Rodgers Kwemoi
Personal information
Full nameRodgers Kwemoi Chumo
Born (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997
Mount Elgon District, Kenya[1]
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight49 kg (108 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold Coast10,000 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Bydgoszcz10,000 m

Rodgers Kwemoi Chumo (born 3 March 1997) is a Kenyan long-distance runner specialising in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. He is the 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist at the longer distance.

Born in Kenya's Mount Elgon District,[1] he made his international debut in the junior race at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where his tenth-place finish helped the Kenyan men to the team title.[2] As a result of this, he was signed up by the Asian Kogyo corporate team in Japan.[3] In the 2016 season he won at the Kenyan junior trials and went on to claim the 10,000 m gold medal at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in championship record time.[4][5]

Kwemoi won back-to-back titles at the Tilburg Ten Miles in 2016 and 2017, but failed to make the national team in the latter season.[6] He topped the national trials race for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, however, which led to the 10,000 m bronze medal at the event in Gold Coast, Queensland.[7]

In 2019, he placed fourth in 10,000m final at the World Championships in Doha.

Kwemoi qualified to represent Kenya at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he placed seventh in the 10,000 m.[8]

In August 2023, Kwemoi was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for a "Prohibited Substance/Method" violation.[9]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Kenya
2015 World Cross Country Championships Guiyang, China 10th Junior race 24:11
1st Team 19 pts
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 10,000 m 27:25.23
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 3rd 10,000 m 27:28.66
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 10,000 m 26:55.36
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 7th 10,000 m 27:50.06
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 15th 10,000 m 27:52.26
Marathons representing  Kenya
2022 Istanbul Half Marathon Istanbul, Turkey 1st Half marathon 59:15 CR[10]

Personal bests

Outdoor
Event Time Date Place
5000 m 13:18.98 2 April 2016 Kumamoto
10000 m 26:55.36 6 October 2019 Doha
10 Miles 45:03 3 September 2017 Tilburg
Half Marathon 58:30 19 February 2022 Ras Al Khaimah

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rodgers Kwemoi. GC2018. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. ↑ Mills, Steven (2015-03-28). Haji defends Ethiopian honour to win junior men's title in Guiyang. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  3. ↑ Rodgers Kwemoi. Global Sports Communication. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  4. ↑ Evans, Kip (2016-06-22). Bydgoszcz berths booked at Kenyan Junior Championships . IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  5. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (2018-07-19). Report: men's 10,000m – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016 . IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  6. ↑ Rodgers Kwemoi. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  7. ↑ Makori, Elias (2018-04-13). Kwemoi grabs bronze, Uganda's Cheptegei wins 10,000m. Daily Nation. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  8. ↑ Olobulu, Timothy (2021-06-19). "Conseslus, Timothy Cheruiyot out as Kenya names team for Tokyo Olympics". Capital Sports. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  9. ↑ Gault, Jonathan (11 August 2023). "Former World U20 Champion and Kipchoge Training Partner Rodgers Kwemoi Suspended for ABP Violation". Letsrun.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  10. ↑ Whittington, Jess (2022-03-27). "Obiri and Kwemoi claim half marathon crowns in Istanbul". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
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