Glenrose Xaba
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 December 1994 Embalenhle, South Africa |
| Sport | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Coached by | Caster Semenya |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 800m: 2:08:88 (Pretoria 2024) 1 500m: 4:14:32 (Pretoria 2025) Marathon: 2:22:22;NR (Cape Town 2023) |
Glenrose Xaba (born 31 December 1994) is a South African long-distance runner. In 2018, she won the SPAR Grand Prix 10 km series.[1] She competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark, where she finished in 67th place.[2] In 2024, she won the SPAR Grand Prix 10 km series and defended the title in 2025 winning all 5 races to become the first South African athlete to win all five races in the Grand Prix.[3][4]
In 2024 she broke the 10km national record with a time of 31:12 as well as the marathon record with a time of 2:22:22.[5][6]
Career
She competed in the junior women's race at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[7]
In 2017, she competed in the senior women's race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Kampala, Uganda.[8] She finished in 64th place.[8] In 2018, she competed in the senior women's race at the African Cross Country Championships held in Chlef, Algeria. She won the SPAR Grand Prix 10 km series.[1]
She competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[9]
She was not able to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan due to injury.[10]
On 20 October 2024, she set a new national record as she won the Cape Town Marathon in a time of 2:22:22.[11] In 2025 she improved on her 5 km personal best running 15:27 in Durban to win the Boxer Super Run Durban race.[12]
South African National Championships
In 2015, she won the silver medal in the women's 10,000 metres at the South African Athletics Championships held in Stellenbosch, South Africa. She also won the bronze medal in the women's 5000 metres event. In 2016, she competed in the women's 10,000 metres event at the African Championships in Athletics held in Durban, South Africa.
In 2024 she won the 10 000m and 5 000m at the National Senior Combined Events and Relays Championships.[13]
In 2025 she won her eighth South African 10 km Championship title.[14]
Absa Run Your City
In July 2024, she came fourth at the Absa Run Your City Durban 10 km and broke the national record with a time of 31:12.[5]
In August 2024, she won the Absa Run Your City Joburg 10 km with a time of 32:53.[15] In September 2024, she set a course record at the Absa Run Your City Joburg 10 km with a time of 31:55.[16] She defended the Tshwane title in 2025 with a time of 31:50.[17]
SPAR Grand Prix
In October 2024, she won the Joburg leg, the final leg, of the SPAR Grand Prix in a time of 32:48.[18] She was declared the overall Grand Prix winner after winning four out of five races in the series.[19][20] She defended her title in 2025 this time winning all five races to become the first South African athlete to win all races in a single year.[4]
Achievements
All information taken from World Athletics profile.[21]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing South Africa | |||||
| 2020 | World Championships (HM) | Gdynia, Poland | 16th | Half marathon | 1:09:26 |
National titles
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | South African U23 Championships | Stellenbosch | 1st | 10 000m | |
| 1st | 5 000m | ||||
| 2016 | South African U23 Championships | 1st | 10 000m | ||
| 1st | 5 000m | ||||
| South African Championships | 1st | 10 000m | |||
| 2017 | South African Championships | 1st | 10 000m | ||
| 2019 | South African Championships | 1st | 10 000m | ||
| 2019 | South African Road Running Championships | 1st | 10 km | ||
| 2021 | South African Championships | 1st | 10 000m | ||
| 2022 | South African Championships | 1st | 10 000m | ||
| South African 10k Championship | Rustenburg | 1st | 10 km | [22] | |
| 2023 | South African 10k Championship | Mbombela | 1st | 10 km | [23] |
| 2024 | South African Road Running Championships | Johannesburg | 1st | Half marathon | [24] |
| 2025 | South African Championships | Potchefstroom | 1st | 5 000m | [25] |
| 2025 | South African 10k Championship | Cape Town | 1st | 10 km | [14] |
| South African Road Running Championships | Phalaborwa | 1st | Half marathon | [26] |
References
- ^ a b Tholoana (6 August 2018). "Glenrose Supercharged in 2018". gsport4girls. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Senior women's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Glenrose Xaba Wins SPAR Grand Prix in Emphatic Style". gsport4girls. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Glenrose Xaba makes history with Spar Grand Prix clean sweep". SABC. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Glenrose Xaba breaks Elana Meyer's long-standing SA 10km record". SABC. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Finch, Mike (21 October 2024). "Xaba Shatters SA and Cape Town Marathon Records on Debut". Runner's World. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Senior women's race" (PDF). 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Women's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Women's Month: Glenrose Xaba's quest to run faster beats standing records". IOL. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Botton, Wesley (20 October 2024). "Glenrose Xaba shatters SA marathon record on debut in Cape Town". The Citizen. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Glenrose Xaba delights in personal best Boxer 5km Super Run". SABC. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ Contributor, gsport (21 April 2024). "Glenrose Xaba and Shirley Nekhubui Win Impressive Second Gold Medals on Saturday". gsport4girls. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b Contributor, gsport (5 April 2025). "Glenrose Xaba Storms to Astounding Eighth SA 10km Title in Cape Town". gsport4girls. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Glenrose Xaba Storms to Victory in Tshwane Spar Women's 10km Challenge". gsport4girls. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ jacky-admin (24 September 2024). "New course records for Xaba and Kipngetich at Absa RUN YOUR CITY JOBURG 10K". Absa Run Your City Series. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Glenrose Xaba secures back-to-back Tshwane 10km titles". SABC. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ Mackenzie, Ashtyn (6 October 2024). "Glenrose Xaba wins first place in Joburg and secures SPAR Grand Prix title". Rosebank Killarney Gazette. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Glenrose Xaba wins the Spar Grand Prix in emphatic style". SuperSport. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Mackenzie, Ashtyn (6 October 2024). "Xaba becomes first South African to win SPAR Grand Prix since 2018". Sandton Chronicle. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Glenrose Xaba at World Athletics
- ^ Kganakga, Tlamelo (19 September 2022). "Glenrose Xaba Wins ASA 10km National Cross Country Championships Title". gsport4girls. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ Contributor, gsport (7 November 2023). "Glenrose Xaba Defends her South African 10k Championship Title in Mbombela". gsport4girls. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "South African 10km Road Running Championships | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ Contributor, gsport (25 April 2025). "Joviale Mbisha Sets the ASA Senior Champs Track Alive with 100m Title in Potchefstroom". gsport4girls. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Contributor, gsport (27 July 2025). "Glenrose Xaba Breaks Elana Meyer Course Record to Retain SA Half-Marathon Title". gsport4girls. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
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