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Cornelius Kemboi

Cornelius Kemboi

Kenyan athlete

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

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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 ran a new personal best 5000m time of 13:00.68 at the Night of Athletics meeting in Heusden, Belgium in July 2023.[5] He finished third in the 5000m at the Kenyan World Championship trials for the, held in Nairobi.[6] He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest but diss not qualify for the 5000m final.[7]

He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, and finished fifth in the men's 5km race on 1 October 2023.[8][9]

In January 2024, he won the Discovery Cross Country race in Eldoret in a time of 29:42.[10] He won a bronze medal in the 5000m race at the 2023 African Games in Accra in March 2024.[11]

References

  1. [1]
    "Cornelius Kemboi". World Athletics. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
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    Kobborg, Tobias (28 December 2019). "The Kenyan Olympic hopeful who lives for running: A story in pictures". Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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    "Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Men's 5000m results". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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    Olobulu, Timothy (August 6, 2022). "Kimlemi, Krop clinch silver and bronze and Uganda's Kiplimo wins again". Capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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    "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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    Vaselyne, John (July 8, 2023). "Jacob Krop, Ebenyo and Kemboi make it to Budapest". athletics.co.ke. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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    "Krop, Kipkurui make 5000m final as Kimeli and Kemboi exit in Budapest". Nation.Africa. August 24, 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  8. [8]
    "Kenya makes changes to squad ahead of Riga Championship". The Star. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  9. [9]
    "Men's 5km result". World Athletics. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  10. [10]
    "Cornelius kemboi wins Discovery Cross Country". Athletics.co.ke. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  11. [11]
    "Bass-Bittaye completes sprint double and Meshesha breaks Games record in Accra". World Athletics. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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