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Lawrence Kemboi
Kenyan steeplechase runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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]
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