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Elroy Gelant
Elroy Gelant
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 9 different languages on Wikipedia. Elroy Gelant is the 10,816th most popular athlete (down from 9,536th in 2024), the 590th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 491st in 2019) and the 72nd most popular South African Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Elroy Gelant ranks 10,816 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.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
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Sholto Carnegie
1995 - Present
HPI: 21.95
Rank: 10,811
Rosemary Wanjiru
1994 - Present
HPI: 21.95
Rank: 10,812
Anna Maliszewska
1993 - Present
HPI: 21.95
Rank: 10,813
Margielyn Didal
1999 - Present
HPI: 21.94
Rank: 10,814
Arturas Mastianica
1992 - Present
HPI: 21.93
Rank: 10,815
Ghulam Mustafa Bashir
1987 - Present
HPI: 21.93
Rank: 10,816
Elroy Gelant
HPI: 21.92
Rank: 10,817
Lin Zushen
1994 - Present
HPI: 21.92
Rank: 10,818
Lukas Hollaus
1986 - Present
HPI: 21.91
Rank: 10,819
Wesley Vázquez
1994 - Present
HPI: 21.90
Rank: 10,820
Anirban Lahiri
1987 - Present
HPI: 21.90
Rank: 10,821
Wang Shuang
HPI: 21.90
Rank: 10,822
Jessica-Bianca Wessolly
1996 - Present
HPI: 21.89
Rank: 10,823
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Elroy Gelant ranks 590 out of 454. Before him are Serik Temirzhanov (1998), Brad Tandy (1991), Dean Elgar (1987), 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).
Others born in South Africa
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Serik Temirzhanov
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 22.63
Rank: 584
Brad Tandy
SWIMMER
1991 - Present
HPI: 22.58
Rank: 585
Dean Elgar
CRICKETER
1987 - Present
HPI: 22.48
Rank: 586
Simone Ackermann
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 22.23
Rank: 587
Marnus Labuschagne
CRICKETER
1994 - Present
HPI: 22.18
Rank: 588
Tanya Seymour
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 22.14
Rank: 589
Elroy Gelant
ATHLETE
HPI: 21.92
Rank: 590
Irvette van Zyl
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 21.86
Rank: 591
Charles Elwes
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 21.28
Rank: 592
Abbubaker Mobara
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 21.05
Rank: 593
Manish Kaushik
ATHLETE
HPI: 20.80
Rank: 594
Gerda Steyn
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 20.05
Rank: 595
Al-Hussein Gambour
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 19.96
Rank: 596
Among ATHLETES In South Africa
Among athletes born in South Africa, Elroy Gelant ranks 72. 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).
Wenda Nel
HPI: 23.65
Rank: 66
Daniel Ståhl
HPI: 23.19
Rank: 67
Katrina Werry
1993 - Present
HPI: 23.13
Rank: 68
Serik Temirzhanov
1998 - Present
HPI: 22.63
Rank: 69
Simone Ackermann
1990 - Present
HPI: 22.23
Rank: 70
Tanya Seymour
1983 - Present
HPI: 22.14
Rank: 71
Elroy Gelant
HPI: 21.92
Rank: 72
Irvette van Zyl
1987 - Present
HPI: 21.86
Rank: 73
Charles Elwes
1997 - Present
HPI: 21.28
Rank: 74
Manish Kaushik
HPI: 20.80
Rank: 75
Gerda Steyn
1990 - Present
HPI: 20.05
Rank: 76
Al-Hussein Gambour
1989 - Present
HPI: 19.96
Rank: 77
Marthe Yankurije
1994 - Present
HPI: 19.54
Rank: 78
