“ To come here to win the race is a big achievement for me. ” This was Jacob Kiplimo after the 2025 Chicago Marathon, and why wouldn’t it be a big achievement for him? In what was his only second marathon of his track and field career, the Ugandan claimed victory with a time of 2:02:23. Not only did this incredible performance earn Jacob Kiplimo a personal best, but it also catapulted him from the rural setting he grew up in into the ranks of the world’s fastest marathoners, making him the seventh-fastest in history. It was a proud moment indeed for the track and field athlete and his country. This was the rise of Kiplimo from the rural areas of Uganda to being the winner of the 2025 Chicago Marathon.

When and Where Was Jacob Kiplimo Born?

Kiplimo was born on November 14, 2000, in a r

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