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.
[1] In June 2010, Kemboi traveled to the United States for the first time ever, landing in Duluth, Minnesota, for the point-to-point marathon race along the shore of Lake Superior.
[6][7][8] 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.
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.