Alexis Sharangabo

Alexis Sharangabo (born 9 November 1978) is a retired Rwandan middle-distance runner who specialised in the 1500 metres.[1] He represented his country at two Summer Olympics, in 1996 and 2000, failing to reach semifinals.

Collegiately, Sharangabo competed for Brevard College in Brevard, North Carolina winning the 2000 NAIA Men's Cross Country Championship individual title and graduating in 2003. He was inducted into the Brevard College Hall of Fame in 2014.[2][3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Burundi
1994 Jeux de la Francophonie Bondoufle, France 8th (h) 1500 m 3:48.971
World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 36th (h) 800m 1:56.06
19th (h) 1500m 3:51.60
Representing  Rwanda
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 45th (h) 1500 m 3:46.42
World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 27th (h) 1500 m 3:57.01
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 40th (h) 1500 m 3:44.95
Universiade Catania, Italy 21st (h) 1500 m 3:51.89
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 17th (h) 1500 m 3:49.81
All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 1500 m DNF
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 34th (h) 1500 m 3:44.06
2001 Jeux de la Francophonie Ottawa, Canada 6th 1500 m 3:46.85
6th 5000 m 13:57.79
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 29th (h) 1500 m 3:42.72

1Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. Alexis Sharangabo at World Athletics
  2. "Brevard College". Brevard College.
  3. Writer, Ron Wagner Times-News Staff. "Brevard may have seen its best ever". Hendersonville Times-News.


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