Aaron Cheminingwa

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.

Career
In the 2020s, he began to be coached by Alex Sang, whose other athletes include Kenyan 800 metres world champion Mary Moraa. 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. 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 Emmanuel Wanyonyi. 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 2024 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.