# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/matt-tegenkamp
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:58:38.227Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/matt-tegenkamp"
name: "Matt Tegenkamp"
slug: "matt-tegenkamp"
description: "Matthew \"Teg\" Tegenkamp is a retired professional runner from Lee's Summit, Missouri who specialized in various long-distance events. Tegenkamp represented the United States at two Summer Olympics, in 2008 and 2012. He trained with other members of the KIMbia Athletics group and was sponsored by Nike during his professional career. Tegenkamp set an American record in the outdoor two mile[PRs] and also achieved other performances that were near record breaking during his career."
tagline: "Athletics competitor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Matt_tegenkamp_usa.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1982-01-19"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           42.3
  momentum:             1.849315068493151
  historical:           7.212456
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/mtegenkamp/"
    handle:    "mtegenkamp"
sources:
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Tegenkamp"
    title: "Matthew Tegenkamp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%BE"
    title: "مات تيجينكامپ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Tegenkamp"
    title: "Matthew Tegenkamp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Tegenkamp"
    title: "Matt Tegenkamp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Tegenkamp"
    title: "Matthew Tegenkamp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%82%B2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97"
    title: "マシュー・テゲンカンプ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Tegenkamp"
    title: "Matt Tegenkamp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Tegenkamp"
    title: "Matthew Tegenkamp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1389804"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump