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Glenrose Xaba is a South African long-distance runner. In 2018, she won the SPAR Grand Prix 10 km series. 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. 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.

Career
She competed in the junior women's race at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland. In 2017, she competed in the senior women's race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Kampala, Uganda. She finished in 64th place. She was not able to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan due to injury. On 20 October 2024, she set a new national record as she won the Cape Town Marathon in a time of 2:22:22. In 2025 she improved on her 5 km personal best running 15:27 in Durban to win the Boxer Super Run Durban race. 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. In 2025 she won her eighth South African 10 km Championship title. 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. In September 2024, she set a course record at the Absa Run Your City Joburg 10 km with a time of 31:55. She defended the Tshwane title in 2025 with a time of 31:50. 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. She was declared the overall Grand Prix winner after winning four out of five races in the series. 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. == Achievements ==
Achievements
All information taken from World Athletics profile. International competitions National titles == References ==
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