Alex Korio

Alex Korio (born 20 December 1990)^[1] 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.^[1] He finished in 11th place.^[1]

Alex Korio

Personal information
Born	(1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 34)
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Long-distance running

In 2016, he won the men's race at the Granollers Half Marathon held in Granollers, Catalonia, Spain.^[2]

In 2019, he won the men's race at the Beach to Beacon 10K held in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States.^[3] 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.^[3]

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.^[4]