Ezekiel Kemboi crosses the finish line to win his fourth World Championship 3,000 metres
steeplechase gold medal - this time in Beijing. Kemboi, the 2012 Olympic champion, finished 8th.
on the previous occasion he was in Beijing, at a major championship - 2008 Olympic Games.
He had of course also finished second at the World Championships three times. In 2015 he
was not even the Kenyan record holder for the event ! (Brimin Kiprop Kipruto ran a 7:53.63 in 2011)
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Ezekiel Kemboi |
KEMBOI |
KEN |
8:11.28 |
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2.
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Conseslus |
KIPRUTO |
KEN |
8:12.38 |
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Brimin |
KIPRUTO |
KEN |
8:12.54 |
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| 4. |
Jairus Kipchoge |
BIRECH |
KEN |
8:12.62 |
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| 5. |
Daniel |
HULING |
USA |
8:14.39 |
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| 6. |
Evan |
JAGER |
USA |
8:15.47 |
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| 7. |
Brahim |
TALEB |
MOR |
8:17.73 |
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| 8. |
Matthew |
HUGHES |
CAN |
8:18.63 |
SB |
Ezekiel Kemboi looking a little uncomfortable in his heat of the steeplechase two days before the final.