John Kipkemboi Kibowen (born 21 April 1969 in Changach, southern Keiyo District), is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. Kibowen won the gold medal in the short race at the 1998 and 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, and finished second in 2003. He won a bronze at the 2001 World Championships and a silver at the 2003 World Athletics Final, finished fourth at the 2003 World Championships and sixth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships. He won the Parelloop 10K in race in the Netherlands three times a row: 2003, 2004, 2005. Kibowen is currently based at the PACE Sports Management training camp in Kaptagat. References External links 1969 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners Kenyan male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Cross Country Championships winners African Games bronze medalists for Kenya African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Kenyan male cross country runners Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games 20th-century Kenyan people 21st-century Kenyan people