List of Rwandan records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Rwanda maintained by its national athletics federation: Fédération Rwandaise d'Athlétisme (FRA).
Outdoor
Key to tables:
Awaiting ratification
Record not kept by FRA
Not ratified or later rescinded by FRA
Men
Event
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Record
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Athlete
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Date
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Meet
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Place
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Ref.
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100 m
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11.35 (−0.4 m/s)
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Islam Mulinda
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18 July 2007
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All-Africa Games
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Algiers, Algeria
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200 m
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22.17
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Emmanuel Rubayiza
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19 April 1997
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Athens, United States
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400 m
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47.93 A
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Emmanuel Nitakiyimana
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7 July 2016
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Kampala, Uganda
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800 m
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1:49.35
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Alexis Sharangabo
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26 May 1999
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Nassau, The Bahamas
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1500 m
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3:38.16
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Alexis Sharangabo
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29 July 2000
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Stanford, United States
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Mile
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3:57.82
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Alexis Sharangabo
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20 August 2000
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Falmouth Mile
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Falmouth, United States
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[1]
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3000 m
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7:41.64
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Mathias Ntawulikura
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16 August 1992
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Cologne, Germany
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5000 m
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13:11.29
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Mathias Ntawulikura
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9 June 1992
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Rome, Italy
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10,000 m
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27:22.28
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Dieudonné Disi
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14 September 2007
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Memorial Van Damme
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Brussels, Belgium
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10 km (road)
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28:25
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Dieudonné Disi
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20 September 2008
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Roanne, France
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15 km (road)
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45:05
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Jean Baptiste Simukeka
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18 May 2014
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La Corsa del Mito
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Palinuro, Italy
|
[2]
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10 miles (road)
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46:58
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Noel Hitimana
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2 September 2018
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Tilburg Ten Miles
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Tilburg, Netherlands
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[3]
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20 km (road)
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57:42
|
Dieudonné Disi
|
8 October 2006
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World Road Running Championships
|
Debrecen, Hungary
|
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Half marathon
|
59:32
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Dieudonné Disi
|
14 October 2007
|
World Road Running Championships
|
Udine, Italy
|
[4]
|
30 km (road)
|
1:29:48+
|
Dieudonné Disi
|
5 April 2009
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Paris Marathon
|
Paris, France
|
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1:29:48+
|
Félicien Muhitira
|
1 December 2024
|
Valencia Marathon
|
Valencia, Spain
|
[5]
|
Marathon
|
2:09:18
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Félicien Muhitira
|
20 January 2023
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Bangabandhu International Marathon
|
Dhaka, Bangladesh
|
[6]
|
2:06:54
|
Félicien Muhitira
|
1 December 2024
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Valencia Marathon
|
Valencia, Spain
|
[7]
|
110 m hurdles
|
15.5
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Augustin Kabanda
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22 August 1987
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Kigali, Rwanda
|
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400 m hurdles
|
54.36
|
Faustin Butéra
|
3 August 1984
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Olympic Games
|
Los Angeles, United States
|
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3000 m steeplechase
|
8:39.05
|
Gervais Hakizimana
|
28 May 2011
|
Meeting National D2
|
Pézenas, France
|
[8]
|
8:24.57
|
Nyiramsabimama Angelime
|
11 September 2011
|
All-Africa Games
|
Maputo, Mozambique
|
[9]
|
High jump
|
1.93 m
|
Ian Kagame
|
30 April 2016
|
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Amherst, United States
|
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Pole vault
|
4.10 m
|
Jean-Baptiste Biményimana
|
16 November 1981
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Bugesera, Rwanda
|
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Long jump
|
6.80 m
|
Emmanuel Nkurunziza
|
10 July 2010
|
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Kigali, Rwanda
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Triple jump
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15.02 m
|
Albert Sézikéyé
|
14 May 1987
|
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Montpellier, France
|
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Shot put
|
14.05 m
|
François Rwéma
|
29 July 1981
|
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Valbonne, France
|
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Discus throw
|
43.00 m
|
Augustin Kabanda
|
24 May 1976
|
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Kigali, Rwanda
|
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Hammer throw
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Javelin throw
|
45.82 m
|
Twizere
|
1/2 June 2002
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Kigali, Rwanda
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Decathlon
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100 m (wind)
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Long jump (wind)
|
Shot put
|
High jump
|
400 m
|
110 m h (wind)
|
Discus
|
Pole vault
|
Javelin
|
1500 m
|
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20 km walk (road)
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50 km walk (road)
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4 × 100 m relay
|
43.6 A
|
Rwanda Frank Minani Islam Mulinda Saidi Hamsi Ndayisaba J.D. Barabesya
|
3 December 2006
|
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Nairobi, Kenya
|
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4 × 400 m relay
|
3:21.01 A
|
Rwanda Hermas Muvunyi Emmanuel Ntakirutimana Thimote Bagina Moussa Bizimana
|
31 July 2010
|
African Championships
|
Nairobi, Kenya
|
[10]
|
Women
Event
|
Record
|
Athlete
|
Date
|
Meet
|
Place
|
Ref.
|
100 m
|
13.19 NWI A
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Sophie Kanakuzé
|
3 December 2006
|
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Nairobi, Kenya
|
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200 m
|
26.76 A (−2.4 m/s)
|
Sophie Kanakuzé
|
31 July 2010
|
African Championships
|
Nairobi, Kenya
|
[11]
|
400 m
|
58.26
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Épiphanie Uwintije
|
18 July 2007
|
All-Africa Games
|
Algiers, Algeria
|
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800 m
|
2:07.7 h
|
Honorine Iribagiza
|
30 April 2016
|
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
|
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1500 m
|
4:08.75
|
Beatha Nishimwe
|
24 June 2016
|
African Championships
|
Durban, South Africa
|
[12]
|
3000 m
|
8:59.90
|
Marciana Mukamurenzi
|
27 July 1991
|
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Dijon, France
|
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5000 m
|
15:34.91
|
Salome Nyirarukundo
|
2 June 2017
|
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Nijmegen, Netherlands
|
[13]
|
5 km
|
15:50
|
Salome Nyirarukundo
|
31 December 2017
|
Silvesterlauf Trier
|
Trier, Germany
|
[14]
|
10,000 m
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31:45.82
|
Salome Nyirarukundo
|
25 June 2016
|
African Championships
|
Durban, South Africa
|
[15]
|
10 km (road)
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32:51+
|
Salome Nyirarukundo
|
11 February 2018
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Barcelona Half Marathon
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
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15 km (road)
|
49:04+
|
Salome Nyirarukundo
|
11 February 2018
|
Barcelona Half Marathon
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
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20 km (road)
|
1:05:16+
|
Salome Nyirarukundo
|
11 February 2018
|
Barcelona Half Marathon
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
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Half marathon
|
1:08:48
|
Salome Nyirarukundo
|
11 February 2018
|
Barcelona Half Marathon
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
[16]
|
30 km (road)
|
1:43:36+
|
Clementine Mukandanga
|
26 November 2023
|
Florence Marathon
|
Florence, Italy
|
[17]
|
Marathon
|
2:28:02
|
Salome Nyirarukundo
|
23 September 2018
|
Marathon Oasis de Montreal
|
Montreal, Canada
|
[18]
|
2:25:54
|
Clementine Mukandanga
|
26 November 2023
|
Florence Marathon
|
Florence, Italy
|
[19]
|
100 m hurdles
|
18.60
|
Dativa Mukandinda
|
29 June 2002
|
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Blois, France
|
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400 m hurdles
|
|
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3000 m steeplechase
|
|
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|
|
|
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High jump
|
1.40 m
|
Immaculée Mukambuguje
|
30 May 1976
|
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Kigali, Rwanda
|
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Pole vault
|
|
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Long jump
|
5.10 m
|
Béatrice Nyiraguhirwa
|
15 May 1988
|
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Kicukiro, Rwanda
|
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Triple jump
|
10.32 m
|
Dativa Mukandinda
|
15 June 2003
|
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Beauvais, France
|
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Shot put
|
10.26 m
|
Félicité Uwilingiyimana
|
28 April 2007
|
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Namur, Belgium
|
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Discus throw
|
31.62 m
|
Chantal Sezikeye
|
24 September 2006
|
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Orvieto, Italy
|
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Hammer throw
|
39.58 m
|
Félicité Uwilingiyimana
|
26 April 2006
|
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Nivelles, Belgium
|
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Javelin throw
|
33.94 m
|
Dativa Mukandinda
|
5 May 2002
|
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Nogent-sur-Oise, France
|
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Heptathlon
|
|
|
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|
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100m H (wind)
|
High jump
|
Shot put
|
200m (wind)
|
Long jump (wind)
|
Javelin
|
800m
|
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20 km walk (road)
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50 km walk (road)
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4 × 100 m relay
|
51.2 h
|
Rwanda L. Umukundwa
|
3 September 2016
|
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Eldoret, Kenya
|
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4 × 400 m relay
|
3:58.3
|
Rwanda C. Akingeneye
|
3 September 2016
|
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Eldoret, Kenya
|
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Indoor
Men
Women
Event
|
Record
|
Athlete
|
Date
|
Meet
|
Place
|
Ref.
|
60 m
|
8.98
|
Dativa Mukandinda
|
18 January 2003
|
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Nogent-sur-Oise, France
|
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200 m
|
|
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400 m
|
|
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800 m
|
3:16.36 [20]
|
Dativa Mukandinda
|
12 January 2003
|
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Nogent-sur-Oise, France
|
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1500 m
|
4:19.39
|
Beatha Nishimwe
|
18 March 2016
|
World Championships
|
Portland, United States
|
[21]
|
3000 m
|
9:26.89
|
Claudette Mukasakindi
|
9 March 2012
|
World Championships
|
Istanbul, Turkey
|
[22]
|
60 m hurdles
|
10.98 [23]
|
Dativa Mukandinda
|
12 January 2003
|
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Nogent-sur-Oise, France
|
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High jump
|
1.24 m [24]
|
Dativa Mukandinda
|
12 January 2003
|
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Nogent-sur-Oise, France
|
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Pole vault
|
|
|
|
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Long jump
|
4.38 m [25]
|
Dativa Mukandinda
|
12 January 2003
|
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Nogent-sur-Oise, France
|
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Triple jump
|
10.12 m
|
Dativa Mukandinda
|
18 January 2003
|
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Nogent-sur-Oise, France
|
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Shot put
|
9.54 m
|
Félicité Uwilingiyimana
|
27 January 2007
|
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Ghent, Belgium
|
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Pentathlon
|
1845 pts
|
Dativa Mukandinda
|
12 January 2003
|
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Nogent-sur-Oise, France
|
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10.98 (60 m hurdles), 1.24 m (high jump), 6.90 m (shot put), 4.38 m (long jump), 3:16.36 (800 m)
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3000 m walk
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4 × 400 m relay
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References
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