Oscar Chelimo
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Born | 12 December 2001 | |||||||||||||
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Country | Uganda | |||||||||||||
Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||
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Oscar Chelimo (born 12 December 2001)[1] is a Ugandan long-distance runner. His older brother, Jacob Kiplimo is also an elite long-distance runner.[2]
Career[]
In 2018, he finished in 7th place in the men's 5000 metres event at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships held in Tampere, Finland.[3] In 2018, he also competed in the boys' 3000 metres at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina and he won the bronze medal.
In 2019, he represented Uganda at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.[4] He competed in the men's 5000 metres and he finished in 5th place.[4] In that same year, he also competed in the men's 5000 metres event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar though[5] he did not qualify to compete in the final.[5]
In 2020, he won the men's race of the BOclassic held in Bolzano, Italy.
In 2021 on 12 May, Oscar Chelimo raced a 5000m in Bergamo, Italy finishing 3rd in 13:06.79, and Olympic qualifying time. Next Chelimo raced at the 60th Ostrava Golden Spike in the 3000m, where he finished 3rd in 7:43.00. [6]
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 5th | 5000 m | 13:32.96 |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 16th | 5000 m | 13:44.45 |
References[]
- ^ "Oscar Chelimo". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego. "Kiplimo set to star at Campaccio cross country." World Athletics, 19 Mar. 2021, www.worldathletics.org/competitions/ world-athletics-cross-country-permit/news/campaccio-cross-country-2021-preview. Accessed 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Men's 5000 metres" (PDF). 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Men's 5000 metres" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Athlete Profile Oscar Chelimo." World Athletics, www.worldathletics.org/ athletes/uganda/oscar-chelimo-14805793. Accessed 3 July 2021.
External links[]
- Oscar Chelimo at World Athletics
- Oscar Chelimo at ARRS
- Oscar Chelimo at Olympedia
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Ugandan male long-distance runners
- Ugandan male cross country runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Uganda
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
- African Games competitors for Uganda
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Uganda
- Ugandan athletics biography stubs