in the same subject at Iowa State University. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Apr 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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