Ezekiel Kemboi 5th straight major win

What lane did he finish in?

Lane 3. He could have moonwalked in after the last barrier; it was insane.

vxcv wrote:

2009 WC Gold

2011 WC Gold

2012 Oly Gold

2013 WC Gold

2015 WC Gold

He is the greatest of all time without any doubt.

That acceleration he put in was simply ridiculous.

he also won olympics in 2004 and 2008, ezekiel is legend

vxcv wrote:

2009 WC Gold

2011 WC Gold

2012 Oly Gold

2013 WC Gold

2015 WC Gold

He is the greatest of all time without any doubt.

Lets also add

2003 Paris Silver

2004 Athens Gold

2005 Helsinki Silver

2007 Osaka Silver

The only man that can take down Mo. Get him in the 5k in Rio

GOAT ezekiel wrote:

he also won olympics in 2004 and 2008, ezekiel is legend

7th in Beijing

Gebrhiwet can beat Mo if he's in position

voda wrote:

The only man that can take down Mo. Get him in the 5k in Rio

Why wait? Get him in the 5000 this coming weekend! I'm sure some of the three already listed kenyans can come down with "the stomach flu" or something.

What you said? No qualifier time? Fork that - If the IAAF can give him "special consideration" or something...

Didn't realize he was that dominant. What a boss.

Only person to get 7 straight medals in the World Championships. One of the greatest racers ever. Possibility the greatest.

Kemboi's kick is something to watch! Running like a man possessed!

9 Olympic / World Champ medals in a single event (6 gold, 3 silver).

Is that an all-time record?

voda wrote:

The only man that can take down Mo. Get him in the 5k in Rio

Kemboi would smash Farah in a flat 3000.

Bairech kinda died. I feel like he would have dominated the race if he made it a sub 8 one. Never thought that Dan Huling would beat Jager though

incentives wrote:

voda wrote:

The only man that can take down Mo. Get him in the 5k in Rio

Kemboi would smash Farah in a flat 3000.

If he could

He'd already be doing it, not running a 2nd tier event

Ezekiel Kemboi at major Championships:

2nd - 2002 Commonwealth

2nd - 2003 World Champs

1st - 2004 Olympics

2nd - 2005 World Champs

1st - 2006 Commonwealth

2nd - 2007 World Champs

7th - 2008 Olympics

1st - 2009 World Champs

2nd - 2010 Commonwealth

1st - 2011 World Champs

1st - 2012 Olympics

1st - 2013 World Champs

3rd - 2014 Commonwealth Games

1st - 2015 World Champs

Total medal count from above: 7 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze

If you want to discount the Commonwealth Games (as many of you do), his combined Olympic/World medal count is:

Olympics: 2 Gold

World Champs: 4 Gold, 3 Silver

Also:

1st - 2003 All Africa Games

2nd - 2007 All Africa Games

2nd - 2010 African Championships

Forget all the gold medals, does he have a World Record to his name? Does his PB make the top 5?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure people on here insist that you need a WR to your name to be considered GOAT. Am I right letsrun trolls?

The Dingo^3 wrote:

9 Olympic / World Champ medals in a single event (6 gold, 3 silver).

Is that an all-time record?

Good question.

From top of my head:

Sergey Bubka: 7

Carl Lewis: 7 (LJ)

Lars Riedel: 8

Haile Gebrselassie: 8 (10000m)

Heike Drechsler: 7 (LJ)

Allyson Felix: 7 (200m)

I'm pretty sure 9 is an record!