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Rwandan athlete (born 1998)
Yves Nimubona
Personal information
NationalityRwandan
Born (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 26)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000m: 13:14.01 (Maisons-Laffitte, 2024)
10000m: 28:02.23 (Ferrara, 2023)

Yves Nimubona (born 15 August 1998) is a Rwandan long distance runner.

Career

In 2019, he won the Rwamagana Half Marathon Challenge. In June 2021, he won the half marathon event at the Kigali Peace Marathon.

He finished sixth in the 10,000 metres at the 2022 African Athletics Championships in St Pierre, Mauritius in June 2022. He finished fifth in the 5000 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England in August 2022. In October 2022 he won the Huye Half Marathon in the Huye District of Rwanda.

In January 2024, Nimubona became the first Rwandan male to win the Lotto Cross Cup de Hannut on the World Athletics Cross Country Tour. 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. He subsequently competed in the 10,000 metres at the 10,000 metres race in Paris in August 2024.

References

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  3. "Yankurije, Nimubona strike gold in Kigali Peace Marathon". New Times. June 20, 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. Burke, Patrick (24 January 2023). "Rwanda National Olympic Committee appoints Acting President after Uwayo resignation". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  6. "Nimubona Yves yegukanye Huye Half Marathon 2022". Kigalitoday. 10 October 2022.
  7. "Edinah Jebitok and Yves Nimubona Triumph in World Athletics Cross Country Tour". Runnerstribe. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  8. "Jebitok and Nimubona victorious in Hannut". World Athletics. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  9. 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.
  10. "Men's 10000m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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