Khahisa Mhlanga

Khahisa Mhlanga
Mhlanga at the 2025 UK Championships
Personal information
Born (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
England
SportAthletics
Event
Middle-distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Grosseto800 m
European Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 BrusselsMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2018 TilburgU20 Team
Gold medal – first place2017 SamorinU20 team

Khahisa Mhlanga (born 26 December 1999) is a British cross country and middle-distance runner.[1]

Biography

Coached by her stepfather Mick Judd, Mhlanga won the 2017 English Schools Cross Country Championships in Norwich ahead of her stepsister Jodie Judd, as well having a third place finish at the Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships and fourth at the English National Championships.[2] That year, she won a gold medal over 800 metres at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships in Italy, winning ahead of compatriot Ellie Baker and Gabriela Gajanova of Slovakia.[3]

At the 2018 European Cross Country Championships in Tilburg, she finished seventh in the U20 race and won the gold medal in the team competition alongside Amelia Quirk and Grace Brock.[4]

In 2021, she finished fourth in the 800 metres at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn, with a time of 2:04.05.[5] Competing for Great Britain at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin, she finished fifth with the mixed relay team.[6][7] In December 2023, she was a bronze medalist in the mixed relay at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels, running the final leg alongside Joshua Lay and Adam Fogg and Bethan Morley.[8]

In September 2025, she placed second at the Westminster Mile in London behind Holly Dixon, in 4:31.[9]

In May 2026, Mhpanga won over 800 metres at the British Milers Club Trafford Grand Prix.[10] In June, she placed fifth in the final of the 800 metres at the 2026 British Championships.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Khahisa Mhlanga". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "KHAHISA MHLANGA AND BEN DIJKSTRA WIN ENGLISH SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY TITLES". Athletics Weekly. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "European U20 Championships". World Athletics. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "European Cross Country: Great Britain & Northern Ireland fourth after six-medal haul". BBC Sport. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "GOLD FOR ISABELLE BOFFEY IN EUROPEAN U23 CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "28th SPAR European Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Catch-up: European Cross Country Championships". BBC Sport. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Miellet again rises to the occasion as France take their first mixed relay title". European Athletics. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. ↑ Henderson, Jason (27 September 2025). "SUB-FOUR FOR JOE WIGFIELD AT THE VITALITY WESTMINSTER MILE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Khahisa Mhlanga - 1st Place - Women's 800m A race - British Milers Club Trafford Grand Prix 2026". Runnerspace. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Novuna UK Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
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