Simon Kemboi (born March 1, 1967) is a retired sprinter from

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. He specialised in 400 metres. He is a

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and

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medalist, and competed at the Olympics.

Career

Kemboi was part of the 4x400 relay team that finished fifth at the 1991 World Championships. He competed at the Olympics for first time at the

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, taking part in 400 metres, where he reached semifinal. He was also part of the Kenyan 4x400 relay team that advanced to the final, but did not finish it. At the

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, he was part of the African 4 × 400 m team that won gold. At the 1993 World Championships, he won silver part of the Kenyan

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team. Other members of the team were

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and Abednego Matilu. In the 400 metres individual race he was 7th. He won bronze over 400 metres at the 1993 African Championships in a race won by compatriot Kennedy Ochieng, and may have been part of the Kenyan 4 × 400 m team that won gold.gbrathletics.com
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, when he competed only at the 4x400 metres relay race, where Kenya reached the final again, but did not start it. He won silver over 400 metres at the

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. The Kenyan 4 × 400 m team won also silver.

Doping

He was selected to compete at the

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, but was suspended after testing positive for

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in September 2000.The Guardian September 20, 2009
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kemboi, Simon 1967 births Kenyan male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Kenya Doping cases in athletics Kenyan sportspeople in doping cases Living people World Athletics Championships medalists