 Gelant at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 August 1986 (age 37)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 m – half marathon | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal bests | 800 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 – 2:10:31 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elroy Gelant (born 25 August 1986) is a South African athlete competing primarily in the long-distance events.[2] He finished 12th at the 2012 Indoor and 2013 Outdoor World Championships.
He competed in the men's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Marrakech, 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 |
References
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- 1 2 Elroy Gelant Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ↑ Elroy Gelant at World Athletics
- ↑ "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.
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