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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Jacob KIPLIMO

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Uganda Uganda
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    14 NOV 2000     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14735365
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Gold
Jacob Kiplimo wins the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020 (Getty Images)

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's 10,000m 2 for 9 weeks
Men's 5000m 26 for 3 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 267 for 1 week
Men's Road Running 25 for 4 weeks
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 3:50.24 Arezzo (ITA) 07 MAY 2016 973
3000 Metres 7:26.64 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 17 SEP 2020 NR 1261
Two Miles 8:25.17 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 25 MAY 2018 1122
5000 Metres 12:48.63 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 08 SEP 2020 1252
10,000 Metres 27:26.68 Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL) 19 JUL 2016 1184
10 Kilometres 27:31 Manchester (GBR) 19 MAY 2019 1187
10 Kilometres 26:41 * Madrid (ESP) 31 DEC 2018 1234
15 Kilometres 43:00 São Paulo (BRA) 31 DEC 2019 1131
Half Marathon 58:49 Gdynia (POL) 17 OCT 2020 NR 1243

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 8:12.93 Padova (ITA) 20 FEB 2016 1002

Legend

* Not legal.

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 7:26.64 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 17 SEP 2020 NR 1261
5000 Metres 12:48.63 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 08 SEP 2020 1252
Half Marathon 58:49 Gdynia (POL) 17 OCT 2020 NR 1243

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2016 3:50.24 Arezzo (ITA) 07 MAY 2016

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2020 7:26.64 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 17 SEP 2020
2018 7:53.36 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 25 MAY 2018
2017 7:43.73 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 05 MAY 2017
2016 7:52.94 Lignano Sabbiadoro (ITA) 13 JUL 2016

Outdoor

Two Miles

Performance Place Date
2018 8:25.17 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 25 MAY 2018

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2020 12:48.63 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 08 SEP 2020
2018 13:19.66 Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 10 JUN 2018
2017 13:13.64 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 27 MAY 2017
2016 13:19.54 Ponzano Veneto (ITA) 10 JUN 2016

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2018 27:30.25 Gold Coast (AUS) 13 APR 2018
2016 27:26.68 Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL) 19 JUL 2016

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2019 27:31 Manchester (GBR) 19 MAY 2019
2018 28:17 Trento (ITA) 06 OCT 2018
2016 28:26 Cuneo (ITA) 13 NOV 2016
2015 28:49 Roma (ITA) 31 DEC 2015

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2019 43:00 São Paulo (BRA) 31 DEC 2019

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2020 58:49 Gdynia (POL) 17 OCT 2020

Indoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2015/16 8:12.93 Padova (ITA) 20 FEB 2016

Honours - World Half Marathon Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Half Marathon 58:49 Gdynia (POL) 17 OCT 2020

Honours - World Cross Country Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. U20 Race 22:40 Kololo, Kampala (UGA) 26 MAR 2017
2. Senior Race 31:44 Aarhus (DEN) 30 MAR 2019

Honours - World U20 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. 10,000 Metres 27:40.36 Ratina Stadium, Tampere (FIN) 10 JUL 2018
3. 10,000 Metres 27:26.68 Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL) 19 JUL 2016
6. 5000 Metres 13:23.35 Ratina Stadium, Tampere (FIN) 14 JUL 2018

Honours - Diamond League

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 3000 Metres 7:26.64 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 17 SEP 2020

Honours - Commonwealth Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. 10,000 Metres 27:30.25 Gold Coast (AUS) 13 APR 2018
Results in:

3000 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
17 SEP 2020 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, Stadio Olimpico, Roma ITAITA GW F 1. 7:26.64

5000 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
08 SEP 2020 59th Ostrava Golden Spike, Mestský Stadion, Ostrava CZECZE A F 1. 12:48.63

Half Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
17 OCT 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, Gdynia POLPOL GW F 1. 58:49

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