Ezekiel Kemboi

Ezekiel Kemboi
Personal information
Full nameEzekiel Kemboi Yano[1]
NationalityKenyan
Born (1982-05-25) 25 May 1982 (age 42)[1]
Matira, Rift Valley Province, Kenya[1]
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)[1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)[1]
Sport
SportTrack & field
Event3000 metres steeplechase
Updated on 24 August 2015

Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi (born 25 May 1982) is a Kenyan professional athlete, winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2009 World Championships, the 2011 World Championships, the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2013 World Championships and the 2015 World Championships. His 3000 m steeplechase best of 7:55.76 set at Monaco in 2011 places him as the seventh fastest of all time.[2] This time is also the fastest non-winning time in history. He is one of only five men to have won both Olympic and World golds in the event, along with Reuben Kosgei, Brimin Kipruto, Conseslus Kipruto and Soufiane El Bakkali. He and El Bakkali are the only multiple gold medalists in both. He is the only athlete to have won four world championships in the steeplechase (which he won consecutively). He is one of only three athletes to have won two Olympic titles in the event; the other two being Volmari Iso-Hollo and Soufiane El Bakkali.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ezekiel Kemboi". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ^ 3000 Metres Steeplechase All Time. IAAF. Retrieved on 10 August 2010.

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