Aaron Kemei Cheminingwa (born 21 June 1998) is a Kenyan track and field athlete. He won gold at the 2023 African Games over 800 metres.[1]
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| Birth name | Aaron Kemei Cheminingwa | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Kenya | |||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1998 | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m: 48.14 (Nairobi, 2023) 800m: 1:44.10 (Nairobi, 2024) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
In the 2020s, he began to be coached by Alex Sang, whose other athletes include Kenyan 800 metres world champion Mary Moraa.[2] He ran a 800 metres personal best time of 1:44.24 at the National Stadium, Nairobi on 6 March 2024. Cheminingwa then won gold in the 800 metres at the 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana on 20 March 2024.[3][4] It was his debut run in a Kenyan vest, and he became the first Kenyan to win that distance at the games since Japheth Kimutai in 1999.[2]
On 20 April 2024, he finished as runner-up in the 800 metres at the Kip Keino Classic in Kenya, only finishing behind a world-leading run by Emmanuel Wanyonyi.[5] In doing so, Cheminingwa lowered his personal best to 1:44:10.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ "Aron Cheminingwa". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ a b "New star born as Cheminingwa claims African Games 800m title". Nation.Africa. March 21, 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Kinyanjui, Mark (20 March 2024). "Mary Moraa, Beatrice Chepkoech, Aaron Cheminingwa bag Kenya's second, third & fourth gold medals at African Games". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Kenya Shines with Four Golds in Accra". MICHEZOAFRIKA. March 21, 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Jiwani, Rory (20 April 2024). "KIP KEINO CLASSIC 2024: KENNY BEDNAREK WINS 100M AS KATZBERG, MORAA, LINDSEY AND NDORI SET WORLD LEADS". Olympics.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Kip Keino Classic - Men's 800 metres". World Athletics. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Vaselyne, John (April 20, 2024). "ATHLETICSKenya's Daniel Wanyonyi Posts 800m World Leading Time". Athletics.co.ke. Retrieved 21 April 2024.