Nicholas Kiptanui Kemboi (born 18 December 1989 in

Kericho Kericho is the biggest town in Kericho County located in the highlands west of the Kenyan Rift Valley. Standing on the edge of the Mau Forest, Kericho has a warm and temperate climate making it an ideal location for agriculture and in particul ...

) is a Kenyan

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

who specializes in the

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 ...

. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics but did not advance past 1500 metres heats. He holds the 1500 metres world youth best performance of 3:33.72 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in Zurich.IAAF
World Youth Best Performance – Boys
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Achievements

Personal bests

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

– 1:47.38 (2008) *

– 3:31.54 (2010) *

Mile run The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived track and field's switch to ...

– 3:50.83 (2008)

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* 1989 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from Kericho County {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub