David Chelule: key obituary facts
Is David Chelule dead? Yes. David Chelule died on November 6, 2026, at age 49.
Cause of death: David Chelule's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was David Chelule known for?
He was a Kenyan athletics competitor (born 1977).
More about David Chelule
David Chelule, a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the half marathon, died on November 6, 2026, aged 49.
Born on July 7, 1977, he competed in athletics and ran the 5,000 and 10,000 metres earlier in his career before focusing on the half marathon. His event history thus spans those two track distances and his later specialty, the half marathon.
Chelule’s cousin Julius also competed at the World Junior Championships in Sydney, winning a gold medal in the 3,000 metres steeplechase. That was Julius’s achievement in a separate event; David’s running career is associated with the 5,000 metres, 10,000 metres and half marathon. The change in focus across those distances marks the course of Chelule’s documented career as a long-distance runner. He was 49 when he died.