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. 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.
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.