Events – 3,000m steeplechase
Hometown – Eldoret, Kenya
Residence – Colorado Springs, Colorado
High School – Ernesens High School, Eldoret
Joined Army – July 2013
Military Occupation – Financial Management Technician

Sergeant Hillary Bor is a financial management technician and a distance runner in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program. A native of Eldoret, Kenya, Bor came to America in 2007 to attend Iowa State University in Ames, where he was a four-time All-American and two-time Big 12 Conference champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. He also won the Big 12 indoor mile title in 2009. After joining the Army in 2013, Bor found immediate success at the annual Armed Forces Cross Country Championships and the Army Ten-Miler. Hillary is one of three Bor brothers in the U.S. Army. He led Soldiers to victory in the 2016 Armed Forces Cross Country Championships against Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps and was followed by brothers Emmanuel (second) Julius (fifth). At the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, Hillary Bor finished second with a time of 8:24.10 to earn a berth in the Rio Olympic Games.

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