David Lelei (10 May 1971 – 17 February 2010) was a Kenyan middle distance runner.

In 1999, Lelei finished seventh in the 1500 metres at the World Championships in Seville,[1] won the silver medal in the same distance at the All-Africa Games in Johannesburg,[2] and finished fifth at the IAAF Grand Prix Final.

[1] After his running career, he was the chairman of the Wareng district branch of Athletics Kenya.

He vied for National Assembly of Kenya candidacy in 2007, but lost at the Orange Democratic Movement's primaries to Peris Chepchumba, who eventually won the Eldoret South Constituency seat at the 2007 elections.

[3] On 17 February 2010, David Lelei died in a vehicle accident while travelling with fellow runner and friend Moses Tanui along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway (A104 road), about 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the Kenyan capital Nairobi.