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Elroy Gelant

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elroy Gelant is the 9,492nd most popular athlete (down from 9,488th in 2019), the 513th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 491st in 2019) and the 65th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Elroy Gelant ranks 9,492 out of 6,025. Before him are Sholto Carnegie, Rosemary Wanjiru, Anna Maliszewska, Margielyn Didal, Arturas Mastianica, and Ghulam Mustafa Bashir. After him are Lin Zushen, Lukas Hollaus, Wesley Vázquez, Anirban Lahiri, Wang Shuang, and Jessica-Bianca Wessolly.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Elroy Gelant ranks 513 out of 454. Before him are Candice Lill (1992), Serik Temirzhanov (1998), Brad Tandy (1991), Simone Ackermann (1990), Marnus Labuschagne (1994), and Tanya Seymour (1983). After him are Irvette van Zyl (1987), Charles Elwes (1997), Abbubaker Mobara (1994), Manish Kaushik (null), Gerda Steyn (1990), and Al-Hussein Gambour (1989).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Elroy Gelant ranks 65. Before him are Wenda Nel (null), Daniel Ståhl (null), Katrina Werry (1993), Serik Temirzhanov (1998), Simone Ackermann (1990), and Tanya Seymour (1983). After him are Irvette van Zyl (1987), Charles Elwes (1997), Manish Kaushik (null), Gerda Steyn (1990), Al-Hussein Gambour (1989), and Marthe Yankurije (1994).

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