About Sarah Chelangat
Born 2001. Sarah Chelangat is an Ugandan athletics competitor.
Sarah Chelangat (born 5 June 2001) is a Ugandan track and field athlete who specializes in long-distance running. She represented Uganda at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in women's 5000 metres.
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.
Her performance in the 5000 metres in Nijmegen in June 2019, 15:00.61, is a Ugandan national record.
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.
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Who is Sarah Chelangat?
Ugandan long-distance runner
When was Sarah Chelangat born?
Sarah Chelangat was born on 5 June 2001.
What is Sarah Chelangat's occupation?
Sarah Chelangat is an athletics competitor.
What nationality is Sarah Chelangat?
Sarah Chelangat is Ugandan.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sarah Chelangat. https://biography.guide/sarah-chelangat/
MLA: "Sarah Chelangat." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/sarah-chelangat/.
Chicago: "Sarah Chelangat." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/sarah-chelangat/.
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