Jacob Kiplimo (born 14 November 2000) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Kiplimo won a bronze medal in the 10,000 m events.

5 days ago · Jacob Kiplimo shattered the half marathon world record with a blistering run on Sunday. The 24-year-old Ugandan was competing in the Barcelona half marathon where he became the first person ever ...

5 days ago · Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo set a stunning world half marathon record of 56:42* at the eDreams Mitja Marató Barcelona by Brooks, a World Athletics Gold Label road race, on Sunday (16).. With that impressive performance, the 24-year-old two-time world cross country champion improved on Yomif Kejelcha’s previous world record of 57:30 by 48 seconds – the greatest single improvement on the men ...

4 days ago · Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda ran with a vengeance in Barcelona on Sunday — masterfully reclaiming the half marathon world record after the title was taken from him last year. "What a day!" he wrote ...

4 days ago · Blink and you’ll miss him, Jacob Kiplimo seized the win and the new men’s half marathon world record at the 2025 Barcelona Half Marathon in Spain on Sunday (16 February). Having broken the ...

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5 days ago · BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo set a men’s half-marathon word record on Sunday and also became the first runner to go under 57 minutes. The 24-year-old Kiplimo set a time of 56 minutes, 41 seconds at a road race in Barcelona, smashing the previous record of 57:30 by Ethiopian distance runner Yomif Kejelcha last year in the ...

5 days ago · Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda took a whopping 48 seconds off the previous record Sunday morning at the 2025 Barcelona Half Marathon, clocking 56:42 to become the first man to ever break 57 minutes.

5 days ago · Jacob Kiplimo is a two-time world cross country champion. Published. 16 February 2025. Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo became the first person to run a half marathon below 57 minutes as he shattered the ...

4 days ago · Race winner Jacob Kiplimo breaks the world record at the eDreams Mitja Marato de Barcelona, on Sunday in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda ran with a vengeance in Barcelona on Sunday — masterfully reclaiming the half marathon world record after the title was taken from him last year.