Career
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men"s 5000 metres, finishing 24th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final. At the 2011 World Championships in Athletics he failed to get past the heats of the 5000 m. Kiplimo made his marathon debut at the 2013 Rotterdam Marathon, finishing eleventh in a time of 2:13:32 hours.
He represented his country in the marathon at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics and placed 19th overall.
His victory in a time of 2:09:23 hours (a personal best of over four minutes) marked the first time he had ranked within the top ten over the distance. This was Kiplimo"s maiden international medal.