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Paul Chelimo

Basic Information

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 10/27/1990
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Iten, Kenya
  • High School: Chebiemet Boys School (Kenya) ‘09
  • College: University of North Carolina, Greensboro ‘13, Public Health

Athlete Info

  • Event: Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Sean Ryan
  • Agent: N/A
  • Sponsor: Nike

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Olympic Games

  • 2016 Rio Olympics, silver (5000m)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, seventh (5000m)
  • 2017 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, bronze (5000m)
  • 2017 IAAF Cross Country Championships, fifth (mixed relay)
  • 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, seventh (3000m)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, gold (5000m)
  • 2020 Toyota USATF Indoor Championships, gold (3000m)
  • 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (5000m)
  • 2018 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (3000m & 1500m)
  • 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (5000m)
  • 2017 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (Two Miles)

Personal

Son of Gabriel Suter and Roselyne Cheruiyot…Has three brothers, Moses Kiptoo, Denis Chelimo and Alberto Chelimo, and one sister, Emmanuela Chelimo…Married to Brenda Kerubo...Have one daughter - Arianna Chebet Chelimo born December 20, 2018...Attained U.S. citizenship by joining the U.S. Army and the World Class Athlete Program in 2014... Aspires to become a water treatment specialist in Kenya and establish a water treatment plant in his native country...Came to the U.S. to run initially for Shorter College in 2010…Transferred to UNC - Greensboro in 2011…Named the Southern Conference Runner of the Year for the second straight season in 2012.

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