Oscar Chelimo
Personal information
NationalityUgandan
Born (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001
Sport
CountryUganda
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Uganda
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Eugene5000 m
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Buenos Aires3000 m
African Youth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Algiers3000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 AarhusU20 team
Bronze medal – third place2019 AarhusU20 race

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]

Career

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 of 2023 Chelimo signed a contract with On Running.[5]

Achievements

International competitions

Representing  Uganda
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
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

1Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Road

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Oscar Chelimo". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2021-03-19). "Kiplimo set to star at Campaccio cross country". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  3. ↑ "Men's 5000 metres" (PDF). 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2022-12-31). "Chelimo and Seyaum end year with wins in Bolzano". World Athletics. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  5. ↑ "Our Athletes Oscar Chelimo". On. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
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