Kiplimo at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene
Personal information
Born
(2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 23) Bukwo District, Uganda
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight
56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country
Uganda
Sport
Athletics
Event
Long-distance running
Team
Nike
Coached by
Iacopo Brasi
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
3000 m: 7:26.64 NR (Rome 2020)
5000 m: 12:41.73 (Oslo 2023)
10,000 m: 26:33.93 (Ostrava 2021)
Road
10 km: 27:31 (Manchester 2019)
Half marathon: 57:31 WR (Lisbon 2021)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Uganda
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo
10,000 m
World Championships
2022 Eugene
10,000 m
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birmingham
5000 m
2022 Birmingham
10,000 m
World Cross Country Championships
2017 Kampala
Junior race
2019 Aarhus
Senior team
2023 Bathurst
Senior race
2024 Belgrade
Senior race
2019 Aarhus
Senior race
2024 Belgrade
Senior team
2023 Bathurst
Senior team
World Half Marathon Championships
2020 Gdynia
Individual
2020 Gdynia
Team
World Junior Championships
2018 Tampere
10,000 m
2016 Bydgoszcz
10,000 m
Jacob Kiplimo (born 14 November 2000)[1] is a Ugandan long-distance runner. He is the world record holder for the half marathon, which he set on 21 November 2021 in Lisbon with a time of 57:31. He is also the 2020 Tokyo Olympic 10,000 metres bronze medallist and won bronze in the event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Kiplimo earned gold medals for the 5000 metres and 10,000 m at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He is the 2020 World Half Marathon champion. He won silver (at age 18) and gold medal at the 2019 and 2023 World Cross Country Championships respectively.
At age 15, he represented his country at the 2016 Rio Olympics, becoming the youngest ever Olympian for Uganda. He was the 2017 World Cross Country junior champion. Kiplimo is also the Ugandan record holder for the 3000 metres.
^"Jacob KIPLIMO – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
JacobKiplimo (born 14 November 2000) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. He is the world record holder for the half marathon, which he set on 21 November...
Federations. The official IAAF world record for men is 57:31, set by JacobKiplimo of Uganda in November 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal, and for women is 1:04:02...
On 19 February 2022, the record was broken by Cheptegei's compatriot JacobKiplimo, who ran a 15 km split of 40:43 min at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon...
(ARRS). The men's half-marathon world record is 57:31, set by Ugandan JacobKiplimo on 21 November 2021 during the Lisbon Half Marathon. The women's record...
rule 260.28 Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 27:04: JacobKiplimo also ran 26:56+ (2022). Correct as of April 2024. Mx = mixed gender...
as an Olympic event. The overall world best time for men was set by JacobKiplimo en route the Lisbon Half Marathon. Excluding en route times both the...
000 metres title with a time of 27:21.08, a new championship record. JacobKiplimo of Uganda (the 2017 U20 cross country world champion) placed second...
October 2023 Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 55:40: JacobKiplimo also ran 54:42+ (2020), 54:53+ (2022). Kibiwott Kandie also ran 54:43+...
the 2018 World U20 Championships in Tampere behind Rhonex Kipruto and JacobKiplimo. He won the 3000 metres race at the African Youth Games that year. He...
placing second with a time of 12:49.08. Despite attempting to sprint past JacobKiplimo in the final 100 m, the Ugandan held on to win in a time of 12:48.63...
Label Road Race status. The men's course record of 57:31 was set by JacobKiplimo in 2021, which is the current world record for the half marathon distance...
"African Awards for the Year 2021; Joshua CHEPTEGEI, Faith KIPYEGON, JacobKIPLIMO, Christine MBOMA awarded". CAA. Confederation of African Athletics....
Repechage Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank JacobKiplimo 5000 m — 10000 m — Joshua Cheptegei 10000 m — Oscar Chelimo Victor Kiplangat...
2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships International Men: JacobKiplimo Women: Beatrice Chebet 30 Formula racing 2024 Tokyo ePrix (FE #5) International...
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