Rodgers Kwemoi

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

Rodgers Kwemoi
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997
Mount Elgon District[1]
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight49 kg (108 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event(s)5000 metres, 10,000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000 m: 13:18.98 (2016)
10,000 m: 27:25.23 (2016)
Medal record
Representing  Kenya
Men's athletics
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast10,000 m

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 a 10,000 m bronze medal at the event in Gold Coast, Queensland.[7]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

References
  1. 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.
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