Jacob Kiplimo
Kiplimo at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 November 2000 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 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 | |
Medal record | |
Jacob Kiplimo (born 14 November 2000) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. Kiplimo is a four-time World Cross Country champion, having won the junior race in 2017 and senior titles in 2023, 2024, and 2026. He won bronze medals in the 10,000m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Kiplimo’s personal bests of 12:40.96 in the 5000m and 26:33.84 in the 10,000m rank within the top ten all-time in those events. The gold medalist in the 5000m and 10,000m at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Kiplimo also won the 2020 World Half Marathon.
At age 15, he represented his country at the 2016 Rio Olympics, becoming the youngest ever Olympian for Uganda. Kiplimo is also the Ugandan record holder for the 3000 metres.
His time of 56:42 in the Barcelona Half Marathon on 16 February 2025 was the fastest ever, breaking the official world record by 48 seconds. However, the time was not ratified as a world record by World Athletics due to assistance by a lead pace car that was deemed illegal.