Amon Kemboi

He is from Kapsabet, Kenya before racing in the college system in the United States. In March 2018, competing for Campbell University, he won All-American indoor honours in the 5000 metres. He was later voted the 2017-18 Big South Conference Men’s Runner of the Year.^[2][3] In 2019, he broke his own school record and set a new Big South Conference record, for the indoor mile run.^[4] He later also attended the University of Arkansas, for whom he was named the South Central Region Athlete of the Year twice by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Kemboi also became the first man to earn five All-America honours in NCAA cross country running.^[5]

In June 2023, he won the 1500 metres race at the Portland Track Festival in Oregon in 3:34.12, closing the race with 56.40s for the final 400m.^[6]

He finished third behind Josh Kerr and Josh Hoey at the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile in New York in September 2024. His time of 3:49.3 moved him into the all-time top-10 in the race's history.^[7]

In January 2025, he acted as pacemaker at the Houston Half Marathon as Conner Mantz broke the American half marathon national record.^[8]

In April 2025, he finished third at the Boston 5k, running a time of 13:37.^[9] He was added as a challenger to the men’s long-distance field at the 2025 Grand Slam Track event in Miami, where he finished seventh in the 3000 metres race on 2 May 2025.^[10][11] In August 2025, he won the Falmouth Road Race.^[12] On 1 November 2025, Kemboi won the Abbot Dash 5k in New York City.^[13]