Yves Nimubona (born 15 August 1998) is a Rwandan long distance runner.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Rwandan |
| Born | 15 August 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long-distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 5000m: 13:14.01 (Maisons-Laffitte, 2024) 10000m: 28:02.23 (Ferrara, 2023) |
Career
editIn 2019, he won the Rwamagana Half Marathon Challenge.[2] In June 2021, he won the half marathon event at the Kigali Peace Marathon.[3]
He finished sixth in the 10,000 metres at the 2022 African Athletics Championships in St Pierre, Mauritius in June 2022.[4] He finished fifth in the 5000 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England in August 2022.[5] In October 2022 he won the Huye Half Marathon in the Huye District of Rwanda.[6]
In January 2024, Nimubona became the first Rwandan male to win the Lotto Cross Cup de Hannut on the World Athletics Cross Country Tour.[7][8] In April 2024, he earned a place in the 10,000 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics due to his ranking gained on the Cross Country Tour.[9] He subsequently competed in the 10,000 metres at the 10,000 metres race in Paris in August 2024.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Yves Nimubona". World Athlstics. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Yves Nimubona eyes gold medal in Rwamagana Half Marathon Challenge". New Times. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Yankurije, Nimubona strike gold in Kigali Peace Marathon". New Times. June 20, 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (24 January 2023). "Rwanda National Olympic Committee appoints Acting President after Uwayo resignation". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Nimubona Yves yegukanye Huye Half Marathon 2022". Kigalitoday. 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Edinah Jebitok and Yves Nimubona Triumph in World Athletics Cross Country Tour". Runnerstribe. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Jebitok and Nimubona victorious in Hannut". World Athletics. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Ukurikiyimfura, Eric Tony (14 April 2024). "The feelings of Nimubona Yves who got a ticket to the Olympic Games in Paris". Igihe.com. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Men's 10000m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.