Elroy Gelant

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Elroy Gelant
Gelant at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born25 August 1986 (1986-08-25) (age 39)[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
800 m – half marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800 m – 1:47.74 (2008)
1500 m – 3:38.59 (2009)
3000 m – 7:41.38 (2012)
3000 m(i) - 7:48.64 (2012) NR
5000 m – 13:04.88 (2016) NR
10,000 m – 27:41.30 (2013)
HM – 1:01:01 (2019)
Mar – 2:05:36 (2025)[2]
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  South Africa
African Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Durban5000 m

Elroy Gelant (born 25 August 1986) is a South African athlete competing primarily in the long-distance events.[3] He finished 12th at the 2012 Indoor and 2013 Outdoor World Championships.

He competed in the men's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

In April 2025, he broke the 26-year South African marathon record, with a time of 2 hours, 5 minutes and 36 seconds in the Hamburg marathon.[2]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  South Africa
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 5000 m 14:07.97
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 20th (q) 5000 m 13:48.33
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 12th 3000 m 7:48.64
African Championships Porto-Novo, Benin 7th 5000 m 13:54.93
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 12th 5000 m 13:43.68
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 7th 3000 m 7:57.31
African Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 9th 5000 m 14:00.48
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 2nd 5000 m 13:15.13
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13th 5000 m 13:17.47
2018 World Half Marathon Championships Valencia, Spain 41st Half marathon 1:02:52
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 15th 5000 m 14:20.37
9th 10,000 m 30:23.35
2021 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 34th Marathon 2:16:43
2022 African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 8th 10,000 m 29:41.40
2024 Olympic Games[2] Paris, France 11th Marathon 2:09:07
2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 33rd Marathon 2:16:32

References

  1. 1 2 Elroy Gelant Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. 1 2 3 Lambley, Garrin (27 April 2025). "Elroy Gelant breaks 26-year-old South African marathon record". The South African. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Elroy Gelant at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ↑ "Athletics - GELANT Elroy". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.