Aaron Kemei Cheminingwa (born 21 June 1998) is a Kenyan middle distance runner. He won the gold medal at the

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in the 800 metres.

Career

In the 2020s, he began to be coached by Alex Sang, whose other athletes include Kenyan 800 metres world champion

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. 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

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, Ghana on 20 March 2024. 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. 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

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. In doing so, Cheminingwa lowered his personal best to 1:44:10. He ran a personal best time of 1:43.55 on May 23, 2024 in Asti, Italy. He lowered his personal best again at the 2024 Meeting de Paris in July 2024, running 1:42.08. On 12 July 2024, he ran 1:42.22 at the

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Diamond League event in Monaco.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cheminingwa, Aaron 1998 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners 21st-century Kenyan people Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games African Games gold medalists for Kenya African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)