Felix Chemonges


Felix Chemonges 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. He finished in 26th place. 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. 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.