Half Marathon, Jacob Kiplimo and Uganda

Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo Smashes World Half Marathon Record In Barcelona
Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo smashed the world half marathon record with a blistering time of 56 minutes and 42 seconds, shaving 48 seconds off the previous record.
Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo completes first ever sub-57 minute half marathon, smashing world record
Kiplimo finished the race with a time of 56:42 and smashed the previous world record by 48 seconds, the biggest ever single improvement on the men’s half marathon world record. Prior to Kiplimo’s incredible run, Ethiopian athlete Yomif Kejelcha held the record with a time of 57:30.
Half marathon world record shattered: Jacob Kiplimo becomes first man to break 57 minutes
The half marathon world record now begins with a 56. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda took a whopping 48 seconds off the previous record Sunday morning at the 2025 Barcelona Half Marathon, clocking 56:42 to become the first man to ever break 57 minutes. Afterward, he said he never imagined having the race he did: “That’s astonishing.”
Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo smashes men's half-marathon world record, 1st to go under 57 minutes
Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo set a men's half-marathon word record on Sunday and also became the first runner to go under 57 minutes.
Jacob Kiplimo sets new half marathon record, finishes in under 57 minutes
Kiplimo ran with a vengeance in Barcelona on Sunday — beating the previous fastest half marathon time by a whole 48 seconds.
Jacob Kiplimo puts major jump in setting half marathon record
Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo broke the half marathon world record with a time of 56 minutes, 42 seconds in Barcelona on Sunday, 48 seconds faster than the previous mark set by Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha in October.
Jacob Kiplimo obliterates the half marathon world record in Barcelona
On the women’s side, Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei won the 2025 Barcelona Half Marathon in an outstanding time of 64:13, which doubled as a new course record. A former champion of the London Marathon (2021) and New York City Marathon (2019), Jepkosgei is already accustomed to breaking the tape at long distances events.
Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo smashes men's half-marathon world record in under 57 minutes
The 24-year-old Kiplimo set a time of 56 minutes, 41 seconds at a road race in Barcelona, smashing the previous record of 57:30 by Ethiopian runner Yomif Kejelcha.
Jacob Kiplimo smashes half marathon world record at Barcelona
Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo made the most of perfect conditions in Barcelona to take 48 seconds off the previous world record, the largest jump in history.
Jacob Kiplimo sets new half marathon world record in Barcelona
Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo set a new half marathon world record on Sunday, February 16, at the eDreams Mitja Marató Barcelona, finishing the race in a blistering 56:42. This victory marked the first time an athlete had completed the distance in under 57 minutes, surpassing the previous record of 57:30 set by Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia.
Spain: Ugandan Kiplimo wins Barcelona Half Marathon, sets new world record
Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo won the Barcelona Half Marathon on Sunday and set the world record with an official time of 56 minutes and 40 seconds. Meanwhile, Kenyan athlete Joyciline Jepkosgei broke her own Barcelona Half Marathon record after completing the race in 1 hour,
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The world half marathon record holder Kiplimo set a new world half marathon world record at the eDreams Mitja Marató Barcelona Half Marathon over the weekend. He clocked in at 56:42, shaving 48 ...
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Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo became the first person to break the 57-minute barrier for the half-marathon in Barcelona.