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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Paul CHELIMO

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    United States United States
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    27 OCT 1990     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14454958
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Gold

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Men's 10,000m 18 1220
Men's 5000m 10 1320
Men's Overall Ranking 154 1320

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's 10,000m 7 for 7 weeks
Men's 5000m 5 for 17 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 80 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 3:39.33 Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb (CRO) 06 SEP 2016 1115
One Mile 3:55.96 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 18 AUG 2018 1125
3000 Metres 7:31.57 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 05 MAY 2017 1229
Two Miles 8:07.59 Cobb Track and Angell Field, Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 JUN 2019 1223
5000 Metres 12:57.55 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 31 AUG 2018 1219
10,000 Metres 27:43.89 Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 30 MAY 2019 1157
5 Kilometres 13:45 New York, NY (USA) 03 NOV 2018 1068
8 Kilometres 23:27 New Orleans, LA (USA) 16 MAR 2014 0
10 Kilometres 29:24 Richmond, VA (USA) 29 MAR 2014 1015
15 Kilometres 43:46 Jacksonville, FL (USA) 11 MAR 2017 1086
10 Miles Road 48:19 Washington, DC (USA) 11 OCT 2015 1023
Half Marathon 1:02:19 New York, NY (USA) 17 MAR 2019 1098
4x800 Metres Relay 7:38.95 Durham, NC (USA) 06 APR 2013 988

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
800 Metres 1:54.54 Chapel Hill, NC (USA) 14 JAN 2012 952
1500 Metres 3:42.49 Portland, OR (USA) 05 FEB 2016 1122
One Mile 3:58.59 Winston Salem, NC (USA) 02 FEB 2018 1148
3000 Metres 7:39.00 Portland, OR (USA) 11 MAR 2016 1208
Two Miles 8:28.53 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 04 MAR 2017 1144
5000 Metres 14:14.6h Rome, GA (USA) 18 FEB 2011 993
4x800 Metres Relay 7:44.85 Bloomington, IN (USA) 22 JAN 2011 1021
Distance Medley Relay 9:59.73 Birmingham, AL (USA) 23 FEB 2012 0

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 7:50.37 JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC (USA) 08 FEB 2020 1137

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2018 3:40.16 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 03 MAY 2018
2016 3:39.33 Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb (CRO) 06 SEP 2016
2013 3:40.41 Central Stadium, Kazan (RUS) 09 JUL 2013
2012 3:40.25 Raleigh, NC (USA) 30 MAR 2012
2011 3:46.70 Clemson, SC (USA) 13 MAY 2011

Outdoor

One Mile

Performance Place Date
2018 3:55.96 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 18 AUG 2018
2013 4:08.06 High Point, NC (USA) 23 MAR 2013

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019 7:38.96 Cobb Track and Angell Field, Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 JUN 2019
2018 7:34.83 Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 13 JUL 2018
2017 7:31.57 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 05 MAY 2017
2016 7:37.98 Paris (FRA) 27 AUG 2016

Outdoor

Two Miles

Performance Place Date
2019 8:07.59 Cobb Track and Angell Field, Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 JUN 2019
2018 8:20.91 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 25 MAY 2018

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019 13:04.60 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) 30 SEP 2019
2018 12:57.55 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 31 AUG 2018
2017 13:08.62 Sacramento, CA (USA) 23 JUN 2017
2016 13:03.90 Estádio Olímpico, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 20 AUG 2016
2015 13:37.02 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 02 MAY 2015
2013 13:36.27 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 28 APR 2013
2012 13:21.89 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 29 APR 2012
2011 13:53.02 Nashville, TN (USA) 04 JUN 2011

Outdoor

5 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2018 13:45 New York, NY (USA) 03 NOV 2018
2017 13:47 Carlsbad, CA (USA) 02 APR 2017
2015 14:19 Providence, RI (USA) 20 SEP 2015

Outdoor

8 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2014 23:27 New Orleans, LA (USA) 16 MAR 2014

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019 27:43.89 Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 30 MAY 2019
2011 29:44.42 Marion, IN (USA) 26 MAY 2011

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2014 29:24 Richmond, VA (USA) 29 MAR 2014

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2017 43:46 Jacksonville, FL (USA) 11 MAR 2017
2015 45:49 Jacksonville, FL (USA) 15 MAR 2015

Outdoor

10 Miles Road

Performance Place Date
2015 48:19 Washington, DC (USA) 11 OCT 2015
2014 51:50 Washington, DC (USA) 12 OCT 2014

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2019 1:02:19 New York, NY (USA) 17 MAR 2019

Outdoor

4x800 Metres Relay

Performance Place Date
2013 7:38.95 Durham, NC (USA) 06 APR 2013

Indoor

800 Metres

Performance Place Date
2011/12 1:54.54 Chapel Hill, NC (USA) 14 JAN 2012

Indoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017/18 3:42.91 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 18 FEB 2018
2015/16 3:42.49 Portland, OR (USA) 05 FEB 2016

Indoor

One Mile

Performance Place Date
2017/18 3:58.59 Winston Salem, NC (USA) 02 FEB 2018
2012/13 4:09.41 Winston Salem, NC (USA) 02 FEB 2013
2011/12 4:06.57 Birmingham, AL (USA) 24 FEB 2012

Indoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019/20 7:50.37 JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC (USA) 08 FEB 2020
2017/18 7:39.10 Emirates Arena, Glasgow (GBR) 25 FEB 2018
2016/17 7:42.39 Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA (USA) 28 JAN 2017
2015/16 7:39.00 Portland, OR (USA) 11 MAR 2016
2012/13 8:09.07 Winston Salem, NC (USA) 23 FEB 2013
2011/12 7:50.26 Nampa, ID (USA) 10 MAR 2012
2010/11 8:11.84 Bloomington, IN (USA) 21 JAN 2011

Indoor

Two Miles

Performance Place Date
2016/17 8:28.53 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 04 MAR 2017

Indoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2010/11 14:14.6h Rome, GA (USA) 18 FEB 2011

Indoor

4x800 Metres Relay

Performance Place Date
2010/11 7:44.85 Bloomington, IN (USA) 22 JAN 2011

Indoor

Distance Medley Relay

Performance Place Date
2011/12 9:59.73 Birmingham, AL (USA) 23 FEB 2012

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. 5000 Metres 13:03.90 Estádio Olímpico, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 20 AUG 2016

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 5000 Metres 13:33.30 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 12 AUG 2017
7. 5000 Metres 13:04.60 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) 30 SEP 2019

Honours - World Indoor Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
7. 3000 Metres 8:00.76 Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR (USA) 20 MAR 2016

Honours - World Cross Country Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
6. Mixed Relay 24:08 Kololo, Kampala (UGA) 26 MAR 2017

Honours - World (Continental) Cup

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 3000 Metres 7:57.13 Ostrava (CZE) 09 SEP 2018

Honours - Diamond League

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 13:14.01 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 21 JUL 2018

Honours - World University Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. 5000 Metres 13:37.09 Central Stadium, Kazan (RUS) 12 JUL 2013

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 13:29.47 Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA (USA) 24 JUN 2018
1. 5000 Metres 13:08.62 Sacramento, CA (USA) 23 JUN 2017

Honours - National Indoor Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 3000 Metres 8:00.14 Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (USA) 14 FEB 2020
1. 1500 Metres 3:42.91 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 18 FEB 2018
1. 3000 Metres 7:57.88 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 17 FEB 2018
1. Two Miles 8:28.53 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 04 MAR 2017
Results in:

3000 Metres Indoor

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
08 FEB 2020 Camel City Invitational, JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC USAUSA F F 1. 7:50.37
14 FEB 2020 USA Ind. Ch., Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM USAUSA D F 1. 8:00.14

5000 Metres Indoor

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
28 FEB 2020 Boston University Last Chance Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA USAUSA F F1 DNF

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