Felix Chemonges Explained

Felix Chemonges
Birth Date:1995 10, df=yes
Country:Uganda
Sport:Long-distance running

Felix Chemonges (born 10 October 1995)[1] [2] is an Ugandan long-distance runner.

In 2018, he competed in the men's half marathon at the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships held in Valencia, Spain.[2] He finished in 26th place.[2] In November Felix made his marathon debut placing second in 2:11:57 at the Beirut Marathon.

In 2019, Chemonges was second at the Borealis Linz Donau Marathon in Austria in a time of 2:09:19. In his next marathon at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon Chemonges made a big improvement to his personal best placing 3rd in a Ugandan National Record time of 2:05:12.

In 2020, Chemonges competed in The 76th Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon where he finished 9th in 2:10:08.

In 2021, Chemonges competed at the NN Mission Marathon in Enschede, Netherlands, where he finished 8th in 2:09:59.[3] The race was won by Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge. Chemonges was selected to join compatriots Stephen Kiprotich and Fred Musobo on Uganda's men's marathon team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Felix Chemonges. 10 July 2020. World Athletics.
  2. Web site: Men's Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200109183644/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6023/AT-HMAR-M-f----.RS6.pdf. 9 January 2020. 28 June 2020. 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.
  3. Web site: Filex CHEMONGES | Profile | World Athletics.
  4. Web site: OLYMPICS: Kiprotich picked for Uganda marathon team. 3 May 2021.