Elijah Kiprono Kemboi (born 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. He has won marathons in Košice and Antwerp. His personal best for the event is 2:07:34 hours. He competed in Kenyan road races in his early twenties, and the Nairobi Marathon was his first experience of the distance (14th in 2008 and 21st in 2009).Macharia, David (2004-10-10). Kipkemoi emerges as winner in Eldoret. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-02. It was not until 2011 that he started racing at the top level in European marathons. That year saw him win the Antwerp Marathon in a course record time of 2:11:15 hours.Antwerp Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2013-11-02. He matched that time to win the Košice Peace Marathon in October.Kemboi and Damantsevich beat the heat in Kosice. IAAF (2011-10-02). Retrieved on 2013-11-02. The following year he was tenth at the Barcelona Marathon (2:12:15),March 2012 . AIMS. Retrieved on 2013-11-02. but was much improved on his return to Košice: although he failed to defend his title and ended the race in fourth, he set a new lifetime best of 2:07:51 hours for the distance.Juck, Alfons (2012-10-08). Course records tumble in Kosice. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-02.
In his first race of 2013, he placed third at the Mumbai Marathon with a run of 2:10:03 hours.January 2013. AIMS. Retrieved on 2013-11-02. The Porto Half Marathon saw him finish as runner-up in a personal best of 1:02:19 hours.September 2013 . AIMS. Retrieved on 2013-11-02. This prepared him for the Frankfurt Marathon in October, where he was a comfortable third in a time of 2:07:34 hours – another personal best.Wenig, Jörg (2013-10-27). Kipruto and Kilel make it a Kenyan double at Frankfurt Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-02.
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