Bob Kempainen
Robert Kempainen (born June 18, 1966, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American retired two-time Olympian long-distance runner. He participated in the 1992 (Barcelona, Spain) and in 1996 (Atlanta, United States) Olympics.
He made his marathon debut in 1991 at the Twin Cities Marathon in Minnesota, where he finished 2nd in 2:12:12. In 1992, he qualified for the Olympic Games by running a 2:12:54 for third place in the Olympic Trials marathon, held in Columbus, Ohio. He finished 2nd at the 1993 New York City Marathon in a time of 2:11:03. His best time for the marathon was 2:08:47 at the 1994 Boston Marathon, where he finished 7th. In 1995, he finished 2nd at the Los Angeles Marathon, in a time of 2:11:59. He was the 1996 Olympic Trials Marathon (held in Charlotte, North Carolina) champion, winning in a time of 2:12:45.
In other USA distance running championships, Kempainen was also the 1990 US National Cross Country Champion.
A graduate of Dartmouth College and University of Minnesota Medical School, Dr. Kempainen currently holds a position at Hennepin County Medical Center where he practices as a pulmonologist and critical care physician, he is also the current course director of Human Health and Disease 1, a second year medical school course at the University of Minnesota.[1]
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing the United States | ||||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 17th | 2:15:53 |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 31st | 2:18:38 |
References
- ^ "Robert R. Kempainen, MD - MED - DOM - Pulmonary Allergy Sleep Med, University of Minnesota". Archived from the original on 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- Bob Kempainen profile at USATF
- WikiRun Encyclopedia
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111123033250/http://www.pacc.umn.edu/faculty/kempainen/home.html
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Amateur Athletic Union
- 1925: Charles Mellor
- 1926–29: Clarence DeMar
- 1930: Karl Koski
- 1931: William Agee
- 1932: Clyde Martak
- 1933–34: Melvin Porter
- 1935: Pat Dengis
- 1936: Billy McMahon
- 1937: Melvin Porter
- 1938–39: Pat Dengis
- 1940: Lou Gregory
- 1941: Bernard Smith
- 1942–43: Frederick McGlone
- 1944–45: Charles Robbins, Jr.
- 1946: Johnny Kelley
- 1947: Ted Vogel
- 1948: Johnny Kelley
- 1949: Victor Dyrgall
- 1950: Johnny Kelley
- 1951: Jesse Van Zant
- 1952: Victor Dyrgall
- 1953: John Lafferty
- 1954: Ted Corbitt
- 1955: Nicholas Costes
- 1956–63: John J. Kelley
- 1964: Buddy Edelen
- 1965: Garnett Williams
- 1966: Norm Higgins
- 1967: Ron Daws
- 1968: George Young
- 1969: Tom Heinonen
- 1970: Robert Fitts
- 1971: Kenny Moore
- 1972: Edmund Norris
- 1973: Douglas Schmenk
- 1974: Ronald Wayne
- 1975–76: Gary Tuttle
- 1977: Edward Schelegle
- 1978: Carl Hatfield
- 1979: Tom Antczak
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Frank Richardson
- 1981: Robert Johnson
- 1982: Joel Menges
- 1983: Pete Pfitzinger
- 1984–85: Ken Martin
- 1986: Bill Donakowski
- 1987: Ric Sayre
- 1988: Mark Conover
- 1989: Bill Reifsnyder
- 1990: Steve Spence
- 1991: Bill Reifsnyder
USA Track & Field
- 1992: Steve Spence
- 1993: Ed Eyestone
- 1994: Paul Pilkington
- 1995: Keith Brantly
- 1996: Bob Kempainen
- 1997: Dave Scudamore
- 1998: Keith Brantly
- 1999: Alfredo Vigueras
- 2000: Rod DeHaven
- 2001: Scott Larson
- 2002: Dan Browne
- 2003: Ryan Shay
- 2004: Alan Culpepper
- 2005–06: Mbarak Hussein
- 2007: Ryan Hall
- 2008: Fernando Cabada
- 2009: Meb Keflezighi
- 2010: Sergio Reyes
- 2011: Not held
- 2012: Meb Keflezighi
- 2013: Nicholas Arciniaga
- 2014: Tyler Pennel
- 2015: Jared Ward
- 2016: Galen Rupp
- 2017: Tim Ritchie
- 2018: Brogan Austin
- 2019: Not held
- 2020: Galen Rupp
- 2022: Futsum Zienasellassie
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