Clementine Mukandanga Explained

Clementine Mukandanga
Nationality:Rwandan
Sport:Athletics
Event:Marathon
Birth Date:8 December 1985
Birth Place:Ngoma District, Rwanda
Pb:Marathon: 2:25:54 (Firenze, 2023)

Clementine Mukandanga (born 8 December 1985) is a Rwandan marathon runner.[1]

Career

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

Mukandanga is based in Siena, Italy.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clementine Mukandanga. World Athletics. 7 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Mukandanga registers personal best in Glasgow. Bonnie. Mugabe. New Times. 30 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Mukandanga, Uwajeneza win Christmas Run race. newtimes. 13 December 2014.
  4. Web site: 'We must learn from All-Africa Games failure' . September 17, 2015. Richard. Bishumba. 7 June 2024.
  5. Web site: Rwanda: Nyirarukundo Qualifies for Rio Olympic Games. Allafrica.com. 7 June 2024. 27 June 2016 . The New Times. Geoffrey. Asiimwe.
  6. Web site: Sugira wins 2017 national cross country championship. newtimes. 7 June 2024. February 16, 2017. Geoffrey. Asiimwe.
  7. Web site: Duo cry foul for lack of facilitation in preps for World Championships. Newtimes. 7 June 2024. September 10, 2019. Damas. Sikubwabo.
  8. Web site: Mukandanga strikes gold at Varna Marathon. Damas . Sikubwabo. November 10, 2020. New Times. 7 June 2024.
  9. Web site: 26 November 2023. Tuttosport. After 20 years the 39th Florence Marathon is blue with El Otmani. Women triumph by Clementine Mukandanga. 7 June 2024.
  10. Web site: First home victory at the Florence Marathon in 20 years. runup.eu. 7 June 2024.
  11. Web site: Firenze Marathon 2023: Mukandanga and El Otmani Win in Thrilling Races. 7 June 2024. Watch Athletics. 26 November 2023.