Nicholas Kemboi (born 1983)
Nicholas Kemboi (born November 25, 1983, in Kericho) is an athlete from Qatar who specialises in long-distance running. Unlike many other Kenyan-born athletes, he kept his name when changing affiliation to the Middle Eastern country.
He is the fifth fastest man of all time at 10,000 meters, with a personal best of 26:30.03 set in 2003 at the young age of 20. He was the silver medallist in the event at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships.
He made a step up to the marathon distance in 2011, running a best of 2:08:01 hours at the Valencia Marathon. He was twelve minutes slower at the Istanbul Marathon in 2012, but earned his first victory in 2013 with a win at the Prague Marathon in 2:08:51 hours.[1]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2001 | World Cross Country Championships | Ostend, Belgium | 4th | Junior race | |
2002 | World Cross Country Championships | Dublin, Ireland | 7th | Junior race | |
2003 | World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7th | 5000 m | |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th | 10,000 m | |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | DNF | 10,000 metres | |
Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 2nd | 10,000 metres |
Personal bests
Track:
- 1500 metres - 3:47.10 (2005)
- 3000 metres - 7:50.99 (2005)
- 5000 metres - 13:01.14 (2003)
- 10,000 metres - 26:30.03 (2003)
Road:
- 10 kilometres - 27:57 (2011)
- 15 kilometres - 43:56 (2003)
- Half marathon - 1:00:27 (2011)
- Marathon – 2:08:01 (2011)
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References
External links
- Nicholas Kemboi at World Athletics
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- 1995: Tumo Turbo (ETH)
- 1996: William Musyoki (KEN)
- 1997: John Kagwe (KEN)
- 1998: Elijah Lagat (KEN)
- 1999: Eliud Kering (KEN)
- 2000: Simon Chemoiywo (KEN)
- 2001: Andrew Sambu (TAN)
- 2002: Henry Tarus (KEN)
- 2003: Willy Cheruiyot Kipkirui (KEN)
- 2004: Barnabas Koech (KEN)
- 2005: Stephen Cheptot (KEN)
- 2006: Mubarak Hassan Shami (QAT)
- 2007: Hélder Ornelas (POR)
- 2008: Kenneth Mungara (KEN)
- 2009: Patrick Ivuti (KEN)
- 2010: Eliud Kiptanui (KEN)
- 2011: Benson Barus (KEN)
- 2012: Deressa Chimsa (ETH)
- 2013: Nicholas Kemboi (QAT)
- 2014: Patrick Terer (KEN)
- 2015: Felix Kandie (KEN)
- 2016: Lawrence Cherono (KEN)
- 2017: Gebretsadik Abraha (ETH)
- 2018: Galen Rupp (USA)
- 2019: Dawit Wolde (ETH)
- 2020–2021: cancelled
- 2022: Norbert Kigen (KEN)
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