Lawrence Kemboi

Lawrence Kemboi Kipsang
Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	June 15, 1993 (age 31)
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	3000 metres steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best	3000m SC: 8:11.26 (2019);

Lawrence Kemboi Kipsang (born 15 June 1993) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the 3000 metres steeplechase. After a pro career that included a second-place finish at the 2013 Kenyan Athletics Championships, he was the pacemaker for Lamecha Girma's first steeplechase world record in 2023.

Biography

As a junior, Kipsang won the steeplechase at the Kenya Prisons Championships in 2012 with a time of 8:38.4.^[1] The next year, he defended his Prisons Championships title and finished 2nd at the Kenyan Athletics Championships behind John Koech.^[1]

After competing on the Diamond League circuit regularly over the next several years, Kipsang was eventually hired as a pacemaker where he paced a majority of Diamond League steeplechase competitions in 2022.^[2] Most notably, Kipsang paced 3000 metres steeplechase world record set in 2023. He led the first 1000 metres in 2:36.35, pulling Lamecha Girma to a world record time of 7:54.10.^[3]

Kipsang is married to 2022 Kobe Marathon winner Sharon Kemboi, who he met in high school.^[2]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event	Mark	Competition	Venue	Date
3000 metres steeplechase	8:11.26	IAAF World Challenge Nanjing	Nanjing, China	21 May 2019
3000 metres	8:01.43	Internationales Stadionfest	Berlin, Germany	3 September 2016

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lawrence Kemboi at Tilastopaja (registration required)
^ ^a ^b Kelsall, Christopher (30 August 2023). "Kemboi looking to prove herself at Toronto Waterfront Marathon". Athletics Illustrated. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^ Dutch, Taylor (9 June 2023). "Lamecha Girma Crushes 3,000-Meter Steeplechase World Record in Paris". Runner's World. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

External links

Lawrence Kemboi at World Athletics

[tilas-1] Lawrence Kemboi at Tilastopaja (registration required)

[athillustrated-2] Kelsall, Christopher (30 August 2023). "Kemboi looking to prove herself at Toronto Waterfront Marathon". Athletics Illustrated. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

[3] Dutch, Taylor (9 June 2023). "Lamecha Girma Crushes 3,000-Meter Steeplechase World Record in Paris". Runner's World. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

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