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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)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Men's 10,000m 1 1360
Men's 5000m 7 1338
Men's Overall Ranking 29 1419
Men's Road Running 1 1339

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's 10,000m 1 for 40 weeks
Men's 5000m 6 for 12 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 24 for 2 weeks
Men's Road Running 1 for 9 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 8:10.16 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 21 AUG 2021 1208
5000 Metres 12:48.63 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 08 SEP 2020 1252
10,000 Metres 26:33.93 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 19 MAY 2021 1268
10 Kilometres 27:31 Manchester (GBR) 19 MAY 2019 1177
10 Kilometres 26:41 * Madrid (ESP) 31 DEC 2018 1224
15 Kilometres 43:00 São Paulo (BRA) 31 DEC 2019 1131
Half Marathon 57:31 Lisboa (POR) 21 NOV 2021 WR, AR, NR 1288

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
Half Marathon 57:56 Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) 19 FEB 2022 1271

Outdoor

1500 Metres

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

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2021 7:41.27 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 21 AUG 2021
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
2021 8:10.16 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 21 AUG 2021
2018 8:25.17 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 25 MAY 2018

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2021 12:55.60 Stadion Allmend, Luzern (SUI) 29 JUN 2021
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
2021 26:33.93 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 19 MAY 2021
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
2022 57:56 Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) 19 FEB 2022
2021 57:31 Lisboa (POR) 21 NOV 2021
2020 57:37 Valencia (ESP) 06 DEC 2020

Indoor

3000 Metres

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

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 10,000 Metres 27:43.88 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 30 JUL 2021
5. 5000 Metres 13:02.40 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 06 AUG 2021

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 Århus (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:

Half Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
19 FEB 2022 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, Ras Al Khaimah UAEUAE B F 1. 57:56

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