Aaron Kemei Cheminingwa (born 21 June 1998) is a Kenyan middle distance runner. He won the gold medal at the 2023 African Games in the 800 metres.[1]
Career
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] He ran a personal best time of 1:43.55 on May 23, 2024 in Asti, Italy.[8] He lowered his personal best again at the 2024 Meeting de Paris in July 2024, running 1:42.08.[9] On 12 July 2024, he ran 1:42.22 at the 2024 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.[10]
