Philemon Kiprono Kemboi

Philemon Kiprono Kemboi (born 1974) is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who competed in Africa, China, Europe and the United States, where he won the Grandma's Marathon in 2010.

Professional career Kemboi set a personal record time for the marathon distance in the IAAF-labeled Alpes-Maritimes Marathon. There, he finished fifth in a close pack with three Ethiopians and two Kenyans (they all finished within 30 seconds of each other). His time was 2:10:58.

In 2008, he finished in the top 10 at the IAAF gold-labeled Ljubljana Marathon.

One of his first big finishes was at the in Germany, where he raced close to the eventual winner before finishing third in 2:14:03.

In October 2010, as water was pooling in St. Mark's Square, Kemboi arrived to race. He dueled with other Kenyans and Ethiopians and ended up finishing 5th (clocking 2:12:45) in the 25th Venice Marathon.

In 2011, he ran at the , finishing in 2:13:26 for fourth. He was a top finisher at the Hong Kong Marathon the same year.

Personal life Kemboi is from Malaba, Kenya, where his family farms. He ran as a professional from the years 2007–2013 and had problems with his visa that prevented him from competing in the United States after 2010.