| Noc: | RWA |
| Nocname: | Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Rwanda |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Competitors: | 5 |
| Sports: | 3 |
| Flagbearer Open: | Alphonsine Agahozo John Hakizimana |
| Flagbearer Close: | John Hakizimana |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Rwanda competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 2 | 5 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Rwandan athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2] [3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| John Hakizimana | Men's marathon | |||||
| Marthe Yankurije | Women's 5000 m | 15:55.94 SB | 17 | Did not advance | ||
See main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
Rwanda entered one rider to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.[4]
See main article: article, Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Rwanda received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Eloi Maniraguha | Men's 50 m freestyle | 25.38 | 55 | Did not advance | ||||
| Alphonsine Agahozo | Women's 50 m freestyle | 30.50 | 72 | Did not advance | ||||