Nicholas Kemboi (born 1983)

Nicholas Kemboi in Prague International Marathon in 2014

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 fourth 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
2001	World Cross Country Championships	Oostende, 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:

• 800 metres - 1:46.65 min (2006)
• 1500 metres - 3:45.00 min (2001)
• 3000 metres - 7:50.99 min (2005)
• 5000 metres - 13:01.14 min (2003)
• 10,000 metres - 26:30.03 min (2003)

Road:

• 8 kilometres - 22:52 min (2002)
• 15 kilometres - 43:56 min (2003)
• Half marathon - 1:02:10 hrs (2005)
• Marathon – 2:08:01 hrs (2011)

References

1. Wenig, Jörg (2013-05-12). Kemboi and Rotich claim good wins in Prague Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-13.

• Nicholas Kemboi profile at IAAF