Cornelius Kemboi

Cornelius Kemboi (born 29 February 2000) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.[1]

Cornelius Kemboi
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (2000-02-29) 29 February 2000
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 metres – 5000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 3:41.3 (Nairobi, 2021)
3000m: 7:31.26 (Stockholm, 2022)
5000m: 13:00.68 (Heusden, 2023)

Early and personal life

Kemboi attended St Patrick's High School in Iten, in the west of Kenya, 350 kilometres north-west of Nairobi. His idol growing up was David Rudisha. He has two older brothers who both received athletics scholarships in the United States.[2]

Career

Competing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, Kemboi finished eleventh in the final of the 5000m.[3][4]

Kemboi finished third in the 5000m at the Kenyan trials for the 2023 World Athletics Championships, held in Nairobi in July 2023.[5] Kemboi ran a new personal best 5000m time of 13:00.68 at the Night of Athletics meeting in Heusden, Belgium.[6]

References
  1. "Cornelius Kemboi". World Athletics. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  2. Kobborg, Tobias (28 December 2019). "The Kenyan Olympic hopeful who lives for running: A story in pictures". Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. "Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Men's 5000m results". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  4. Olobulu, Timothy (August 6, 2022). "Kimlemi, Krop clinch silver and bronze and Uganda's Kiplimo wins again". Capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  5. Vaselyne, John (July 8, 2023). "Jacob Krop, Ebenyo and Kemboi make it to Budapest". athletics.co.ke. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  6. "Fay runs race of his life to break Irish 5000m record in Belgium". Irish Examiner. July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
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