| Rodgers Kwemoi | |
| Full Name: | Rodgers Kwemoi Chumo |
| Birth Date: | 3 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Mount Elgon District, Kenya[1] |
| Weight: | 49kg (108lb) |
| Country: | Kenya |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Long-distance running |
Rodgers Kwemoi Chumo (born 3 March 1997) is a Kenyan long-distance runner specialising in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.
Kwemoi is currently serving a six year competition ban resulting from breaches of anti-doping rules with an end date of 7 August 2029.
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]
During the period 2016 to 2023, Kwemoi participated in numerous competitions and at the time was recorded in various positions including medal places. However a doping ban issued on 24 April 2024 determined that all of Kwemoi's results from 18 July 2016 to 8 August 2023 "shall be disqualified with all resulting Consequences, including the forfeiture of any medals, titles, ranking points, prizes, and prize and appearance money."[4]
Significant results from the disqualified period include the 10,000 m gold medal at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in championship record time,[5] [6] a 10,000 m bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games event in Gold Coast, Queensland,[7] fourth place at the 10,000m final at the World Championships in Doha and seventh place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 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]
| Representing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | World Cross Country Championships | Guiyang, China | 10th | Junior race | 24:11 | ||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | Team | 19 pts | ||||
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | bgcolor=red | DQ | 10,000 m | ||
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | bgcolor=red | DQ | 10,000 m | ||
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | bgcolor=red | DQ | 10,000 m | ||
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | bgcolor=red | DQ | 10,000 m | ||
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | bgcolor=red | DQ | 10,000 m | ||
| Marathons representing | |||||||
| 2022 | Istanbul Half Marathon | Istanbul, Turkey | bgcolor=red | DQ | Half marathon | [12] | |
| Event | Time | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 m | 13:18.98 | 2 April 2016 | |
| 10000 m | 27:43.85 | 24 April 2016 | |