Nicholas Kemboi (born November 25, 1983, in Kericho) is an athlete from

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who specialises in

long-distance running Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance running comes two d ...

. Unlike many other

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n-born athletes, he kept his name when changing affiliation to the

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ern 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 The 18th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, China in 2009. Results Men's results Track Field Women's results Track Field Medal table Participating nations * (12) * (1) * ...

. He made a step up to the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

distance in 2011, running a best of 2:08:01 hours at the

Valencia Marathon The Valencia Marathon (also known as Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon road running event hosted by Valencia, Spain since 1981. It is categorized as a Platinum Label Road Race by World Athletic ...

. 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 The Prague Marathon (also known as Prague International Marathon (PIM) and Volkswagen Prague Marathon) is an annual road marathon held in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic each May. It was founded in 1995 and has grown to become a si ...

in 2:08:51 hours.

International competitions

Personal bests

Track: *

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

- 3:47.10 (2005) *

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

- 7:50.99 (2005) *

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

- 13:01.14 (2003) *

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

- 26:30.03 (2003) Road: *10 kilometres - 27:57 (2011) *15 kilometres - 43:56 (2003) * Half marathon - 1:00:27 (2011) *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

– 2:08:01 (2011) Nicholas Kemboi Athlete Profile
IAAF. Retrieved 2018-09-18.

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* 1983 births Living people People from Kericho County Sportspeople from Rift Valley Province Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners Qatari male long-distance runners Qatari male marathon runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Qatar Kenyan emigrants to Qatar Naturalised citizens of Qatar Qatari people of Kenyan descent Kenyan male cross country runners Naturalised sports competitors {{Qatar-athletics-bio-stub