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.
.jpg) Kiplimo at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 November 2000 Bukwo District, Uganda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Uganda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Nike | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Iacopo Brasi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.
Early life edit
A member of the Sebei ethnic group, Jacob Kiplimo grew up in Bukwo on Mount Elgon, living at a high altitude.[2]
Career edit
2015–2018 edit
At the age of fifteen, Kiplimo won the 10,000 metres bronze medal at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships behind fellow East Africans Rodgers Kwemoi and Aron Kifle. Of as much importance as that placing was his time of 13:24:40 minutes for the 5000 metres in Rome that May. That was enough to reach the Olympic standard and gain selection for Uganda at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] As a result, he became the youngest ever Olympian for Uganda.[2]
Before the 2016 Rio Olympics, he improved his 5000 m best to 13:19.54 minutes. The youngest entrant to the competition, he ran in the Olympic heats only, recording a time of 13:30.40 minutes for 11th in his race.[4] He was the youngest ever competitor for Uganda at the Olympic Games, at the age of 15.[5][6]
At age 16, Kiplimo produced a performance of a lifetime to win gold in the men's U20 race at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, the country's first-ever gold medal at a World Cross, covering a 8 km course in 22:40 minutes.[7]
He won the San Silvestre Vallecana 10 km road race in Madrid in a time of 26:41 on 31 December 2018. As the course has an elevation drop, it didn't count for record purposes. His win set a new course record, formerly held by Eliud Kipchoge since 2006 with 26:54.
2019 edit
At the Ugandan Cross Country Championships on 16 February in Tororo, Kiplimo defeated Joshua Cheptegei by placing first and second, respectively. In the men's senior race over 10 km, Kiplimo won by an 11-second lead over the 10,000 m world championship runner-up.[8]
At the World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark, Kiplimo finished second in the senior men's race four seconds after Joshua Cheptegei's winning time of 31:40. He won the gold medal in the teams ranking with Cheptegei from Uganda.[9]
Kiplimo did not run in the 10,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Doha because of an injury.[10][11]
On 31 December, Kiplimo ran the Saint Silvester Road Race (15 km) in São Paulo and was beaten by Kibiwott Kandie at the finish line. Kandie won in 42:59, a new course record, with Kiplimo finishing in 43:00.[12]
2020 edit
On 8 September, Kiplimo won the 5000 m run in Ostrava, Czech Republic in a time of 12:48.63 and improved his personal best of 13:13.64 set as a 16-year-old at the 2017 Prefontaine Classic. Selemon Barega was the runner up with a time 12:49.08, while his personal best of 12:43.02 was the fifth-fastest ever at the time.[13] On 17 September, Kiplimo won a Diamond League 3000 m run in Rome in a time of 7:26.64, the fastest mark since Kenenisa Bekele's 7:25.70 in August 2007. Kiplimo's time was the eighth-fastest of all time and second-placed Jakob Ingebrigtsen's mark of 7:27.05 became the ninth.[14]
Kiplimo won the Half Marathon World Championship in a time of 58:49 on 17 October in Gdynia, Poland. His mark was a Ugandan record and championship record. [15]
On 6 December, he competed in the Valencia Half Marathon against the world half marathon silver medalist Kibiwott Kandie. Kiplimo faced also Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya, who made his half marathon debut and held the world record in the 10 km on the road. With just around one kilometer remaining, Kandie made a strong move for the victory, and Kiplimo could not keep up with his surge. At the end of it all, Kandie, Kiplimo, Kipruto, and also Alexander Mutiso of Kenya all broke the previous world record of 58:01, set by Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor back in September 2019 in Copenhagen. Kandie finished in a world record time of 57:32, with Kiplimo finishing just behind in a Ugandan record of 57:37. Kipruto also set a debut world record with a time of 57:49, with Mutiso finishing in 57:59.[16]
2021 edit
On 21 March 2021, Kiplimo competed at the Campaccio cross country race in San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy. Despite falling during the ninth kilometer of the race, he won a 10 km in 29:07. Ethiopia's Nebret Melak finished second, and Kiplimo's younger brother Oscar Chelimo finished third.[17] On 19 May, Kiplimo returned to the track racing 10,000 m at the 60th Ostrava Golden Spike. He pulled away from Bahrain's Birhanu Balew to win the race. Kiplimo finished in a personal best time of 26:33.93, which made him the seventh-fastest 10,000 m performer of all time and the second-fastest Ugandan in history over the distance behind world record holder Joshua Cheptegei's 26:11.00. [18]
On 21 November 2021, Kiplimo set a half marathon world record at 57:31 in Lisbon.[19]
2023 edit
On 18 February, Kiplimo won the gold medal in the 10-kilometer race at the World Cross Country Championships held in Bathurst, Australia with a time of 29:17. Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi finished second in 29:26 followed by Joshua Cheptegei (29:37), world record holder for the 5000 m and 10,000 m, who had been defending his title from Aarhus 2019.[20] Thus, Kiplimo became reigning world half marathon and cross country champion.
Achievements edit
All information from World Athletics profile.[1]
Personal bests edit
- 1500 metres – 3:50.24 (Arezzo 2016)
- 3000 metres – 7:26.64 (Rome 2020) NR
- 5000 metres – 12:41.73 (Oslo 2023)
- 10,000 metres – 26:33.93 (Ostrava 2021)
- 10,000 meters - 29:17 (Sydney 2023)
- Road
- 10 kilometres – 27:31 (Manchester 2019)
- 15 kilometers - 41:05 (Zevenheuvelenloop 2023) World Record[21]
- Half marathon – 57:31 (Lisbon 2021) World record
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 10,000 m | 27:26.68 PB |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 26th (h) | 5000 m | 13:30.40 | |
| 2017 | World Cross Country Championships | Kampala, Uganda | 1st | Junior race | 22:40 |
| 4th | Junior team | 59 pts | |||
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 22nd (h) | 5000 m | 13:30.92 | |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 4th | 10,000 m | 27:30.25 |
| World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 6th | 5,000 m | 13:23.35 | |
| 2nd | 10,000 m | 27:40.36 | |||
| 2019 | World Cross Country Championships | Aarhus, Denmark | 2nd | Senior race | 31:44 |
| 1st | Team | 20 pts | |||
| 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | 1st | Half marathon | 58:49 CR |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | 5,000 m | 13:02.40 |
| 3rd | 10,000 m | 27:43.88 | |||
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 3rd | 10,000 m | 27:27.97 |
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 1st | 5000 m | 13:08.08 SB | |
| 1st | 10,000 m | 27:09.19 SB GR | |||
| 2023 | World Cross Country Championships | Bathurst, Australia | 1st | Senior race | 29:17 |
| 3rd | Team | 37 pts | |||
| Road races | |||||
| 2015 | We Run Rome | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 10 km | 28:49 |
| 2016 | Cuneo ASICS Run | Cuneo, Italy | 1st | 10 km | 28:26 |
| 2018 | Giro al Sas | Trento, Italy | 1st | 10 km | 28:17 |
| San Silvestre Vallecana | Madrid, Spain | 1st | 10 km | 26:41 | |
| 2019 | Great Manchester Run | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1st | 10 km | 27:31 |
| MTN Kampala Half Marathon | Kampala, Uganda | 1st | Half marathon | 1:01:53 | |
| Saint Silvester Road Race | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | 15 km | 43:00 | |
| 2020 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia, Spain | 2nd | Half marathon | 57:37 |
| 2021 | Lisbon Half Marathon | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | Half marathon | 57:31 |
| 2022 | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon | Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | 1st | Half marathon | 57:56 |
| Great North Run | Newcastle, United Kingdom | 1st | Half marathon | 59:33 | |
| 2023 | New York City Half Marathon | New York, NY, United States | 1st | Half marathon | 1:01:31 |
Circuit wins edit
- Diamond League
- 2020: Rome Golden Gala (3000m)
References edit
- ^ a b "Jacob KIPLIMO – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ a b Atwiine, Simon Peter (2016-07-21). 15-year old Jacob Kiplimo could cause a surprise at Rio 2016 Olympics. Uganda Eagle. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
- ^ 15 year old Jacob Kiplimo wins Bronze at U20 World Championships. This Is Uganda. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
- ^ Jacob Kiplimo. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
- ^ Jacob Kiplimo Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
- ^ INEOS. "Jacob Kiplimo". www.ineos159challenge.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ "Kiplimo captures Uganda's first world cross gold – IAAF World Championships Kampala 2017 | REPORT | World Athletics".
- ^ "Kiplimo defeats Cheptegei at Ugandan Cross Country Championships| News | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ "Senior Race Result | IAAF World Cross Country Championships Aarhus 2019 | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ "Entry Lists by COUNTRY and EVENT" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ Kazibwe, Edgar (October 7, 2019). "Cheptegei 'proud', rues Kiplimo's absence in Gold medal winning show | 2019 IAAF World Championships". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ Gleeson, Scott. "Olympic runner prematurely celebrates near finish line, blows race and chance at record". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ "2020 Ostrava Golden Spike Recap: Jacob Kiplimo Comes From Behind to Stun Selemon Barega in Thrilling 5,000 as Both Men Break 12:50 - LetsRun.com". www.letsrun.com. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ "Jacob > Jakob: Kiplimo Tops Ingebrigtsen, 7:26 to 7:27, in Fast 3K Showdown in Rome - LetsRun.com". www.letsrun.com. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ "Cheptegei fick stryk på VM i halvmaraton". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ Snider-Mcgrath, Ben (6 December 2020). "By the umbers: Kibiwott Kandie's record-shattering run in Valencia". Canadian Running Magazine. Running Magazine. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Kiplimo and Gemechu reign supreme at Campaccio cross country | REPORTS | World Athletics".
- ^ "10,000 Metres - men - senior - outdoor".
- ^ "Kiplimo breaks world half marathon record in Lisbon". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Kiplimo is 2023 World Cross-Country champion". Monitor. 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "Jacob Kilomo Equals 15k World Record At Seven Hills Race While Making Comeback From Hamstring Injury". 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
External links edit
- Jacob Kiplimo at World Athletics
- Jacob Kiplimo at Diamond League
- Jacob Kiplimo at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Jacob Kiplimo at Olympics.com
- Jacob Kiplimo at Olympedia
