Abraham Kiplimo
{{short description|Ugandan long-distance runner}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|4|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Suam, Kapchorwa District, Uganda
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| sport = Track and field, road running
| event = 5000 metres, marathon
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Abraham Kiplimo (born 14 April 1989 in Suam, Kapchorwa District) is a Ugandan long-distance runner.{{refn|name=OlympicBotGeneratedRef|{{cite web|title=Abraham Kiplimo|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kiplimo-abraham-1043737/|work=London 2012|publisher=The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited|accessdate=11 September 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730151752/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kiplimo-abraham-1043737/|archivedate=2012-07-30}}}} 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.
Career
Kiplimo made his marathon debut at the 2013 Rotterdam Marathon, finishing eleventh in a time of 2:13:32 hours. He represented 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 (a personal best of over four minutes) marked the first time he had ranked within the top ten over the distance.Nakamura, Ken (2014-02-02). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/abraham-kiplimo-beppu-oita-marathon-iaaf-silv Abraham Kiplimo gets biggest win of his career at the Beppu-Oita Marathon]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-23.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Kiplimo won a bronze medal for Uganda in the men's marathon, finishing behind Michael Shelley of Australia and Kenya's Stephen Kwelio Chemlany in a time of 2:12:23 hours. This was Kiplimo's maiden international medal.{{cite web| url = http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/658073-kiplimo-wins-marathon-bronze-for-uganda-in-glasgow.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140728192952/http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/658073-kiplimo-wins-marathon-bronze-for-uganda-in-glasgow.html| archive-date = 2014-07-28| title = Kiplimo wins marathon bronze for Uganda in Glasgow}}
References
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External links
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- {{CGF profile|66969}}
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Category:Olympic athletes for Uganda
Category:Ugandan male long-distance runners
Category:Ugandan male marathon runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:People from Kapchorwa District
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Uganda
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Uganda
Category:21st-century Ugandan sportsmen
Category:Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes from Eastern Region, Uganda
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