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Oscar Chelimo
Ugandan long-distance runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oscar Chelimo (born 12 December 2001)[1] is a Ugandan long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal for the 5000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.
His older brother, Jacob Kiplimo is also an elite long-distance runner.[2]
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In 2018, Oscar Chelimo finished in seventh place in the men's 5000 metres event at the World U20 Championships held in Tampere, Finland.[3] He also competed in the boys' 3000 metres at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina and won the bronze medal.[1]
He represented Uganda at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco, running in the men's 5000 m event to finish in fifth place.[1] That same year, he also competed in the men's 5000 m event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar, though he did not qualify to compete in the final.[1]
In 2020, he won the men's 5 kilometres road race at the BOclassic held in Bolzano, Italy.
On 12 May 2021, Chelimo raced the 5000 m in Bergamo, Italy, finishing third in 13:06.79, an Olympic qualifying time. Next he raced at the 60th Ostrava Golden Spike in the 3000 m, where he placed third in 7:43.00. He finished 16th in the 5000 m at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in August.[1]
Chelimo won the bronze medal for the 5000 m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon in July, and took his second victory at the BOclassic on the New Year's Eve that year (10 km).[1][4]
In April 2023 Chelimo signed a contract with On Running.[5]
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International competitions
1Did not finish in the final
Personal bests
- 1500 metres – 3:47.48 (Milan 2019)
- 3000 metres – 7:43.00 (Ostrava 2021)
- 5000 metres – 13:00.42 (Brussels 2022)
- Road
- 5 kilometres – 13:17 (Bolzano 2020)
- 10 kilometres – 28:06 (Arezzo 2021)
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