Phillip Kiplimo | |
Birth Date: | 24 March 1991 |
Birth Place: | Chemonges Square, Kapchorwa District, Uganda |
Sport: | Long-distance running |
Event: | Half marathon, Marathon |
Phillip Kiplimo (born 24 March 1991 in Chemonges Square, Kapchorwa)[1] is a Ugandan long-distance runner.
He made his half marathon debut in Kampala in 2012 and ran the distance under one hour and two minutes.[2] He placed seventh at the Zwolle Half Marathon in 2013 and placed fourth on his marathon debut at the 2014 Linz Marathon, running a time of 2:14:14 hours.[3] Despite his lack of international experience, he was selected to represent Uganda in the marathon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He managed an eighth-place finish at the 2014 Commonwealth games marathon