Mercyline Chelangat
 Mercyline Chelangat at the 2018 African Athletics Championships | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Ugandan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Uganda | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
Event | 10,000 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 10,000 meters: 31:15.05 (2021) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mercyline Chelangat (born 17 December 1997) is a Ugandan long-distance runner.[1] She competed in the women's 10,000 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] Her 49th place in the marathon at the Tokyo 2025 Word Athletics championship was disqualified.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mercyline Chelangat". IAAF. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ↑ "10,000 Metres women". IAAF. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ↑ "Chelangat books ticket to Olympics". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ↑ Adams, Tim (8 January 2026). "Mercyline Chelangat banned for five years for doping". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Mercyline Chelangat at World Athletics
- Mercyline Chelangat at Diamond League
- Mercyline Chelangat at Olympics.com
- Mercyline Chelangat at Olympedia
- Mercyline Chelangat at InterSportStats
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