Mpumelelo Mhlongo (born 22 March 1994) is a South African sprint and long jump athlete and Paralympic Games record holder.

Mhlongo won silver and bronze at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in the T44 men's 100 metres and long jump events.

In the same year, he went on to win the silver and bronze medals in the 100m and long jump, respectively, another world record breaking performance.

[16] Mpumelelo Mhlongo was born in Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Natal, with a congenital deformity, constriction ring syndrome, and club foot.

[19] Because of the decisions his parents took that allowed him to enrol in the public school system in the suburbs beginning in first grade, Mhlongo views his mother as the protagonist of his childhood.

[27][28] Prior to this, Mhlongo was part of the Tier One South African Sports Confederation and Olympics Committee (SASCOC's) Operation Excellence Programme (OPEX).