# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jacob-kiplimo
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:48:22.454Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jacob-kiplimo"
name: "Jacob Kiplimo"
slug: "jacob-kiplimo"
description: "Jacob Kiplimo is a Ugandan long-distance runner and world record holder in the half marathon. A four-time World Cross Country champion, Kiplimo won the junior race in 2017 and senior titles in 2023, 2024, and 2026. On the track, Kiplimo won bronze medals in the 10,000m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 World Athletics Championships. His 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. Kiplimo is also the third-fastest marathoner of all time, having run 2:00:28 at the 2026 London Marathon."
tagline: "Ugandan male long-distance runner"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jacob_Kiplimo_2022.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "2000-11-14"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump