Rose Chelimo (born 12 July 1989) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance running comes two d ...

who competes in

road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain. These events are usually classified as long-distance a ...

events up to the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair di ...

distance. She is the 2017 IAAF world champion. She represented

Bahrain at the 2016 Summer Olympics Bahrain competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This nation marked its ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Bahrain Olympic Committee fielded a team of 35 athletes, 21 men and ...

, placing eighth in the women's marathon. Chelimo started competing in professional European road races in 2010. In France that year she was runner-up at the Paris-Versailles and won the

20K de Paris K, or k, is the eleventh letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''kay'' (pronounced ), plural ''kays''. The letter K ...

and Grand Nancy Half Marathon. The following year she won the Lac d'Annecy Half Marathon. A career breakthrough of 69:45 minutes for the half marathon came in a runner-up finish in

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord ...

. She also won the

Auray-Vannes Half Marathon The Auray-Vannes Half Marathon (french: Semi-marathon d'Auray-Vannes) is an annual road running competition over the half marathon distance (21.097 km) which takes place in early September in Brittany, France. The point-to-point course begins i ...

and was top three at the Paris 20K and Reims Half Marathon.Rose Chelimo

Association of Road Racing Statisticians The Association of Road Racing Statisticians is an independent, non-profit organization that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics regarding road running races. The primary purpose of the ARRS is to maintain a valid list of world road recor ...

. Retrieved on 14 August 2016. In 2012, she began competing a higher profile races, but did not place as highly, though she was second at the Zwolle Half Marathon. She missed the 2013 season but returned in mid-2014 with a string of victories, including the Alsterlauf, Bredase Singelloop (in a best of 68:40 minutes) and the Paris 20K. She continued this into 2015 by winning the Adana Half Marathon, San Blas Half Marathon and the

Lisbon Half Marathon EDP Lisbon Half Marathon is an annual international half marathon competition which is contested every March in Lisbon, Portugal. It carries IAAF Gold Label Road Race status. The men's course record of 57:31 was set by Jacob Kiplimo in 2021, w ...

, winning the latter in a new best of 68:22 minutes. After a win at the

České Budějovice Half Marathon The České Budějovice Half Marathon is an annual half marathon race which takes place in early June in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. Known as the Mattoni České Budějovice Half Marathon, it is a part of RunCzech running circuit. The co ...

, she gained Bahraini citizenship and began competing for that country. Chelimo started 2016 with two personal bests. She ran 68:08 minutes for eighth at the

RAK Half Marathon Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon is an annual half marathon held in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. History The first event, in 2007, saw Samuel Wanjiru breaking the world record, but Wanjiru himself set a new world record only a month lat ...

, then won her debut race at the

Seoul International Marathon The Seoul International Marathon, also known as the ''Dong-A Ilbo Seoul Marathon or Seoul Marathon'' is an annual marathon race that takes place in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of two annual races over the 42.195 km classic distance in the ...

, crossing the line in 2:24:14 hours.Loyanae gets course record at the Seoul International Marathon
IAAF (20 March 2016). Retrieved on 2016-08-14. She performed well on her Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Games with an eighth-place finish in 2:27:36 hours, while her teammate

Eunice Kirwa Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa (born 20 May 1984) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. Having switched countries in 2013, she is the Bahraini record holder with 2:21:17 hours for the distance, set in 2017 a ...

took the silver.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chelimo, Rose Living people 1989 births Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan female marathon runners Bahraini female long-distance runners Bahraini female marathon runners Naturalized citizens of Bahrain Olympic athletes for Bahrain Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Bahrain World Athletics Championships medalists Asian Games gold medalists for Bahrain Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games World Athletics Championships winners Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)