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.
kempainen, robert, kempainen, born, june, 1966, minneapolis, minnesota, american, retired, time, olympian, long, distance, runner, participated, 1992, barcelona, spain, 1996, atlanta, united, states, olympics, made, marathon, debut, 1991, twin, cities, maratho. 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 editAll results regarding marathon unless stated otherwise Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing the nbsp United States 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona Spain 17th 2 15 53 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta United States 31st 2 18 38References edit 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 1 nbsp This biographical article about an American long distance runner is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Kempainen amp oldid 1156456919, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
