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Ugandan long-distance runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Ugandan |
Born | 12 December 2001 |
Sport | |
Country | Uganda |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long-distance running |
Medal record |
His older brother, Jacob Kiplimo is also an elite long-distance runner.[2]
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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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2017 | World U18 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 5th | 3000 m | 8:17.57 |
2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 7th | 5000 m | 14:00.68 |
African Youth Games | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | 3000 m | 8:00.72 | |
Youth Olympic Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 3rd | 3000 m | 4 pts | |
2019 | World Cross Country Championships | Aarhus, Denmark | 3rd | U20 race | 23:55 |
2nd | U20 team | 32 pts | |||
African U20 Championships | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 6th | 5000 m | 13:54.88 | |
African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 5th | 5000 m | 13:32.96 | |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 28th (h) | 5000 m | 13:42.94 | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 16th | 5000 m | 13:44.45 |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 3rd | 5000 m | 13:10.20 |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th (h) | 5000 m | 13:33.401 |
2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 20th | 5000 m | 13:31.56 |
1Did not finish in the final
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