Half marathon world record shattered

Ugandan athlete Jacob Kiplimo has become the first person
to run a half marathon in under 57 minutes after lopping
48 seconds off the world record in Barcelona

HALF MARATHON WORLD
RECORD PROGRESSION (men)

98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

1:00 hour
59
58
57
56

APR 4, 1998
59:17
P. TERGAT
(KEN)

SEP 11, 2005
59:16
S. K. WANJIRU
(KEN)

JAN 15, 2006
58:55
H. GEBRSELASSIE
(ETH)

MAR 17, 2007
58:33
S. K. WANJIRU
(KEN)

MAR 21, 2010
58:23
Z. TADESE
(ERI)

SEP 15, 2019
58:01
G. KAMWOROR
(KEN)

DEC 6, 2020
57:32
K. KANDIE
(KEN)

NOV 21, 2021
57:31
J. KIPLIMO
(UGA)

OCT 27, 2024
57:30
Y. KEJELCHA
(ETH)

FEB 16, 2025
56:42
J. KIPLIMO
(UGA)

Kiplimo
at Paris
Olympics,
2024

Record achieved at World
Athletics event held in
perfect conditions of 13°C
(55°F) with no wind

Sources: BBC, The Athletic, World Athletics
Picture: Getty Images
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