Abraham Kiplimo
Olympic athlete
1989 –
Who is Abraham Kiplimo?
Abraham Kiplimo is a Ugandan long-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 5000 metres, finishing 24th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final. At the 2011 World Championships in Athletics he failed to get past the heats of the 5000 m.
Kiplimo ran at the Rotterdam Marathon and placed eleventh in a time of 2:13:32 hours in his debut in the event. Herepresented his country in the marathon at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics and placed 19th overall. He had his first marathon win at the 2014 Beppu-Oita Marathon in Japan. His victory in a time of 2:09:23 hours marked the first time he had ranked within the top ten over the distance.
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- Born
- Apr 14, 1989
Kapchorwa District - Siblings
- Nationality
- Uganda
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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