Jacob Kiplimo

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Jacob Kiplimo athletics
nation UgandaUganda Uganda
birthday 14th November 2000 (age 19)
place of birth Taragon , Uganda
Career
discipline Long distance running
status active
Medal table
Cross Country World Championship 2 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
U20 world championships 0 × gold 1 × silver 1 × bronze
IAAF logo World Cross Country Championships
gold Kampala 2017 Juniors singles
gold Aarhus 2019 Men team
silver Aarhus 2019 Men singles
IAAF logo Junior World Championships
bronze Bydgoszcz 2016 10,000 m
silver Tampere 2018 10,000 m
last change: March 30, 2019

Jacob Kiplimo (born November 14, 2000 in Taragon , Kween District ) is a Ugandan long-distance runner .

Athletic career

Jacob Kiplimo gained his first international experience at the U20 World Championships in Bydgoszcz 2016, where he won the bronze medal over 10,000 meters in 27: 26.68 minutes. He qualified over 5000 meters for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , where he was eliminated with 13: 30.40 min in the first round . At the 2017 World Cross Country Championships in Kampala , he won the men's junior race in 22:40 minutes. Over 5000 meters he took part in the World Championships in London and was eliminated there with 13: 30.92 min in the preliminary round .

At the Commonwealth Games 2018 in the Australian Gold Coast , he competed over 10,000 meters and finished fourth in 27: 30.25 minutes. In July he again took part in the U20 World Championships in Tampere , Finland , where he won the silver medal over 10,000 meters behind the Kenyan Rhonex Kipruto in 27: 40.36 minutes . He also reached sixth place over 5000 meters in 13: 23.35 minutes.

The IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2019 , the 18-year-old in March occupied in Aarhus second place and became world champion in the team standings.

Personal bests

  • 3000 meters: 7: 43.73 min, May 5, 2017 in Doha
  • 5000 meters: 13: 13.64 min, May 27, 2017 in Eugene
  • 10,000 meters: 27: 26.68 min, July 19, 2016 in Bydgoszcz
  • 10 km road run: 27:31 min, 19 May 2019 in Manchester
    • 10 km road run: 26:41 min, December 31, 2018 in Madrid (not suitable for the best list, downhill course)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Youngest Olympian harbors big dreams for poor parents. In: monitor.co.ug. August 10, 2016, accessed on May 22, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Kiplimo, Jacob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ugandan long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH November 14, 2000
PLACE OF BIRTH Taragon