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Paul Chelimo was born on 27 October, 1990 in Iten, Kenya, is a Kenyan-born American long-distance runner. Discover Paul Chelimo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 33 years old?

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Age 33 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 27 October, 1990
Birthday 27 October
Birthplace Iten, Kenya
Nationality Kenya

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Paul Chelimo Height, Weight & Measurements

At 33 years old, Paul Chelimo height is 174 cm and Weight 57 kg.

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Height 174 cm
Weight 57 kg
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Paul Chelimo Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Paul Chelimo worth at the age of 33 years old? Paul Chelimo’s income source is mostly from being a successful runner. He is from Kenya. We have estimated Paul Chelimo's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Timeline

1964

Chelimo's medal was the first for the US in the event since Bob Schul and Bill Dellinger in the 1964 Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo.

Now an American star, he won the National Championships by seven seconds in record time.

At the World Championships, it was a set of familiar faces on the last lap.

This time though, Edris and his teammate Yomif Kejelcha got the jump on Farah and Chelimo going in to the final lap and Chelimo was running virtually even with Farah.

In their pursuit of eventual winner Edris, both had to weave around Kejelcha then sprint for the line.

In his last championship track race, Farah again beat Chelimo across the line, but this time it was much closer, barely a half meter separating the two, Chelimo getting bronze.

Chelimo participated in the 3000m of the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships held in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

1990

Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo (born October 27, 1990) is a Kenyan born American track and field athlete.

2010

Born and brought up in Kenya, Chelimo initially went to the US in 2010 to run for Shorter College where he won the 3000 meters and was part of their winning distance medley relay team as Shorter won the 2011 NAIA National Indoor Championship.

Later that year, Shorter won the NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship as Chelimo won the 5000 meters and 10000 meters at the championships.

2012

He transferred to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, taking 2nd place in the 2012 NCAA Championships 5000 meters and repeated the place in 2013.

2014

Chelimo found his path to US citizenship by joining the United States Army through the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest (MAVNI) program as a water treatment specialist, then entering their World Class Athletic Program in 2014.

He represented the United States in the 3000 meters at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships held in Portland, Oregon.

He qualified to the World Championships by taking second place at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships on the same track a week earlier, setting a personal record of 7:39.00.

2016

He is the 2016 Olympic silver medalist and the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist in the 5000 meters.

He qualified for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 5000m finishing in 15th place in a time of 13:30.88.

Later in 2016, he finished third in the 5000 meters at the Olympic Trials.

Running aggressively, Chelimo was the first to cover an early breakaway, which was eventually swallowed by another breakaway by previous trials winner Galen Rupp.

Again, Chelimo led the last lap charge to run down Rupp, and after catching him, Chelimo held the lead onto the final straightaway.

Chelimo was eventually run down by the sprint finish of 41-year-old Kenyan American Bernard Lagat, followed closely by Hassan Mead.

But Chelimo was able to hold his position to the finish, beating Eric Jenkins to the line by 0.06 of a second and qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Chelimo ran a personal best 13:19.54 in the prelim of the 5000 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

During the final he stayed near the lead the entire race, withstanding every attack three Ethiopian teammates were trying to throw against eventual winner Mo Farah.

When Farah launched his final kick to win the race, Chelimo was the last to follow Farah, looking, for a few moments at the head of the final stretch, like he would be the only one able to outsprint Farah to the line.

Farah pulled away and Chelimo followed him across the finish line.

On the scoreboard, he was initially announced as the silver medal winner.

Then his name was removed from the results, along with Canadian Mohammed Ahmed and Ethiopian Muktar Edris.

Chelimo had exchanged elbows with both of them during the final turn.

Video showed Chelimo stepping inside of the track.

Hagos Gebrhiwet was elevated to second place, American Bernard Lagat was elevated to third.

The United States appealed and the medal was reinstated, with Edris, the initiator of the contact remaining disqualified.

He set a new personal best of 13:03.90 in the race.

2018

He won the race with a time of 7:57.88, thereby qualifying for the 2018 World Championships.

In the heats of the World Indoor Championships, he was one of many victims of a spate of disqualifications at that meet.

After appeal, he did not get to run in the final.

In June, Chelimo won his second outdoor U.S. title in the 5000m at the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and, later that summer, won the London Diamond League also at the 5000m distance.

Chelimo won his third U.S. outdoor title in the 5000m in a dramatic three-man sprint finish where he controversially drifted to lane four to prevent his competitors from overtaking him.

2020

In another notable finish, Chelimo narrowly out-leaned Nicholas Kimeli for the bronze medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic 5000m.

Chelimo dedicated the performance to his brother, who suddenly passed away earlier in the year.

After his success in 2021 and relatively poor season in 2022, where he finished only 11th in the U.S. Championships 5000m, Chelimo once again qualified for the World Championships with his second place finish in the U.S. Championships.