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Mercyline Chelangat
- Born
- Dec 17, 1997 (28 years old)
- Events
- 10 000 m · 25 Kilometres Road
Mercyline Chelangat is a Ugandan long-distance runner. She competed in the women's 10,000 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.
In 2018, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2018 African Cross Country Championships held in Chlef, Algeria. In June 2021, she qualified to represent Uganda at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
In January 2026, Chelangat was issued with a five-year ban for anti-doping doping rule violations after testing positive for testosterone and clomiphene in 2025. Her 49th place in the marathon at the Tokyo 2025 Word Athletics championship was disqualified.
As of Nov 2, 2026: 10 000 m 31:15.05 (#252 all-time), 25 Kilometres Road 1:21:31, 2025 season best 2:45:36 (Sep 14, 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN)) · Last competition: World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo, Sep 14, 2025, DQ · 28 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marathon | 2:45:36 | – | Sep 14, 2025 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2024 | Marathon | 2:39:40 | – | Aug 11, 2024 | The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris |
| 2023 | 10000m | 32:55.61 | – | Jul 1, 2023 | Ugandan Championships, Nelson Mandela Stadium, Namboole |
| 2023 | CrossCount | 36:30 | – | Feb 18, 2023 | 44th World Athletics Cross Country Championships, Bathurst |
| 2023 | 25Kilometr | 1:25:37 | – | Dec 17, 2023 | Tata Steel Kolkata 25K |
| 2023 | Marathon | 2:24:12 | – | Apr 16, 2023 | Enschede Marathon |
| 2022 | 5000m | 15:45.75 | – | Jun 25, 2022 | Ugandan Championships |
| 2022 | 10000m | 31:28.26 | – | Jul 16, 2022 | World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |