Irene Jelagat (born 10 December 1988) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.

Jelegat represented Kenya in the 1500 m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but did not progress beyond the heats stage.

She competed at the 2009 World Championships, but she fell and did not advance past 1500 metres heats.

[1] She came fifth at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships with a personal best run of 4:09.57 minutes.

[2] She improved upon this with a run of 4:07.45 minutes for third place at the Sparkassen Cup in February 2011.