Elroy Gelant

Elroy Gelant
	Gelant at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	25 August 1986 (age 39)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
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 – 2:05:36 (2025)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing South Africa
African Championships

Last updated October 08, 2025

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

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
2012	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
2014	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	9th	5000 m	14:00.48
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	2nd	5000 m	13:15.13
2016	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
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	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 2 Elroy Gelant Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
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.
↑ 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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[rio-1] 1 2 Elroy Gelant Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com

[sa_2025-2] 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

[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.

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