Lawrence Kemboi Kipsang (born 15 June 1993) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the

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Biography

As a junior, Kipsang won the steeplechase at the Kenya Prisons Championships in 2012 with a time of 8:38.4. The next year, he defended his Prisons Championships title and finished 2nd at the

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behind

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. After competing on the

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circuit regularly over the next several years, Kipsang was eventually hired as a

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where he paced a majority of Diamond League steeplechase competitions in 2022. Most notably, Kipsang paced 3000 metres steeplechase world record set in 2023. He led the first 1000 metres in 2:36.35, pulling Lamecha Girma to a world record time of 7:54.10. Kipsang is married to 2022

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winner Sharon Kemboi, who he met in high school.

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