Sarah Chelangat
Ugandan long-distance runner
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Sarah Chelangat (born 5 June 2001) is a Ugandan track and field athlete who specializes in long-distance running.[1] She represented Uganda at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in women's 5000 metres.[2]
Chelangat in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Ugandan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 June 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 1500 meters: 4:18.77 (2019) 3000 meters: 8:32.53 (2023) NR | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She had shin and knee injuries that kept her off the track for most of 2021, and she did not do much at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3]
Her performance in the 5000 metres in Nijmegen in June 2019, 15:00.61, is a Ugandan national record.[1][4]
In 2024, she set a Ugandan national record for the 10,000m at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene with a time of 30:24.04. [5]
