Rodgers Kwemoi Chumo (born 3 March 1997) is a Kenyan

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specialising in the

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and

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. He is the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

bronze medallist at the longer distance. Born in Kenya's Mount Elgon District, he made his international debut in the junior race at the

2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships () was the 41st edition of the global championships in cross country running, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held in Guiyang, China on 28 March. It was the ...

, where his tenth-place finish helped the Kenyan men to the team title. As a result of this, he was signed up by the Asian Kogyo corporate team in Japan. 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 The 2016 World U20 Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 1997) which was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland on 19–24 Ju ...

in championship record time. 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. He topped the national trials race for the

, however, which led to the 10,000 m bronze medal at the event in

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

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. Kwemoi qualified to represent Kenya at the

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, where he placed seventh in the

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International competitions

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kwemoi Chumo, Rodgers 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 of Kenya Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games