Qatari long-distance runnerFor the Kenyan middle distance runner, see Nicholas Kiptanui Kemboi. 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.

Contents

• 1 International compe*ions
• 2 Personal bests
• 3 References
• 4 External links

International compe*ions

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)

References

External links

• Nicholas Kemboi at World Athletics