Ezekiel Kemboi

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Medal record
Ezekiel Kemboi
Men’s Athletics
Competitor for  Kenya
Olympic Games
Gold	2004 Athens	3000 m steeplechase
World Championships
Gold	2009 Berlin	3000 m steeplechase
Silver	2003 Paris	3000 m steeplechase
Silver	2005 Helsinki	3000 m steeplechase
Silver	2007 Osaka	3000 m steeplechase
Commonwealth Games
Silver	2002 Manchester	3000 m steeplechase
Gold	2006 Melbourne	3000 m steeplechase

Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi (born May 25, 1982) is a Kenyan athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2009 World Championship.

Born in Matira, near Kapsowar, Marakwet District. Kemboi graduated from Kapsowar Boys Secondary School in 1999. He didn't take up athletics until after he left school, but was spotted by Paul Ereng and won the African Junior Championships in 2001 in spite of falling ^[1].

In 2002, Kemboi finished second at the Commonwealth Games behind compatriot Stephen Cherono. The same year Kemboi was originally fourth at the African Championships in Athletics, but was later awarded bronze after the winner Moroccan Brahim Boulami received a doping suspension.

At the 2003 World Championships, Kemboi had a grueling battle with former teammate Saif Saeed Shaheen (formerly Stephen Cherono) who represented his new country Qatar, before Shaheen pulled away from the exhausted Kemboi to win by less than a second. Kemboi won gold medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games.

In absence of Shaheen – The Kenyan Olympic Committee refused to waive the three-year eligibility delay for established athletes who switch nationalities – Kemboi rose to a main favourite status at the Athens Olympics. The race went very much according to form, with the three Kenyans Kemboi, Brimin Kipruto and Paul Kipsiele Koech pushing the pace from the second lap and soon leaving the rest of the field behind and Kemboi winning a gold medal 0.3 seconds ahead of Kipruto.

In August 2005 he won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, and in March 2006 he won the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He finished second at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, but was disqualified for improper hurdling ^[1].

Kemboi is managed by Enrico Dionisi. Since 2002 he has owned a 50-acre (200,000 m²) farm near Moi's Bridge, Trans-Nzoia District.^[1] He is married to Jane Kemboi with two sons. Since 2009 he has been coached by Moses Kiptanui, who is also his neighbour ^[2]

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
2001	African Junior Championships	Réduit, Mauritius	1st	3000 m s'chase
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, England	2nd	3000 m s'chase
	African Championships	Radès, Tunisia	4th	3000 m s'chase
2003	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	1st	3000 m s'chase
	World Championships	Paris, France	2nd	3000 m s'chase
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	3rd	3000 m s'chase
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	1st	3000 m s'chase
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	2nd	3000 m s'chase
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	3000 m s'chase
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	2nd	3000 m s'chase
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	1st	3000 m s'chase
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	5th	3000 m s'chase
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	2nd	3000 m steeple
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	2nd	3000 m s'chase
2008	Olympics	Beijing, China	7th	3000 m s'chase
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	3000 m s'chase
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	3000 m s'chase
	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	1st	3000 m s'chase

[edit] References

• IAAF profile for Ezekiel Kemboi
• IAAF, August 24, 2004: Focus on Africa - Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)

v • d • e Olympic Champions in Men's 3000 m Steeplechase 1900 (2500 m): George Orton · 1900 (4000 m): John Rimmer · 1904 (2590 m): Jim Lightbody · 1908 (3200 m): Arthur Russell · 1920: Percy Hodge · 1924: Ville Ritola · 1928: Toivo Loukola · 1932 (3460 m): Volmari Iso-Hollo · 1936: Volmari Iso-Hollo · 1948: Tore Sjöstrand · 1952: Horace Ashenfelter · 1956: Chris Brasher · 1960: Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak · 1964: Gaston Roelants · 1968: Amos Biwott · 1972: Kip Keino · 1976: Anders Gärderud · 1980: Bronisław Malinowski · 1984: Julius Korir · 1988: Julius Kariuki · 1992: Matthew Birir · 1996: Joseph Keter · 2000: Reuben Kosgei · 2004: Ezekiel Kemboi · 2008: Brimin Kipruto

v • d • e World Champions in Men's 3000 m Steeplechase 1983 Patriz Ilg | 1987 Francesco Panetta | 1991 Moses Kiptanui | 1993 Moses Kiptanui | 1995 Moses Kiptanui | 1997 Wilson Boit Kipketer | 1999 Christopher Koskei | 2001 Reuben Kosgei | 2003 Saif Saaeed Shaheen | 2005 Saif Saaeed Shaheen | 2007 Brimin Kipruto | 2009 Ezekiel Kemboi

v • d • e Commonwealth Champions in Men's 3000 m Steeplechase 1930 + 1934: 2 miles  •  1962 – 2006: 3000 metres  1930: George Bailey (ENG) •  1934: Stanley Scarsbrook (ENG) •  1938 – 1958: Not Held  •  1962: Trevor Vincent (AUS) •  1966: Peter Welsh (NZL) •  1970: Tony Manning (AUS) •  1974: Ben Jipcho (KEN) •  1978: Henry Rono (KEN) •  1982: Julius Korir (KEN) •  1986: Graeme Fell (CAN) •  1990: Julius Kariuki (KEN) •  1994: Johnstone Kipkoech (KEN) •  1998: John Kosgei (KEN) •  2002: Stephen Cherono (KEN) •  2006: Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)

v • d • e All-Africa Games Champions in Men's 3000 m Steeplechase  1965: Benjamin Kogo (KEN)  •  1973: Ben Jipcho (KEN)  •  1978: Henry Rono (KEN)  •  1987: Patrick Sang (KEN)  •  1991: Moses Kiptanui (KEN)  •  1995: Bernard Barmasai (KEN)  •  1999: Kipkurui Misoi (KEN)  •  2003: Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  •  2007: Willy Komen (KEN)