Clementine Mukandanga
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Rwandan |
| Born | 8 December 1985 Ngoma District, Rwanda |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Marathon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Marathon: 2:25:54 (Firenze, 2023) |
Clementine Mukandanga (born 8 December 1985) is a Rwandan marathon runner.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2014, she ran a personal best time at the 2014 Commonwealth Games of 34:12:31 as she finished tenth in the 10000m women's final in Glasgow.[2] Mukandanga won the 5-km athletics competition known as the 'Christmas Run' held at the Amahoro National Stadium in December 2014.[3]
Mukandanga finished sixth in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 African Games in Republic of the Congo.[4] She competed at the 2016 Africa Athletics Senior Championship in Durban, where she finished seventh in the 10,000 metres race and met the qualifying standard for the 2016 Summer Olympics with her performance.[5] In 2017, she won the Rwanda 10km cross country title in Kicukiro.[6]
In 2018, she finished third at the Firenze Marathon and met the qualifying standard for the World Championships, running 2:30:50.[7] She competed in Doha at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. In 2020, she won the Varma Marathon in Bulgaria in 2:35:14.[8]
Mukandanga set a personal best of 2:25:54 to win the Firenze Marathon in November 2023.[9] This was two minutes faster than her previous personal best from the year before, also set in Firenze, where she finished in third place.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Mukandanga is based in Siena, Italy.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Clementine Mukandanga". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Mugabe, Bonnie (30 July 2014). "Mukandanga registers personal best in Glasgow". New Times.
- ^ "Mukandanga, Uwajeneza win Christmas Run race". newtimes. 13 December 2014.
- ^ Bishumba, Richard (17 September 2015). "'We must learn from All-Africa Games failure'". Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Asiimwe, Geoffrey (27 June 2016). "Rwanda: Nyirarukundo Qualifies for Rio Olympic Games". Allafrica.com. The New Times. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Asiimwe, Geoffrey (16 February 2017). "Sugira wins 2017 national cross country championship". newtimes. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (10 September 2019). "Duo cry foul for lack of facilitation in preps for World Championships". Newtimes. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (10 November 2020). "Mukandanga strikes gold at Varna Marathon". New Times. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "After 20 years the 39th Florence Marathon is blue with El Otmani. Women triumph by Clementine Mukandanga". Tuttosport. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "First home victory at the Florence Marathon in 20 years". runup.eu. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Firenze Marathon 2023: Mukandanga and El Otmani Win in Thrilling Races". Watch Athletics. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- 1985 births
- Living people
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Rwanda
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Rwanda
- Rwandan female long-distance runners
- Rwandan female marathon runners
- Olympic athletes for Rwanda
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics