Nicholas Kemboi (1983)

For the Kenyan middle distance runner, see Nicholas Kemboi (1989).

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.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
2001	World Cross Country Championships	Oostende, Belgium	4th	Junior race
2002	World Cross Country Championships	Dublin, Ireland	7th	Junior race
2003	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th	5000 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th	10,000 m

Personal bests

Track:

800 metres - 1:46.65 min (2006)
1500 metres - 3:45.00 min (2001)
3000 metres - 7:50.99 min (2005)
5000 metres - 13:01.14 min (2003)
10,000 metres - 26:30.03 min (2003)

Road:

8 Kilometres - 22:52 min (2002)
15 Kilometres - 43:56 min (2003)
Half marathon - 1:02:10 hrs (2005)

References

IAAF profile for Nicholas Kemboi

Persondata
Name	Kemboi, Nicholas
Alternative names
Short description	Qatari-Kenyan long-distance runner
Date of birth	November 25, 1983
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death