Marcianne Mukamurenzi

Marcianne Mukamurenzi
Personal information
Born (1959-11-11) 11 November 1959 (age 65)
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country Rwanda
Achievements and titles
Personal bests1500 m: 4:24.75
3000 m: 8:59.90 (NR)
10,000 m: 32:27.90
Marathon: 2:36:53
Medal record
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 1988 Annaba 10,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Lagos 10,000 m
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Nairobi 10,000 m
Jeux de la Francophonie
Gold medal – first place 1989 Rabat 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place 1989 Rabat 3000 m

Marcianne Mukamurenzi (born 11 November 1959) is a Rwandan former long-distance runner. She won gold and bronze medals in 10,000 metres at the 1988 and 1989 African Championships in Athletics. She also competed for Rwanda in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, never progressing to the finals.[1] She was the first woman to represent Rwanda at the Olympics.[2] In 1991 she set the current Rwandan record in women's 3000 metres with the time of 8:59.90.

  1. ^ "Marcianne Mukamurenzi". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.