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Kabelo Melamu
RSAMenBirth dateFeb 8, 1997
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Kabelo Melamu is a South Africa middle-distance runner, born on February 8, 1997. He competes primarily in the 800m, 1500m and Mile.
His personal bests include 1:59.6h in the 800m, 3:53.34 in the 1500m, 4:27.86 in the Mile, 8:22.66 in the 3000m and 14:05.38 in the 5000m. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing South Africa.
Key facts
Half Marathon
1:02:33
10 Kilometres Road
28:46
Last competition
CGA U16,U18,U20,U23 and Senior Provincial Championships
Mar 12, 2026 · 32:32.51
Age
29 years old
As of Sep 16, 2026: Half Marathon 1:02:33, 10 Kilometres Road 28:46, 2026 season best 32:32.51 (Mar 12, 2026, UJ Stadium, Johannesburg (RSA)) · Last competition: CGA U16,U18,U20,U23 and Senior Provincial Championships, Mar 12, 2026, 32:32.51 · 29 years old
PB
Personal bests
1:59.6HT
3:53.34
4:27.86
8:22.66
14:05.38
29:36.29
1:02:33
2:17:02
28:46
36:50
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10000m | 32:32.51 | - | Mar 12, 2026 | ↓ | CGA U16,U18,U20,U23 and Senior Provincial Championships |
| 2025 | 5000m | 14:40.27 | - | Mar 14, 2025 | ↓ | Youth, Junior & Senior Provincial Championships, UJ Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 2025 | 10000m | 30:48.77 | - | Mar 13, 2025 | ↓ | Youth, Junior & Senior Provincial Championships, UJ Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 2025 | 10Kilometr | 32:28 | - | Nov 15, 2025 | ↓ | South African 10km Championships, Bloemfontein |
| 2025 | Semi | 1:05:38 | - | Oct 12, 2025 | ↓ | Region 5 Marathon, Union Buildings Tshwane, Pretoria |
| 2025 | Marathon | 2:27:33 | - | Feb 16, 2025 | ↓ | Peninsula Marathon incorporating ASA Marathon Championships |
| 2024 | 10Kilometr | 29:40 | - | Jul 7, 2024 | ↓ | Absa Run Your City Durban 10K |
| 2024 | Marathon | 2:21:12 | - | Apr 28, 2024 | ↓ | Durban International Marathon, Durban - South African Marathon Ch. |
| 2023 | 5000m | 14:05.38 | - | Apr 17, 2023 | ↓ | Cape Milers Club/Endurocad Middle distance invitational 2 |
| 2023 | Semi | 1:04:48 | - | Jun 3, 2023 | ↓ | Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon, Gqeberha - South African Half Marathon Ch. |
| 2022 | 5000m | 14:38.41 | - | Mar 28, 2022 | ↓ | Coetzenburg Stadium, Stellenbosch (RSA) |
| 2022 | 10000m | 30:07.25 | - | Apr 21, 2022 | ↓ | South African Championships, Green Point Stadium, Cape Town |
| 2022 | 10Kilometr | 30:21 | - | Jul 10, 2022 | ↓ | Durban (RSA) |
| 2022 | Semi | 1:05:57 | - | Jun 4, 2022 | ↓ | Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon |
| 2022 | Marathon | 2:23:25 | - | Oct 16, 2022 | ↓ | Sanlam Cape Town Marathon |
| 2021 | 1500m | 3:55.36 | - | Feb 23, 2021 | ↑ | McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom (RSA) |
| 2021 | Mile | 4:27.86 | - | Feb 27, 2021 | - | Stadium, Boksburg (RSA) |
| 2021 | 5000m | 14:37.09 | - | Apr 17, 2021 | ↓ | South African Championships, Bestmed Tuks Stadium, Pretoria |
| 2021 | 10000m | 30:37.64 | - | Mar 31, 2021 | ↓ | Stadium, Boksburg (RSA) |
| 2021 | 12Kilometr | 36:50 | - | Nov 21, 2021 | ↑ | Cape Town 12K CITYRUN |
| 2021 | Semi | 1:02:33 | - | May 1, 2021 | ↓ | Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon |
| 2021 | Marathon | 2:17:02 | - | Oct 17, 2021 | ↓ | Cape Town (RSA) |
| 2020 | 1500m | 4:02.80 | - | Feb 8, 2020 | ↑ | UJ Soweto Campus, Johannesburg (RSA) |
| 2020 | 3000m | 8:22.66 | - | Feb 11, 2020 | ↑ | McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom (RSA) |
| 2020 | 5000m | 14:29.31 | - | Mar 14, 2020 | ↓ | UJ Soweto Campus, Johannesburg (RSA) |
| 2020 | Marathon | 2:26:31 | - | Oct 18, 2020 | ↓ | Pretoria (RSA) |
| 2019 | 3000m | 8:27.99 | - | Jan 26, 2019 | ↑ | Germiston (RSA) |
| 2019 | 10Kilometr | 29:10 | - | Sep 15, 2019 | ↓ | Cape Town (RSA) |
| 2019 | Semi | 1:03:28 | - | Jul 27, 2019 | ↓ | Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon |
| 2018 | 800m | 1:59.6h | - | Feb 11, 2018 | - | Germiston (RSA) |
| 2018 | 1500m | 3:57.70 | - | Feb 11, 2018 | ↑ | Germiston (RSA) |
| 2018 | 10Kilometr | 30:08 | - | Apr 7, 2018 | ↓ | Port Elizabeth (RSA) |
| 2018 | 10000m | 30:42.08 | - | Mar 15, 2018 | ↓ | South African Championships, Pretoria |
| 2018 | 30Kilometr | 1:39:04 | - | Mar 3, 2018 | - | - |
| 2018 | Marathon | 2:21:23 | - | Sep 23, 2018 | ↓ | Cape Town Marathon |
| 2017 | 1500m | 3:53.34 | - | Mar 11, 2017 | ↑ | Pretoria (RSA) |
| 2017 | 5000m | 14:23.83 | - | Apr 21, 2017 | ↓ | Potchefstroom (RSA) |
| 2017 | 10Kilometr | 28:46 | - | Sep 17, 2017 | ↓ | Cape Town (RSA) |
| 2017 | 10000m | 30:08.99 | - | Apr 22, 2017 | ↓ | Potchefstroom (RSA) |
| 2017 | 12Kilometr | 36:59 | - | May 21, 2017 | ↑ | Cape Town (RSA) |
| 2017 | Semi | 1:05:37 | - | Sep 23, 2017 | ↓ | Mossel Bay (RSA) |
| 2016 | 3000m | 8:40.09 | - | Mar 8, 2016 | ↑ | Pretoria (RSA) |
| 2016 | 5000m | 14:17.35 | - | Mar 22, 2016 | ↓ | Cape Town (RSA) |
| 2016 | 10Kilometr | 29:27 | - | Sep 18, 2016 | ↓ | Cape Town (RSA) |
| 2016 | 10000m | 29:36.29 | - | Jul 19, 2016 | ↓ | IAAF World U20 Championships |
| 2016 | Semi | 1:05:15 | - | Jul 30, 2016 | ↓ | Port Elizabeth (RSA) |
| 2015 | 1500m | 3:59.43 | - | Apr 10, 2015 | ↑ | Bloemfontein (RSA) |
| 2015 | CrossCount | 26:30 | - | Mar 28, 2015 | - | 41st IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Qingzhen, Guiyang |
| 2015 | 10Kilometr | 29:56 | - | Sep 19, 2015 | ↓ | Port Elizabeth (RSA) |
| 2015 | 10000m | 32:24.72 | - | Mar 14, 2015 | ↓ | Germiston (RSA) |
2026
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10000m | 32:32.51 | - | Mar 12 | CGA U16,U18,U20,U23 and Senior Provincial Championships |
2025
11 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 32:28 | - | Nov 15 | South African 10km Championships, Bloemfontein |
Semi | 1:05:38 | - | Oct 12 | Region 5 Marathon, Union Buildings Tshwane, Pretoria |
Semi | 1:06:07 | - | Jul 26 | F21 Half Marathon |
5000m | 14:55.90 | - | Apr 26 | South African Championships, McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom |
5000m | 14:55.90 | - | Apr 25 | South African Championships, McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom |
10000m | 30:48.77 | - | Mar 15 | Youth, Junior & Senior Provincial Championships, UJ Stadium, Johannesburg |
5000m | 14:40.27 | - | Mar 15 | Youth, Junior & Senior Provincial Championships, UJ Stadium, Johannesburg |
5000m | 14:40.27 | - | Mar 14 | Youth, Junior & Senior Provincial Championships, UJ Stadium, Johannesburg |
10000m | 30:48.77 | - | Mar 13 | Youth, Junior & Senior Provincial Championships, UJ Stadium, Johannesburg |
Marathon | 2:27:33 | - | Feb 16 | Peninsula Marathon incorporating ASA Marathon Championships |
5000m | 14:50.02 | - | Feb 1 | Central Gauteng Athletics League 2 - Youth to Senior, Germiston Stadium, Johannesburg |
2024
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 29:40 | - | Jul 7 | Absa Run Your City Durban 10K |
Marathon | 2:21:12 | - | Apr 28 | Durban International Marathon, Durban - South African Marathon Ch. |
2023
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:04:48 | - | Jun 3 | Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon, Gqeberha - South African Half Marathon Ch. |
5000m | 14:05.38 | - | Apr 17 | Cape Milers Club/Endurocad Middle distance invitational 2 |
5000m | 14:33.32 | - | Apr 1 | South African Championships, McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom |
5000m | 14:33.32 | - | Mar 30 | South African Championships, McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom |
5000m | 14:38.35 | - | Mar 11 | CGA Youth, Junior & Senior Provincial Athletics Championships |
5000m | 14:38.35 | - | Mar 10 | CGA Youth, Junior & Senior Provincial Athletics Championships |
5000m | 14:42.08 | - | Feb 25 | CGA League Meeting 5, Germiston Stadium, Johannesburg |
2022
10 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:23:25 | - | Oct 16 | Sanlam Cape Town Marathon |
10Kilometr | 30:21 | - | Jul 10 | ABSA RYC Durban 10k, Durban |
Semi | 1:05:57 | - | Jun 4 | Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon |
10Kilometr | 31:14 | - | May 15 | ABSA Run Your City 10km, Cape Town |
10000m | 30:07.25 | - | Apr 21 | South African Championships, Green Point Stadium, Cape Town |
Semi | 1:10:58 | - | Apr 16 | Totalsports Two Oceans Half Marathon, Cape Town |
10000m | 31:32.97 | - | Apr 9 | Central Gauteng Ch., Germiston Stadium, Johannesburg |
5000m | 14:38.41 | - | Mar 28 | Athletes Academy Track Series, Coetzenburg Stadium, Stellenbosch |
5000m | 15:18.24 | - | Feb 22 | CGA Middle Distance Challenge 2, Stadium, Boksburg |
Semi | 1:06:29 | - | Feb 20 | Cape Peninsula Half Marathon, Cape Town |
2021
10 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
12Kilometr | 36:50 | - | Nov 21 | Cape Town 12K CITYRUN |
Marathon | 2:17:02 | - | Oct 17 | Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, Cape Town |
Semi | 1:02:33 | - | May 1 | Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon |
5000m | 14:37.09 | - | Apr 17 | South African Championships, Bestmed Tuks Stadium, Pretoria |
5000m | 14:37.09 | - | Apr 15 | South African Championships, Bestmed Tuks Stadium, Pretoria |
10000m | 30:37.64 | - | Mar 31 | CGA 800m/10,000m Championships, Stadium, Boksburg |
5000m | 14:40.01 | - | Mar 27 | CGA Ch., Stadium, Boksburg |
5000m | 14:52.83 | - | Mar 16 | ACNW Open T&F Meeting, McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom |
Mile | 4:27.86 | - | Feb 27 | CGA Open Meet Two, Stadium, Boksburg |
1500m | 3:55.36 | - | Feb 23 | ACNW Open T&F Meeting, McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom |
2020
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000m | 8:36.25 | - | Dec 1 | ACNW Open T&F Meeting, McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom |
3000m | 8:29.97 | - | Nov 14 | CGA Open Meeting, Stadium, Boksburg |
3000m | 8:28.26 | - | Nov 3 | ACNW Open T&F Meeting, McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom |
Marathon | 2:26:31 | - | Oct 18 | Sanlam Pretoria Marathon Elite Invitational, Pretoria |
5000m | 14:29.31 | - | Mar 14 | CGA Ch., UJ Soweto Campus, Johannesburg |
3000m | 8:22.66 | - | Feb 11 | ACNW League Meeting 3, McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom |
1500m | 4:02.80 | - | Feb 8 | CGA Open Track Meeting, UJ Soweto Campus, Johannesburg |
5000m | 14:43.34 | - | Jan 11 | CGA Open Meeting, Boksburg |
2019
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 29:50 | - | Oct 13 | FNB Durban 10K Citysurfrun |
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Honours
No medals
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Kabelo Melamu's Half Marathon personal best?
Kabelo Melamu's Half Marathon personal best is 1:02:33, set on May 1, 2021 in Port Elizabeth (RSA).
Which events does Kabelo Melamu compete in?
Kabelo Melamu competes in the Half Marathon and 10 Kilometres Road.
How did Kabelo Melamu perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 32:32.51, set on Mar 12, 2026 in UJ Stadium, Johannesburg (RSA). Last competition: CGA U16,U18,U20,U23 and Senior Provincial Championships on Mar 12, 2026, 32:32.51.