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==Running career== |
==Running career== |
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===Youth=== |
===Youth=== |
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As a youngster, Campbell ran on the track team of Bellefield High School, in [[Manchester Parish]], Jamaica. Although the overwhelming majority on the team were sprinters, Campbell was coached for distance running; one of his first races was a 5K road race.<ref name="RT">{{cite web|url=http://www.runnersworld.com/college-runner-profiles/5-minutes-kemoy-campbell|author=Kissane, John A.|title=5 Minutes With Kemoy Campbell|date=25 March 2013}}</ref> While still in Bellefield HS, |
As a youngster, Campbell ran on the track team of Bellefield High School, in [[Manchester Parish]], Jamaica. Although the overwhelming majority on the team were sprinters, Campbell was coached for distance running; one of his first races was a 5K road race.<ref name="RT">{{cite web|url=http://www.runnersworld.com/college-runner-profiles/5-minutes-kemoy-campbell|author=Kissane, John A.|title=5 Minutes With Kemoy Campbell|date=25 March 2013}}</ref> While still in Bellefield HS, Campbell was scouted by University of Arkansas, the school he would come to many years later.<ref name="RT"/> In 2010, he became the first Jamaican high schooler to win the high school boys 3000m at the [[Penn Relays]].<ref>http://pennrelaysonline.com/History/results.aspx?en=164&cy=2010</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:24, 12 February 2019
Kemoy Campbell (born January 14, 1991) is a Jamaican distance runner who competes in various events from 800 meters to 5000 metres. Since competing in the American collegiate circuit, he has developed a reputation for having remarkable range, having competitive experience from the 800 meters to the 10K. Campbell holds multiple Jamaican records in athletics.
Running career
Youth
As a youngster, Campbell ran on the track team of Bellefield High School, in Manchester Parish, Jamaica. Although the overwhelming majority on the team were sprinters, Campbell was coached for distance running; one of his first races was a 5K road race.[2] While still in Bellefield HS, Campbell was scouted by University of Arkansas, the school he would come to many years later.[2] In 2010, he became the first Jamaican high schooler to win the high school boys 3000m at the Penn Relays.[3]
Collegiate
Campbell first ran with South Plains College of Levelland, Texas, with whom he won NJCAA titles in the 800 meters and in cross country.[2] He subsequently transferred to the same university which had scouted him back in Jamaica, University of Arkansas. At Arkansas, Campbell got coaching from coach Chris Bucknam. At the 2013 NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships, Campbell placed fifth in the men's 5000 meters final and placed second in the men's 3000 meters at the 2013 NCAA Division 1 Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Professional
Campbell opened indoor season with an altitude 4:02.59 mile in Flagstaff, Arizona representing New Balance 22 January 2016.[4] Campbell set a PR and Jamaican indoor record in the men's 3000 meters representing New Balance at the 2016 Millrose Games 20 February 2016.[5]
Kemoy Campbell placed fifth in 13:30.09 in 5000 metres at May 20, 2016 at Hoka One One Mid Distance Classic hosted by Occidental College.[6]
On Feb 26, 2017, Campbell ran 13:14.45 indoors at the BU Last Chance meet to break the Jamaican record.[7]
Kemoy added a fourth national championship title to his collection on June 23, 2017, when he won the 5000m.[8]
On August 12, 2017, Kemoy became the first male Jamaican distance runner to compete in a final at the IAAF World Championships in London. He finished 10th with a time of 13:39.74.[9]
During Millrose Games in 2019, Campbell lost consciousness and a defibrillator had to be used to revive him. Campbell was setting the pace in men's 3000 m event. [10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f All-Athletics. "Profile of Kemoy Campbell".
- ^ a b c Kissane, John A. (25 March 2013). "5 Minutes With Kemoy Campbell".
- ^ http://pennrelaysonline.com/History/results.aspx?en=164&cy=2010
- ^ 2016 New Balance Games Results
- ^ 2016 Millrose Games Results
- ^ 2016 Hoka One One Mid Distance Classic
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a26287737/kemoy-campbell-collapses-millrose-games/
External links
- Living people
- 1991 births
- Jamaican male middle-distance runners
- Jamaican male long-distance runners
- People from Manchester Parish
- Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Jamaica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Jamaica
- Arkansas Razorbacks men's cross country runners