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Jacob Kiplimo is a Ugandan long-distance runner who competes in track running events. He is the 2020 Half Marathon World Champion. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.He is the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Junior champion. In 2019, he became the World Cross Country Silver medallist at the age of 18.On Nov 21, 2021, Kiplimo set the Half-Marathon World Record at 57:31 in Lisbon.