MOSCOW, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi completed his world title hat-trick at 2013 IAAF World Championships, winning the third straight gold in the men's 3000 steeplechase here on Thursday.

The 31-year-old Kemboi, also a two-time Olympic champion, clocked 8 minutes, 06.01 seconds to secure the gold, albeit well shy of the world-leading time of 7:59.03 he set in Paris last month.

Kemboi successfully matched the hat-trick world gold feat of his legendary countryman Moses Kiptanui in the event, following his successes in Berlin and Daegu, respectively. It was also his sixth straight medal at a World Championships following consecutive silver medals at the 2003, 2005 and 2007 editions.

Conseslus Kipruto, also from Kenya but some 13 years Kemboi's junior, took the silver in 8:06:37. Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad of France, a two-time Olympic silver medallist and 2011 World bronze medal winner, finished third in 8:07.86.