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Simon Kemboi

Simon Kemboi (born March 1, 1967) is a retired sprinter from Kenya. He specialised in 400 metres. He is a World Championships and African Championships medalist, and competed at the Olympics.

Simon Kemboi
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1967-03-01) March 1, 1967 (age 55)
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres

Career

Kemboi was part of the 4x400 relay team that finished fifth at the 1991 World Championships.[1] He competed at the Olympics for first time at the 1992 Summer Olympics, taking part in 400 metres, where he reached semifinal.[2] He was also part of the Kenyan 4x400 relay team that advanced to the final, but did not finish it.[3] At the 1992 IAAF World Cup, he was part of the African 4 × 400 m team that won gold.[4]

At the 1993 World Championships, he won silver part of the Kenyan 4 × 400 m relay team. Other members of the team were Samson Kitur, Kennedy Ochieng and Abednego Matilu.[5] In the 400 metres individual race he was 7th.[6] He won bronze over 400 metres at the 1993 African Championships in a race won by compatriot Kennedy Ochieng, and may have been part of the Kenyan 4 × 400 m team that won gold.[7]

The second of his two Olympics assignment was at the 1996 Summer Olympics, when he competed only at the 4x400 metres relay race, where Kenya reached the final again, but did not start it.[8] He won silver over 400 metres at the 1996 African Championships in Athletics. The Kenyan 4 × 400 m team won also silver.[7]

Doping

He was selected to compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was suspended after testing positive for nandrolone in September 2000.[9]

References

  1. ^ Krastev, Todor. . todor66.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. ^ . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  3. ^ Krastev, Todor. "Men 4x400m Relay Olympic Games Barcelona(ESP) 1992". todor66.com. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  4. ^ "IAAF: Simon KEMBOI | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. ^ Krastev, Todor. . todor66.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  6. ^ Krastev, Todor. . todor66.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  7. ^ a b gbrathletics.com: AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
  8. ^ Krastev, Todor. "Men 4x400m Relay Olympic Games Atlanta (USA) 1996". todor66.com. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  9. ^ The Guardian September 20, 2009: Gold rush on after Jones rival falls

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simon, kemboi, born, march, 1967, retired, sprinter, from, kenya, specialised, metres, world, championships, african, championships, medalist, competed, olympics, personal, informationnationalitykenyanborn, 1967, march, 1967, sportcountrykenyasportathleticseve. Simon Kemboi born March 1 1967 is a retired sprinter from Kenya He specialised in 400 metres He is a World Championships and African Championships medalist and competed at the Olympics Simon KemboiPersonal informationNationalityKenyanBorn 1967 03 01 March 1 1967 age 55 SportCountryKenyaSportAthleticsEvent s 400 metresMedal record Men s athleticsRepresenting KenyaWorld Championships1993 Stuttgart 4 400 m relayAfrican Championships1993 4 400 m relay1996 400 mRepresenting AfricaIAAF World Cup1992 Havana 4x400 m relay Contents 1 Career 1 1 Doping 2 References 3 External linksCareer EditKemboi was part of the 4x400 relay team that finished fifth at the 1991 World Championships 1 He competed at the Olympics for first time at the 1992 Summer Olympics taking part in 400 metres where he reached semifinal 2 He was also part of the Kenyan 4x400 relay team that advanced to the final but did not finish it 3 At the 1992 IAAF World Cup he was part of the African 4 400 m team that won gold 4 At the 1993 World Championships he won silver part of the Kenyan 4 400 m relay team Other members of the team were Samson Kitur Kennedy Ochieng and Abednego Matilu 5 In the 400 metres individual race he was 7th 6 He won bronze over 400 metres at the 1993 African Championships in a race won by compatriot Kennedy Ochieng and may have been part of the Kenyan 4 400 m team that won gold 7 The second of his two Olympics assignment was at the 1996 Summer Olympics when he competed only at the 4x400 metres relay race where Kenya reached the final again but did not start it 8 He won silver over 400 metres at the 1996 African Championships in Athletics The Kenyan 4 400 m team won also silver 7 Doping Edit He was selected to compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics but was suspended after testing positive for nandrolone in September 2000 9 References Edit Krastev Todor Men 4x400m Relay World Championship 1991 Tokyo JPN Sunday 01 09 todor66 com Archived from the original on 2011 08 24 Retrieved 2018 05 02 Simon Kemboi Bio Stats and Results Olympics at Sports Reference com Archived from the original on 2020 04 18 Retrieved 2018 05 02 Krastev Todor Men 4x400m Relay Olympic Games Barcelona ESP 1992 todor66 com Retrieved 2018 05 02 IAAF Simon KEMBOI Profile iaaf org Retrieved 2018 05 02 Krastev Todor Men 4x400m Relay World Championship 1993 Stuttgart GER Sunday 22 08 todor66 com Archived from the original on 2011 08 24 Retrieved 2018 05 02 Krastev Todor Men World Championship 1993 Stuttgart GER Tuesday 17 08 todor66 com Archived from the original on 2011 08 24 Retrieved 2018 05 02 a b gbrathletics com AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Krastev Todor Men 4x400m Relay Olympic Games Atlanta USA 1996 todor66 com Retrieved 2018 05 02 The Guardian September 20 2009 Gold rush on after Jones rival fallsExternal links EditSimon Kemboi at World Athletics Sports reference com Simon Kemboi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simon Kemboi amp oldid 957872229, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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