Ezekiel Kemboi
KENMenEzekiel Kemboi is a Kenya middle-distance runner, born on May 25, 1982. He competes primarily in the 800m, 1500m and 3000m.
His personal bests include 1:49.57 in the 800m, 3:40.8h in the 1500m, 7:44.24 in the 3000m, 13:50.61 in the 5000m and 7:55.76 in the 3000mSt. He has earned 29 gold, 13 silver and 5 bronze medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Kenya.
As of Sep 16, 2026: 3000 m steeplechase 7:55.76 (#7 all-time), 2018 season best 8:31.45 (Jun 21, 2018, Nairobi (KEN)) · Last competition: Kenyan Championships, Nairobi, Jun 22, 2018, 8:34.90 · Olympic Games: 2 gold · World Championships: 4 gold, 3 silver · 44 years old
Personal bests
Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| World Championships | 4 | 3 | - | 7 |
| Total | 6 | 3 | - | 9 |
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3000mSt | 8:31.45 | - | Jun 21, 2018 | ↑ | Kenyan Championships, Nairobi |
| 2018 | 5000m | 14:08.81 | - | Jun 13, 2018 | ↓ | Avellino (ITA) |
| 2018 | 10Kilometr | 29:54 | - | Jun 17, 2018 | ↑ | Telese Terme Trofeo Città di Telesia |
| 2017 | 3000mSt | 8:20.61 | - | Aug 6, 2017 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, London |
| 2017 | 10Kilometr | 29:59 | - | Sep 9, 2017 | ↑ | Praha (CZE) |
| 2016 | 1500m | 3:47.7h | - | Apr 14, 2016 | ↓ | Eldoret (KEN) |
| 2016 | 3000mSt | 8:14.19 | - | May 18, 2016 | ↑ | National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) |
| 2015 | 3000mSt | 8:01.71 | - | May 30, 2015 | ↑ | Eugene Prefontaine Classic |
| 2015 | 5000m | 14:02.0h | - | Apr 17, 2015 | ↓ | Nakuru (KEN) |
| 2015 | 10Kilometr | 30:36 | - | Dec 31, 2015 | ↑ | Madrid (ESP) |
| 2014 | 3000mSt | 8:04.12 | - | May 9, 2014 | ↑ | Doha IAAF Diamond League, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline |
| 2013 | 3000mSt | 7:59.03 | - | Jul 6, 2013 | ↑ | Paris Meeting AREVA |
| 2012 | 3000m | 7:44.24 | - | Sep 9, 2012 | ↑ | Stadio Guidobaldi, Rieti (ITA) |
| 2012 | 3000mSt | 8:10.55 | - | May 31, 2012 | ↑ | Roma Golden Gala |
| 2012 | 10Kilometr | 31:08 | - | Sep 16, 2012 | ↑ | Castelbuono (ITA) |
| 2011 | 1500m | 3:42.81 | - | May 22, 2011 | ↓ | Orvieto (ITA) |
| 2011 | 3000m | 7:49.95 | - | Jul 30, 2011 | ↑ | Arzana (ITA) |
| 2011 | 3000mSt | 7:55.76 | - | Jul 22, 2011 | ↑ | Monaco Herculis |
| 2011 | 5000m | 13:50.61 | - | Sep 25, 2011 | ↓ | Sulmona (ITA) |
| 2011 | 10Kilometr | 28:38 | - | May 29, 2011 | ↑ | Arezzo (ITA) |
| 2010 | 3000mSt | 8:01.74 | - | Aug 19, 2010 | ↑ | Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline |
| 2009 | 3000mSt | 7:58.85 | - | May 8, 2009 | ↑ | Doha (QAT) |
| 2009 | 3000m | 8:06.00 | - | Sep 4, 2009 | ↑ | Orroli (ITA) |
| 2009 | 10Kilometr | 30:28 | - | Sep 26, 2009 | ↑ | Scicli (ITA) |
| 2008 | 3000m | 7:53.30 | - | Sep 8, 2008 | ↑ | Marano (ITA) |
| 2008 | 3000mSt | 8:09.25 | - | Jul 13, 2008 | ↑ | Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) |
| 2007 | 1500m | 3:50.8h | - | May 25, 2007 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2007 | 3000mSt | 8:05.50 | - | Jul 2, 2007 | ↑ | Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) |
| 2006 | 3000m | 7:57.11 | - | Jun 6, 2006 | ↑ | Torino (ITA) |
| 2006 | 3000mSt | 8:09.29 | - | Jul 8, 2006 | ↑ | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) |
| 2005 | 1500m | 3:45.9h | - | Jun 3, 2005 | ↓ | Eldoret (KEN) |
| 2005 | 3000m | 7:56.8h | - | May 7, 2005 | ↑ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2005 | 3000mSt | 8:09.04 | - | Sep 9, 2005 | ↑ | Monaco IAAF World Athletics Final, Stade Louis II, Monaco |
| 2005 | 10Kilometr | 31:34 | - | Sep 25, 2005 | ↑ | Scicli (ITA) |
| 2004 | 1500m | 3:40.8h | - | Apr 24, 2004 | ↓ | Kisumu (KEN) |
| 2004 | 3000mSt | 8:02.98 | - | Sep 19, 2004 | ↑ | Monaco IAAF World Athletics Final, Stade Louis II, Monaco |
| 2003 | 800m | 1:49.57 | - | Aug 21, 2003 | - | Cles (ITA) |
| 2003 | 3000mSt | 8:02.49 | - | Aug 15, 2003 | ↑ | Zürich (SUI) |
| 2003 | 3000m | 8:05.37 | - | Apr 4, 2003 | ↑ | Dakar (SEN) |
| 2002 | 3000mSt | 8:06.65 | - | Aug 30, 2002 | ↑ | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 2001 | 3000m | 7:57.11 | - | Jun 9, 2001 | ↑ | Torino (ITA) |
| 2001 | 3000mSt | 8:23.66 | - | Jun 4, 2001 | ↑ | Chania (GRE) |
| 2000 | 3000mSt | 8:48.0h | - | Sep 22, 2000 | ↑ | Nairobi (KEN) |
2018
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 8:34.90 | - | Jun 22 | Kenyan Championships, Nairobi |
3000mSt | 8:31.45 | - | Jun 21 | Kenyan Championships, Nairobi |
3000mSt | 8:34.90 | - | Jun 21 | Kenyan Championships, Nairobi |
10Kilometr | 29:54 | - | Jun 17 | Telese Terme Trofeo Città di Telesia |
5000m | 14:08.81 | - | Jun 13 | Avellino Trofea Citta' di Avellino, Avellino |
3000mSt | 8:35.89 | - | Jun 8 | Ponzano Veneto Memorial Giovanni Maria Idda, Ponzano Veneto |
2017
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 29:59 | - | Sep 9 | Prague Grand Prix, Praha |
3000mSt | 8:50.52 | - | Sep 2 | Brugnera |
3000mSt | 8:29.38 | - | Aug 8 | IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, London |
3000mSt | 8:20.61 | - | Aug 6 | IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, London |
3000mSt | 8:20.61 | - | Aug 5 | IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, London |
3000mSt | 8:29.38 | - | Aug 5 | IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, London |
3000mSt | 8:33.07 | - | Jun 8 | Roma Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea, Stadio Olimpico, Roma - Diamond Discipline |
2016
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 8:25.51 | - | Aug 16 | The XXXI Olympic Games |
3000mSt | DQ | - | Aug 16 | The XXXI Olympic Games |
3000mSt | 8:25.51 | - | Aug 15 | The XXXI Olympic Games |
3000mSt | 8:27.95 | - | Jul 1 | Eldoret Kenyan Olympic Trials, Eldoret |
3000mSt | 8:35.88 | - | Jun 30 | Eldoret Kenyan Olympic Trials, Eldoret |
3000mSt | 8:24.26 | - | Jun 2 | Roma Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea, Stadio Olimpico, Roma - Promotional Events |
3000mSt | 8:14.19 | - | May 18 | Beijing IAAF World Challenge, National Stadium, Beijing |
3000mSt | 8:31.18 | - | May 6 | Doha IAAF Diamond League, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline |
1500m | 3:47.7HT | - | Apr 14 | Eldoret |
2015
11 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 30:36 | - | Dec 31 | Madrid San Silvestre Vallecana, Madrid |
3000mSt | 8:33.44 | - | Sep 3 | Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:11.28 | - | Aug 24 | IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Beijing |
3000mSt | 8:24.75 | - | Aug 23 | IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Beijing |
3000mSt | 8:11.28 | - | Aug 23 | IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Beijing |
3000mSt | 8:24.75 | - | Aug 22 | IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Beijing |
3000mSt | 8:24.42 | - | Aug 1 | Nairobi Kenyan World Championship Trials, Nairobi |
3000mSt | 8:19.49 | - | Jul 4 | Paris Meeting AREVA, Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:30.07 | - | Jun 11 | Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:01.71 | - | May 30 | Eugene Prefontaine Classic |
5000m | 14:02.0HT | - | Apr 17 | Nakuru |
2014
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 8:35.35 | - | Sep 5 | Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:39.30 | - | Aug 12 | Marrakesh African Championships, Le Grand Stade, Marrakech |
3000mSt | 8:19.73 | - | Aug 1 | Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Hampden Park, Glasgow |
3000mSt | DNF | - | Jun 5 | Roma Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea, Stadio Olimpico, Roma - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:04.12 | - | May 9 | Doha IAAF Diamond League, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline |
2013
10 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 8:37.68 | - | Aug 29 | Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Promotional Events |
3000mSt | DNF | - | Aug 22 | Stockholm DN Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:23.84 | - | Aug 15 | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
3000mSt | 8:06.01 | - | Aug 15 | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
3000mSt | 8:23.84 | - | Aug 12 | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
3000mSt | 8:26.7HT | - | Jul 13 | Nairobi Kenyan World Ch. Trials, Nairobi |
3000mSt | 7:59.03 | - | Jul 6 | Paris Meeting AREVA |
3000mSt | 8:07.00 | - | Jun 13 | Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:30.72 | - | Jun 11 | Bellinzona Galà dei Castelli, Bellinzona |
3000mSt | DQ | - | Jun 1 | Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Promotional Events |
2012
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 31:08 | - | Sep 16 | Castelbuono Giro Podistico Internazionale, Castelbuono |
3000m | 7:44.24 | - | Sep 9 | Rieti 2012 IAAF World Challenge, Stadio Guidobaldi, Rieti |
Honours
Eugene Prefontaine Classic
3000 Metres Steeplechase
IAAF World Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Marrakesh African Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Glasgow Commonwealth Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Marrakesh African Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Doha IAAF Diamond League
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Glasgow Commonwealth Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
IAAF World Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Paris Meeting AREVA
3000 Metres Steeplechase
The XXX Olympic Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Weltklasse Zürich
3000 Metres Steeplechase
IAAF World Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Weltklasse Zürich
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Eugene Prefontaine Classic
3000 Metres Steeplechase
New Delhi Commonwealth Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Doha IAAF Diamond League Meeting
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Nairobi African Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Nairobi African Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Weltklasse Zürich
3000 Metres Steeplechase
New Delhi Commonwealth Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Weltklasse Zürich
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Weltklasse Zürich
3000 Metres Steeplechase
IAAF World Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Thessaloniki IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final
3000 Metres Steeplechase
The XXIX Olympic Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Stuttgart IAAF World Athletics Final
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Kenyan Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Algiers All-African Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
IAAF World Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Paris-St-Denis Meeting Gaz de France
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Melbourne Commonwealth Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Kenyan Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Melbourne Commonwealth Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Stuttgart IAAF World Athletics Final
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Monaco IAAF World Athletics Final
3000 Metres Steeplechase
IAAF World Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Paris-St-Denis Meeting Gaz de France
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Monaco IAAF World Athletics Final
3000 Metres Steeplechase
The XXVIII Olympic Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Paris-St-Denis Meeting Gaz de France
3000 Metres Steeplechase
IAAF World Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Abuja All Africa Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Kenyan Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Monaco IAAF World Athletics Final
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Tunis-Radés African Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Manchester Commonwealth Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Tunis-Radés African Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Manchester Commonwealth Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Paris-St-Denis Meeting Gaz de France
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Réduit African Junior Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Frequently asked questions
What is Ezekiel Kemboi's 3000 m steeplechase personal best?
Ezekiel Kemboi's 3000 m steeplechase personal best is 7:55.76, set on Jul 22, 2011 in Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON), #7 on the all-time list.
Which events does Ezekiel Kemboi compete in?
Ezekiel Kemboi competes in the 3000 m steeplechase.
How did Ezekiel Kemboi perform in 2018?
2018 season best: 8:31.45, set on Jun 21, 2018 in Nairobi (KEN). Last competition: Kenyan Championships, Nairobi on Jun 22, 2018, 8:34.90.
How many medals has Ezekiel Kemboi won?
Ezekiel Kemboi has won 2 Olympic Games medals and 7 World Championships medals.