Cornelius Kemboi

Cornelius Kemboi
Kemboi at the 2026 Bislett Games
Personal information
Full nameCornelius Kibet Kemboi
NationalityKenyan
Born (2000-02-29) 29 February 2000
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
1500 metres – 5000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests1500m: 3:41.3 (Nairobi, 2021)
3000m: 7:27.46 (Shanghai, 2026)
5000m: 12:56.02 (Oslo, 2026)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
African Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Accra5000 m

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

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 did 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 5 km 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]

He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, where he finished in eighth place.[12][13] He finished eighth in the 5000 metres at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event in China on 3 May 2025.[14] He finished sixth over 5000 metres on 16 May at the 2025 Doha Diamond League.[15]

He won the 5000 metres race at the Kenyan World Championships Trials in July 2025 ahead of Mathew Kipsang.[16] In September 2025, he competed over 5000 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, without advancing to the final.[17] Kemboi placed third at the tRUNsylvania 10K – a World Athletics Elite Label road race in Brasov, Romania in October 2025.[18]

In April 2026, Kemboi won the 5000m in 13:09.31 ahead of compatriot Frankline Kibet at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi.[19] In May, he placed fifth over 3000 m in a personal best 7:27.46 at the 2026 Shanghai Diamond League and also placed eighth in the 5000 metres at the 2026 Xiamen Diamond League.[20][21] In June, he ran a personal best 12:56.02 for the 5000 metres at the 2026 Bislett Games and placed fifth in the Diamond League at that distance at the 2026 Herculis event in Monaco.[22][23] He placed fourth competing in the 5000 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[24][25] Competing in the Diamond League at the 2026 Athletissima in Lausanne, Switzerland on 21 August 2026, he placed fifth over 5000 metres.[26]

References

  1. ↑ "Cornelius Kemboi". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Kobborg, Tobias (28 December 2019). "The Kenyan Olympic hopeful who lives for running: A story in pictures". Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Men's 5000m results". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Olobulu, Timothy (6 August 2022). "Kimlemi, Krop clinch silver and bronze and Uganda's Kiplimo wins again". Capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Fay runs race of his life to break Irish 5000m record in Belgium". Irish Examiner. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Vaselyne, John (8 July 2023). "Jacob Krop, Ebenyo and Kemboi make it to Budapest". athletics.co.ke. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Krop, Kipkurui make 5000m final as Kimeli and Kemboi exit in Budapest". Nation.Africa. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Kenya makes changes to squad ahead of Riga Championship". The Star. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Men's 5km result". World Athletics. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Cornelius kemboi wins Discovery Cross Country". Athletics.co.ke. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Bass-Bittaye completes sprint double and Meshesha breaks Games record in Accra". World Athletics. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Kenya selects 10 athletes for Nanjing". World Athletics. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "Results - Shanghai/Suzhou Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "Results - Doha Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  16. ↑ Chavez, Chris (22 July 2025). "2025 Athletics Kenya Trials For 2025 Tokyo World Championship: Notable Results". Citiusmag.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  18. ↑ "Teenager Bejiga breaks 27 minutes in Brasov". World Athletics. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "Rogers, Thomas and Pathirage break meeting records in Nairobi". World Athletics. 24 April 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "Results - Shanghai Diamond League 2026". Watch Athletics. 16 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Results - Xiamen Diamond League 2026". Watch Athletics. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Results - Monaco Diamond League 2026". Watch Athletics. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Results - Oslo Diamond League (Bislett Games) 2026". Watch Athletics. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "Odira and Cheruiyot book Commonwealth Games places at Kenyan Championships". World Athletics. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  26. ↑ "Results - Lausanne Diamond League 2026". Watch Athletics. 21 August 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
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