Mercyline Chelangat (born 17 December 1997) is a Ugandan

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

. She competed in the women's 10,000 metres at the

2017 World Championships in Athletics The 2017 IAAF World Championships, the sixteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 4 to 13 August at London Stadium in London, United Kingdom. London was officially awarded the championships on 11 November 2011. Bidding p ...

. In 2018, she competed in the senior women's race at the

2018 African Cross Country Championships The 2018 African Cross Country Championships was the fifth edition of the international cross country running competition for African athletes organised by the Confederation of African Athletics. It was held on 17 March in Chlef, Algeria – the fi ...

held in Chlef, Algeria. In June 2021, she qualified to represent Uganda at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

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* 1997 births Living people Ugandan female long-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Uganda Place of birth missing (living people) Ugandan mountain runners Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Uganda Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Uganda 21st-century Ugandan sportswomen Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics {{Uganda-athletics-bio-stub