Alexis Sharangabo Explained

Alexis Sharangabo (born 9 November 1978) is a retired Rwandan middle-distance runner who specialised in the 1500 metres. 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.[1] [2]

Competition record

Representing
1994Jeux de la FrancophonieBondoufle, France8th (h)1500 m3:48.971
World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal36th (h)800m1:56.06
19th (h)1500m3:51.60
Representing Rwanda
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States45th (h)1500 m3:46.42
World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia27th (h)1500 m3:57.01
1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece40th (h)1500 m3:44.95
UniversiadeCatania, Italy21st (h)1500 m3:51.89
1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan17th (h)1500 m3:49.81
All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa1500 mDNF
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia34th (h)1500 m3:44.06
2001Jeux de la FrancophonieOttawa, Canada6th1500 m3:46.85
6th5000 m13:57.79
World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada29th (h)1500 m3:42.72
1Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brevard College. Brevard College.
  2. Web site: Brevard may have seen its best ever. Ron Wagner Times-News Staff. Writer. Hendersonville Times-News.