Fastest half marathon (male)
- Who
- Jacob Kiplimo
- What
- 56:42 minute(s):second(s)
- Where
- Spain (Barcelona)
- When
- 16 February 2025
The fastest half marathon (male) is 56 minutes 42 seconds, achieved by Jacob Kiplimo (Uganda) in Barcelona, Spain, on 16 February 2025.
Kiplimo was competing in a World Athletics Gold Label road race in Barcelona. He smashed the previous record by Yomif Kejelcha by 48 seconds – the greatest increase in performance in the history of the men’s half-marathon.