Clement Kemboi

{{Short description|Kenyan steeplechase runner (1992–2024)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Clement Kimutai Kemboi | nickname = | image = | imagesize = | caption =  | nationality = Kenyan | sport = Athletics | event = 3000 metres steeplechase | club = | collegeteam =  | birth_date = {{Birth date|1992|2|10|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|10|7|1992|2|10|df=y}} | death_place = Iten, Kenya | residence = | hometown =  | retired = | height = {{height|cm=180}}<ref name="tilas"/> | weight = {{cvt|65|kg}}<ref name="tilas"/> | pb = {{ubl |'''3000m SC''': 8:10.65 (2016) }}  | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{Flagu|Kenya}}}}  {{Medal|Competition|African Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2015 Brazzaville|3000 m steeplechase}} }}

'''Clement Kimutai Kemboi''' (10 February 1992 – 7 October 2024) was a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was the 2015 African Games champion in that event.

==Biography== Kemboi was born on 10 February 1992.<ref name="tilas">{{Tilastopaja|118594}}</ref> His first international circuit win was at the 2011 Weltklasse in Biberach, where he ran a personal best (PB) of 8:34.22 in the 3000 m steeplechase.<ref name="tilas"/> He went on to record top-three finishes at several minor meetings over the next few years, including being a pacemaker for steeplechase and 5000 m races.<ref name="tilas"/><ref>{{cite web |title=IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE Monaco (MON) 18 July 2014 3000m Steeplechase Men Results |url=http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2014/monaco/re0290040.pdf |access-date=8 October 2023}}{{dead link|date=September 2024}}</ref>

In 2015, Kemboi achieved his first international medal with a win at the African games men's steeplechase, which earned him comparisons to compatriot and Olympic gold medalist Ezekiel Kemboi.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Meje |first1=Yomog |date=14 September 2015 |title=Kenya sweep women 5000m on Day 1 at the African Games –… – AthleticsAfrica |url=https://www.athletics.africa/news/africa/kenya-sweep-women-5000m-on-day-1-at-the-african-games-brazzaville-2015-10473 |access-date=8 October 2023 |website=athletics.africa}}</ref> He was ranked 8th globally in the men's steeplechase that year by Track & Field News.<ref>{{cite web |title=2015 T&FN Men's World Rankings |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/m2015.pdf |access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref>

Kemboi achieved his PB of 8:10.65 at the 2016 Doha Diamond League, placing 6th and scoring 1 point in the 2016 Diamond League season.<ref name="tilas"/>

Kemboi committed suicide in Iten, Kenya, on 7 October 2024, at the age of 32.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rotich |first1=Bernard |title=Former African Games champion Clement Kemboi dies in Iten |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/athletics/former-african-games-champion-clement-kemboi-dies-in-iten-4788020#google_vignette |access-date=7 October 2024 |publisher=Nation |date=7 October 2024}}</ref>

==Statistics==

===Personal bests=== {| class=wikitable |- ! Event !! Mark !! Competition !! Venue !! Date |- | 3000 metres steeplechase || 8:10.65 || Doha Diamond League || Doha, Qatar || 6 May 2016 |- | 3000 metres || 7:51.65 || Folksam Grand Prix || Gothenburg, Sweden || 15 July 2016 |} <!-- ===Shot put progression=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Performance !Venue !Date !World ranking |- |1978 |19.80 m |Amsterdam, Netherlands |7 June |18th |- |1979 |19.40 m |Birmingham, United Kingdom |8 July |23rd |- |1980 |19.92 m |Paris, France |12 August |10th |}

===Discus throw progression=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Performance !Venue !Date !World ranking |- |1978 |69.80 m |Amsterdam, Netherlands |7 June |18th |- |1979 |69.40 m |Birmingham, England |8 July |23rd |- |1980 |69.92 m |Paris, France |12 August |10th |- |1981 |63.20 m |Stockholm, Sweden |28 July |41st |}

===Major competitions=== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{Flagu|United States}} |- | 2022 || Puerto Rico International Athletics Classic || Ponce ||bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || 110 metres hurdles || 13.30 (−0.2 m/s) |- | 2022 || Irena Szewinska Memorial || Bydgoszcz ||bgcolor=gold|1st || 110 metres hurdles || 13.35 (−0.5 m/s) |- | 2022 || USATF Outdoors || Eugene, OR || 4th || 110 metres hurdles || 13.09 (+1.2 m/s) |- | 2022 || Istvan Gyulai Memorial || Székesfehérvár || 7th || 110 metres hurdles || 15.73 (+1.0 m/s) |- | 2022 || NACAC Championships || Freeport, Bahamas ||bgcolor=silver|2nd || 110 metres hurdles || 13.08 (+0.3 m/s) |- | 2023 || London Diamond League || London ||bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || 110 metres hurdles || 13.25 (+1.3 m/s) |}

===Circuit wins=== *IAAF Diamond League **Athletissima shot put: 2010, 2013, 2014 **Golden Gala discus throw: 2009, 2010 **Herculis shot put: 2008 *ISTAF Berlin shot put: 2010

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==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{World Athletics|14425950}}

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