(1990-10-27) October 27, 1990 (age 33) Iten, Kenya
Alma mater
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Height
174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight
57 kg (126 lb)
Website
www.paulchelimo.com
Sport
Country
USA
Sport
Athletics
Event
1500–10,000 m
Club
United States Army
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
2016
5000 m, Silver
2020
5000 m, Bronze
World finals
2017
5000 m, Bronze
2019
5000 m, 7th
Personal bests
1500 m: 3:39.33 (Zagreb 2016)
Mile: 3:55.96 (Birmingham 2018)
3000 m: 7:31.57 (Doha 2017)
2-Mile: 8:07.59 (Palo Alto 2019)
5000 m: 12:57.55 (Brussels 2018)
10,000 m: 27:12.73 (London 2023)
Half marathon: 62:19 (New York 2019)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing United States
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
5000 m
2020 Tokyo
5000 m
World Championships
2017 London
5000 m
Representing Americas
Continental Cup
2018 Ostrava
3000 m
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Chelimo finishing runner-up in the men's 5,000 m at the 2016 Olympic Games
Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo (born October 27, 1990) is a Kenyan born American track and field athlete. He is the 2016 Olympic silver medalist and the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist in the 5000 meters and is known for his success at the highest level of athletics and controversial racing tactics.
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raised in Kenya. Became a U.S. citizen after joining the U.S. military. PaulChelimo – Born in Kenya. Became a U.S. citizen in 2014 while serving in the U...
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Leer 2014: Bernard Lagat 2015–6: Ryan Hill 2017–8: PaulChelimo 2019: Drew Hunter 2020: PaulChelimo Notes *Distances have varied as follows: 2 Miles (1899–1931)...
on November 18, 1985, in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Paul, an ordained minister and professor of New Testament at The Master's Seminary...
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Bednarek Rai Benjamin Hillary Bor Trayvon Bromell Matthew Centrowitz Jr. PaulChelimo Michael Cherry Nick Christie Bryce Deadmon (r) Mason Ferlic Grant Fisher...
Leer 2014: Bernard Lagat 2015–6: Ryan Hill 2017–8: PaulChelimo 2019: Drew Hunter 2020: PaulChelimo Notes *Distances have varied as follows: 2 Miles (1899–1931)...
Kincaid and Joe Klecker. In the 5000 m, he secured second place behind PaulChelimo. Less than half a second separated the top three finishers, who all ran...
Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012. Sjoblom, Paul (5 June 1941). "'Phantom Finn' Will Coach Runners". The Calgary Herald. p...
Joining Lagat on the team were Somali born Hassan Mead and Kenyan born PaulChelimo, making for an entirely foreign born delegation. Lagat also became the...
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