Ezekiel Kemboi
Track & field | |
Event | 3000 metres steeplechase |
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Medal record | |
Updated on 24 August 2015. |
Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi (born 25 May 1982) is a Kenyan professional athlete, winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2009 World Championships, the 2011 World Championships, the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2013 World Championships and the 2015 World Championships. His 3000 m steeplechase best of 7:55.76 set at Monaco in 2011 places him as the sixth fastest of all time.[2] This time is also the fastest non-winning time in history. He is one of only four men to have won both Olympic and World golds in the event, along with Reuben Kosgei, Brimin Kipruto and Conseslus Kipruto. He is the only multiple gold medalist in both. He is the only athlete to have won four world championships in the steeplechase (which he won consecutively), and only the second athlete to win two Olympic titles in the event (after Volmari Iso-Hollo).
Biography
Born in
Kemboi became
At the
In the absence of Shaheen – the Kenyan Olympic Committee refused to waive the three-year eligibility delay for established athletes who switch nationalities – Kemboi rose to a main favourite status at the
In August 2005 he won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics again behind Shaheen, and in March 2006 he won the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He finished second at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, but was disqualified for improper hurdling.[3] At the 2007 World Championships in Athletics he won his third successive silver medal, this time losing to Kipruto.
Kemboi represented Kenya at the
He took to the road races of Italy in August 2010, beating
He won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea.
Kemboi won the
Kemboi won in a time of eight minutes 18.56 seconds.In 2013, Kemboi added his
On August 17, 2016, he won a
Personal life
Kemboi is managed by Enrico Dionisi. Since 2002 he has owned a 50-acre (20 ha) farm near Moi's Bridge, Trans-Nzoia District.[3] He is married to Jane Kemboi with two sons. Since 2009 he has been coached by Moses Kiptanui, who is also his neighbour.[13]
His participation in the
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2001 | African Junior Championships | Réduit , Mauritius
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1st | 3000 m s'chase |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase |
African Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | |
2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 1st | 3000 m s'chase
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World Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | |
World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | 3000 m s'chase | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 1st | 3000 m s'chase
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World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase
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World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 1st | 3000 m s'chase |
World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | |
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | 3000 m steeple |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase
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2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 7th | 3000 m s'chase
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World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | 3000 m s'chase |
World Athletics Final | Thessaloniki, Greece | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | |
2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 1st | 3000 m s'chase |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, England | 1st | 3000 m s'chase |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 1st | 3000 m s'chase |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Scotland | 3rd | 3000 m s'chase |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 1st | 3000 m s'chase |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | DQ | 3000 m s'chase |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom
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11th | 3000 m s'chase |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ezekiel Kemboi". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 10 August 2010.
- ^ a b c IAAF, 24 August 2004: Focus on Athletes – Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)
- IAAF(8 August 2010). Retrieved on 2010-0*-10.
- FIDAL. Retrieved on 28 August 2010.
- ^ "London Olympics: Ezekiel Kemboi regains steeplechase gold". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19141802 Olympic athletics: Kemboi wins gold in 3,000m steeplechase
- ^ "American Ealey wins shot put gold again, Gong claims eighth successive medal". Reuters. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ http://www.sportal.co.nz/article/news/rio-2016-two-time-olympic-champion-ezekiel-kemboi-announces-retirement/t2x7f4tnf0651502e6hrbwh3u Archived 28 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Kemboi Announces Retirement
- ^ http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/article/2000212396/ezekiel-kemboi-announces-retirement-after-bagging-bronze-for-kenya-at-the-rio-olympics Kemboi Announces Retirement
- ^ Kemboi disqualified from steeplechase, Mekhissi takes bronze
- ^ Koech, B. M. "Kemboi Disqualified | Athletes of Kenya". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ The Standard, 21 August 2009: Kemboi thanks family after golden triumph in Berlin
- ^ BBC, 28 June 2012: Kenyan athlete Ezekiel Kemboi charged over stabbing
External links
- Ezekiel Kemboi at World Athletics
- Media related to Ezekiel Kemboi at Wikimedia Commons