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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 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.

Achievements※

• All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the  United States
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	17th	2:15:53
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	31st	2:18:38

References※

• 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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