Laurence Niyonsaba

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Laurence Niyonsaba
Personal information
NationalityRwandan
Born (1973-06-14) 14 June 1973 (age 52)
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
Event
1500 metres

Laurence Niyonsaba (born 14 June 1973) is a Rwandan middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 1500 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

Career

Niyonsaba was the only 1500 m runner to qualify and represent Rwanda at the 1992 Summer Olympics. At the Games, Niyonsaba finished 11th in her heat and failed to advance to the finals. [2]

In April 1993, Niyonsaba set a Rwandan national record of 2:51.7 in the 1000 metres at a meeting in Saint-Maur, France. [3] Later that year, she qualified to compete in both the 800 m and 1500 m at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics. She finished 6th in her 800 m heat and 12th in her 1500 m round, failing to advance in both events. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laurence Niyonsaba Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Laurence Niyonsaba at Olympedia OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ Laurence Niyonsaba at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12828580" . Tilastopaja .
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