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Back to 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships Team
Athlete Bio

Paul Chelimo

Basic Information

Status: Active Gender: Male Age: 34 Date of Birth: 10/27/1990

Athletics Information

Event: Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field Coach: Scott Simmons Agent: N/A Club: American Distance Project

Residences

Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO High School: Chebiemit Boys High School College: University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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4x

National Indoor champion

3x

National champion

1x

World Championships Bronze medallist

1x

In Top 8 World Championships

1x

World (Continental) Cup winner

1x

Diamond League meeting winner

Current Accomplishments

Personal Best

Filter Results

10000m

EventPerformance
Event10000mPerformance27:43.89

1500m

EventPerformance
Event1500mPerformance3:39.33

1500m Indoors

EventPerformance
Event1500m IndoorsPerformance3:42.49

3000m Indoors

EventPerformance
Event3000m IndoorsPerformance7:39.00

5000m

EventPerformance
Event5000mPerformance12:57.55

800m Indoors

EventPerformance
Event800m IndoorsPerformance1:54.54

Men 10000

EventPerformance
EventMen 10000Performance27:12.7

Men 3000

EventPerformance
EventMen 3000Performance07:31.6

Men 5000

EventPerformance
EventMen 5000Performance12:57.5

Season Best

Filter Results

10 km Road

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateMarch 20, 2022Event10km de LillePerformance29:32Placing9.

1500m

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateMay 07, 2022EventKip Keino ClassicPerformance3:41.50Placing10.

3000m

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateAugust 10, 2022EventHerculis EBSPerformance7:42.68Placing11.

5000m

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateJune 26, 2022EventToyota USATF Outdoor ChampionshipsPerformance13:24.82Placing11.

Men 10000

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateMay 20, 2023EventParliament Hill Fields Athletics Track, London (GBR)Performance27:12.7Placing-
DateMay 18, 2024EventParliament Hill Fields Athletics Track, London (GBR)Performance27:34.0Placing-

Men 3000

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateJune 09, 2023EventStade Charléty, Paris (FRA)Performance07:43.8Placing-

Men 5000

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateJune 17, 2023EventLAZ Wien, Wien (AUT)Performance13:03.1Placing-
DateMay 04, 2024EventStade Raymond Troussier, Decines (FRA)Performance13:21.5Placing-

All Results

Filter Results

10 km Road

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateMarch 20, 2022Event10km de LillePerformance29:32Placing9.

1500m

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateMay 07, 2022EventKip Keino ClassicPerformance3:41.50Placing10.

3000m

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateAugust 10, 2022EventHerculis EBSPerformance7:42.68Placing11.

5000m

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateJune 26, 2022EventToyota USATF Outdoor ChampionshipsPerformance13:24.82Placing11.

Men 10000

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateMay 20, 2023EventParliament Hill Fields Athletics Track, London (GBR)Performance27.21216667Placing-
DateJuly 06, 2023EventHayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA)Performance28.489Placing-

Men 3000

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateMay 12, 2023EventStade L. Lagrange, Toulon (FRA)Performance07:49.0Placing-
DateJune 09, 2023EventStade Charléty, Paris (FRA)Performance07:43.8Placing-

Men 5000

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateJune 15, 2023EventBislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR)Performance13:06.8Placing-
DateJune 17, 2023EventLAZ Wien, Wien (AUT)Performance13:03.1Placing-
DateJuly 09, 2023EventHayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA)Performance13:24.9Placing-
DateMay 04, 2024EventStade Raymond Troussier, Decines (FRA)Performance13:21.5Placing-
DateMay 15, 2024EventOlympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE)Performance13:25.0Placing-

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