Rodgers Kwemoi
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Rodgers Kwemoi Chumo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mount Elgon District, Kenya[1] | 3 March 1997||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 49 kg (108 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal bests |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
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] Subsequently, the AIU banned him for 6 years and he was stripped of 7 years worth of results, citing 18 instances of suspected blood doping. [10][11]
International competitions[edit]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Kenya | |||||
2015 | World Cross Country Championships | Guiyang, China | 10th | Junior race | 24:11 |
1st | Team | 19 pts | |||
2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | DQ | 10,000 m | 27:25.23 |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | DQ | 10,000 m | 27:28.66 |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | DQ | 10,000 m | 26:55.36 |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | DQ | 10,000 m | 27:50.06 |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | DQ | 10,000 m | 27:52.26 |
Marathons representing Kenya | |||||
2022 | Istanbul Half Marathon | Istanbul, Turkey | DQ | Half marathon | 59:15 CR[12] |
Personal bests[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ a b c d Rodgers Kwemoi. GC2018. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ Mills, Steven (2015-03-28). Haji defends Ethiopian honour to win junior men's title in Guiyang. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ Rodgers Kwemoi. Global Sports Communication. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ Evans, Kip (2016-06-22). Bydgoszcz berths booked at Kenyan Junior Championships . IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (2018-07-19). Report: men's 10,000m – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016 . IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ Rodgers Kwemoi. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ Makori, Elias (2018-04-13). Kwemoi grabs bronze, Uganda's Cheptegei wins 10,000m. Daily Nation. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ Olobulu, Timothy (2021-06-19). "Conseslus, Timothy Cheruiyot out as Kenya names team for Tokyo Olympics". Capital Sports. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Eliud Kipchoge's Former Training Partner Rodgers Kwemoi Handed Six-Year Doping Ban". 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "Kenyan runner Kwemoi banned 6 years for blood doping and stripped of Olympics, world champs results". AP News. 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ Whittington, Jess (2022-03-27). "Obiri and Kwemoi claim half marathon crowns in Istanbul". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
External links[edit]
- Living people
- 1997 births
- People from Mount Elgon District
- Kenyan male long-distance runners
- Kenyan male cross country runners
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games