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Jacob Kiplimo (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 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.
Nov 14, 2000 · Jacob KIPLIMO, Uganda - 5000 Metres, 10 Kilometres Road, 15 Kilometres Road, Half Marathon, 2 Miles, 10,000 Metres, 3000 Metres.
Mar 30, 2024 · The Ugandan runner won the 2024 edition of the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, joining a select group of back-to-back champions. He beat Ethiopia's Berihu Aregawi and Kenya's Benson Kiplangat, who took silver and bronze respectively.
Nov 19, 2023 · The Ugandan runner won the NN Zevenheuvelenloop in 41:05, matching the record set by Joshua Cheptegei in 2018. He also broke the course record and ran the fastest 15km split in a half marathon.
Nov 22, 2021 · The 21-year-old broke the previous record set by Kenya's Kibiwott Kandie in Valencia in 2020, clocking 57 minutes 31 seconds in Lisbon. He also won the World Half Marathon Championship title in 2020 and took Olympic bronze in the 10,000m this year.
Nov 22, 2021 · Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo set the half marathon world record, winning the Lisbon Half Marathon in 57:31 on Sunday, November 21. Kiplimo broke the previous record of 57:32, set by Kenya’s Kibiwott...
Nov 21, 2021 · Jacob Kiplimo set a new world record to win the Lisbon Half Marathon on Sunday (21 November). Uganda's Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist clocked 57:31, breaking Kibiwott Kandie's mark from Valencia last December by just one second.
