Jacob Kiplimo

Jacob Kiplimo
Personal information
Born (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 24)
Kween District, Uganda
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
CountryUganda
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
TeamNike
Coached byIacopo Brasi
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Jacob Kiplimo (born 14 November 2000)[1] is a Ugandan long-distance runner. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Kiplimo won a bronze medal in the 10,000 m events. Kiplimo won gold medals in the 5000 m and 10,000 m events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and he won a silver and gold medal at the 2019 and 2023 World Cross Country Championships, respectively. He was also the winner of the 2020 World Half Marathon, and is the former world record holder in the half marathon, which he held from 2021 to 2024 with a time of 57:31.

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.

  1. ^ "Jacob KIPLIMO – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

Jacob Kiplimo

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