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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Nairobi, KEN |
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| Club / Team | Kenya Police: Kenya |
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| Famous relatives | His father David Kebenei finished fourth in the 1500m at the 1987 African Games in Nairobi, Kenya, and his younger brother Victor Kipchirchir Kebenei has competed in athletics [1500m] at international level. (IAAF, 29 Aug 2015; SportsDeskOnline, 10 May 2013; nation.co.ke, 08 Aug 2009) |
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| Why this sport? | He followed his father into the sport. |
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| Hero / Idol | Kenyan middle distance runner David Kebenei [his father], Kenyan distance runner Kipchoge Keino, Moroccan middle distance runner Hicham El Guerrouj. (IAAF, 29 Aug 2015; kenyanrunner.com, 07 Feb 2012) |
| Ambitions | To win a gold medal in the 1500m at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (standardmedia.co.ke, 21 Dec 2015) |
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| Name of coach | David Letting [personal] |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up running while at Kaptinga Primary School in Kenya. |
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| Occupation | Athlete, Police Officer |
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| Other information | OCCUPATION He has worked as a presidential escort for Kenya Police. (mygov.go.ke, 02 Sep 2015) |
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| Family | Son Emmanuel |
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| Injuries | He competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London despite suffering a hamstring injury during his last day of training in Kenya before travelling to the Games. (xinhuanet.com, 09 May 2013) |
| Awards and honours | He was named Most Promising Sportsman at the 2007 Sports Personality of the Year Awards in Kenya. (worldsportnewstoday.com, 17 Feb 2016) |
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| Languages | English |
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| Sporting philosophy / motto | "I learn to always give my best." (Facebook profile, 05 Jun 2016) |