Marcianne Mukamurenzi

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.

Marcianne Mukamurenzi
Personal information
Born (1959-11-11) 11 November 1959
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country Rwanda
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 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 place1988 Annaba10,000 m
Bronze medal – third place1989 Lagos10,000 m
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place1987 Nairobi10,000 m
Jeux de la Francophonie
Gold medal – first place1989 Rabat10,000 m
Silver medal – second place1989 Rabat3000 m

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 20th (h) 1500 m 4:31.56
23rd (h) 3000 m 9:27.08
1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya 2nd 10,000 m 33:58.55
World Championships Rome, Italy 27th Marathon 2:49:38
1988 African Championships Annaba, Algeria 1st 10,000 m 33:03.98
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 38th Marathon 2:40:12
1989 Jeux de la Francophonie Rabat, Morocco 2nd 3000 m 9:10.71
1st 10,000 m 34:18.84
African Championships Lagos, Nigeria 3rd 10,000 m 34:09.48
1990 World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France 19th Senior race (6 km) 19:59
1991 World Cross Country Championships Antwerp, Belgium 10th Senior race (6.4 km) 20:57
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 24th (h) 10,000 m 33:00.66
(h) Indicates overall position in the qualifying heats

References
  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.
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