Elroy Gelant (born 25 August 1986) is a South African athlete competing primarily in the long-distance events. He finished 12th at the 2012 Indoor and 2013 Outdoor World Championships.
He competed in the men's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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.
Competition record Representing 2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia3rd5000 m14:07.972011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea20th (q)5000 m13:48.332012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey12th3000 m7:48.64African ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, Benin7th5000 m13:54.932013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia12th5000 m13:43.682014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland7th3000 m7:57.31African ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco9th5000 m14:00.482016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa2nd5000 m13:15.13Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil13th5000 m13:17.472018World Half Marathon ChampionshipsValencia, Spain41stHalf marathon1:02:52African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria15th5000 m14:20.379th10,000 m30:23.352021Olympic GamesSapporo, Japan34thMarathon2:16:432022African ChampionshipsPort Louis, Mauritius8th10,000 m29:41.402024Olympic GamesParis, France11thMarathon2:09:072025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan33rdMarathon2:16:32
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