Ezekiel Kemboi

Ezekiel Kemboi

Kemboi at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Full name	Ezekiel Kemboi Yano[1]
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1982-05-25) 25 May 1982 (age 42)[1] Matira, Rift Valley Province, Kenya[1]
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Track & field
Event	3000 metres steeplechase
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Kenya Olympic Games 2004 Athens 3000 m st. 2012 London 3000 m st. World Championships 2009 Berlin 3000 m st. 2011 Daegu 3000 m st. 2013 Moscow 3000 m st. 2015 Beijing 3000 m st. 2003 Paris 3000 m st. 2005 Helsinki 3000 m st. 2007 Osaka 3000 m st. Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 3000 m st. 2002 Manchester 3000 m st. 2010 Delhi 3000 m st. 2014 Glasgow 3000 m st.
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.