List of Rwandan records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Rwanda maintained by its national athletics federation: Rwanda Athletics Federation (RAF).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification  Record not kept by FRA  Not ratified or later rescinded by FRA

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	11.35 (−0.4 m/s)	Islam Mulinda	18 July 2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria
200 m	22.17	Emmanuel Rubayiza	19 April 1997		Athens, United States
400 m	47.93 A	Emmanuel Nitakiyimana	7 July 2016		Kampala, Uganda
800 m	1:49.35	Alexis Sharangabo	26 May 1999		Nassau, The Bahamas
1500 m	3:38.16	Alexis Sharangabo	29 July 2000		Stanford, United States
Mile	3:57.82	Alexis Sharangabo	20 August 2000	Falmouth Mile	Falmouth, United States	[1]
3000 m	7:41.64	Mathias Ntawulikura	16 August 1992		Cologne, Germany
5000 m	13:11.29	Mathias Ntawulikura	9 June 1992		Rome, Italy
10,000 m	27:22.28	Dieudonné Disi	14 September 2007	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium
10 km (road)	28:25	Dieudonné Disi	20 September 2008		Roanne, France
15 km (road)	45:05	Jean Baptiste Simukeka	18 May 2014	La Corsa del Mito	Palinuro, Italy	[2]
10 miles (road)	46:58	Noel Hitimana	2 September 2018	Tilburg Ten Miles	Tilburg, Netherlands	[3]
20 km (road)	57:42	Dieudonné Disi	8 October 2006	World Road Running Championships	Debrecen, Hungary
Half marathon	59:32	Dieudonné Disi	14 October 2007	World Road Running Championships	Udine, Italy	[4]
30 km (road)	1:29:48+	Dieudonné Disi	5 April 2009	Paris Marathon	Paris, France
	1:29:48+	Félicien Muhitira	1 December 2024	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[5]
Marathon	2:06:54	Félicien Muhitira	1 December 2024	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[6] [7]
110 m hurdles	15.5 h	Augustin Kabanda	22 August 1987		Kigali, Rwanda
400 m hurdles	54.36	Faustin Butéra	3 August 1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States
	54.0 h	Faustin Butéra	April 1987	Central African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[8]
	53.7 h	Faustin Butéra	1979			[9]
3000 m steeplechase	8:39.05	Gervais Hakizimana	28 May 2011	Meeting National D2	Pézenas, France	[10]
	8:24.57	Nyiramsabimama Angelime	11 September 2011	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	[11]
High jump	2.01 m	Ian Kagame	20 April 2019		Williamstown, United States
Pole vault	4.10 m	Jean-Baptiste Biményimana	16 November 1981		Bugesera, Rwanda
Long jump	6.80 m	Emmanuel Nkurunziza	10 July 2010		Kigali, Rwanda
Triple jump	15.02 m	Albert Sézikéyé	14 May 1987		Montpellier, France
Shot put	14.05 m	François Rwéma	29 July 1981		Valbonne, France
Discus throw	43.00 m	Augustin Kabanda	24 May 1976		Kigali, Rwanda
Hammer throw
Javelin throw	45.82 m	Twizere	1/2 June 2002		Kigali, Rwanda
Decathlon
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	43.6 h A	Rwanda Frank Minani Islam Mulinda Saidi Hamsi Ndayisaba J.D. Barabesya	3 December 2006		Nairobi, Kenya
4 × 400 m relay	3:21.01 A	Rwanda Hermas Muvunyi Emmanuel Ntakirutimana Thimote Bagina Moussa Bizimana	31 July 2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	[12]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	13.19 NWI A	Sophie Kanakuzé	3 December 2006		Nairobi, Kenya
200 m	26.76 A (−2.4 m/s)	Sophie Kanakuzé	31 July 2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	[13]
400 m	58.26	Épiphanie Uwintije	18 July 2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria
800 m	2:07.7 h	Honorine Iribagiza	30 April 2016		Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
1500 m	4:08.75	Beatha Nishimwe	24 June 2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	[14]
3000 m	8:59.90	Marciana Mukamurenzi	27 July 1991		Dijon, France
5000 m	15:34.91	Salome Nyirarukundo	2 June 2017		Nijmegen, Netherlands	[15]
5 km	15:50	Salome Nyirarukundo	31 December 2017	Silvesterlauf Trier	Trier, Germany	[16]
10,000 m	31:45.82	Salome Nyirarukundo	25 June 2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	[17]
10 km (road)	32:51+	Salome Nyirarukundo	11 February 2018	Barcelona Half Marathon	Barcelona, Spain
15 km (road)	49:04+	Salome Nyirarukundo	11 February 2018	Barcelona Half Marathon	Barcelona, Spain
20 km (road)	1:05:16+	Salome Nyirarukundo	11 February 2018	Barcelona Half Marathon	Barcelona, Spain
Half marathon	1:08:48	Salome Nyirarukundo	11 February 2018	Barcelona Half Marathon	Barcelona, Spain	[18]
30 km (road)	1:43:36+	Clementine Mukandanga	26 November 2023	Florence Marathon	Florence, Italy	[19]
Marathon	2:25:54 [a]	Clementine Mukandanga	26 November 2023	Florence Marathon	Florence, Italy	[20]
100 m hurdles	18.60	Dativa Mukandinda	29 June 2002		Blois, France
400 m hurdles
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	1.40 m	Immaculée Mukambuguje	30 May 1976		Kigali, Rwanda
Pole vault
Long jump	5.10 m	Béatrice Nyiraguhirwa	15 May 1988		Kicukiro, Rwanda
Triple jump	10.32 m	Dativa Mukandinda	15 June 2003		Beauvais, France
Shot put	10.26 m	Félicité Uwilingiyimana	28 April 2007		Namur, Belgium
Discus throw	31.62 m	Chantal Sezikeye	24 September 2006		Orvieto, Italy
Hammer throw	39.58 m	Félicité Uwilingiyimana	26 April 2006		Nivelles, Belgium
Javelin throw	33.94 m	Dativa Mukandinda	5 May 2002		Nogent-sur-Oise, France
Heptathlon
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	51.2 h	Rwanda L. Umukundwa	3 September 2016		Eldoret, Kenya
4 × 400 m relay	3:58.3 h	Rwanda C. Akingeneye	3 September 2016		Eldoret, Kenya

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m
200 m
400 m	50.25	Emmanuel Rubayiza	7 March 1997	World Championships	Paris, France
800 m
1500 m	3:49.81	Alexis Sharangabo	6 March 1999	World Championships	Maebashi, Japan
3000 m	7:44.19	Mathias Ntawulikura	8 March 1992		Sindelfingen, Germany
5000 m	13:24.34	Mathias Ntawulikura	4 March 1992		San Sebastián, Spain
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump	5.62 m	Clement Manaliyo	19 January 2003		Dijon, France
Triple jump
Shot put
Heptathlon
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	8.98	Dativa Mukandinda	18 January 2003		Nogent-sur-Oise, France
200 m
400 m
800 m	3:16.36 [b]	Dativa Mukandinda	12 January 2003		Nogent-sur-Oise, France
1500 m	4:19.39	Beatha Nishimwe	18 March 2016	World Championships	Portland, United States	[21]
3000 m	9:26.89	Claudette Mukasakindi	9 March 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[22]
60 m hurdles	10.98 [c]	Dativa Mukandinda	12 January 2003		Nogent-sur-Oise, France
High jump	1.24 m [d]	Dativa Mukandinda	12 January 2003		Nogent-sur-Oise, France
Pole vault
Long jump	4.38 m [e]	Dativa Mukandinda	12 January 2003		Nogent-sur-Oise, France
Triple jump	10.12 m	Dativa Mukandinda	18 January 2003		Nogent-sur-Oise, France
Shot put	9.54 m	Félicité Uwilingiyimana	27 January 2007		Ghent, Belgium
Pentathlon	1845 pts	Dativa Mukandinda	12 January 2003		Nogent-sur-Oise, France
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 10.98 1.24 m 6.90 m 4.38 m 3:16.36
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

1. by official result source; 2:25:53 by RAF source
2. record set during pentathlon competition
3. record set during pentathlon competition
4. record set during pentathlon competition
5. record set during pentathlon competition

References

General

• Rwandan Outdoor Records 30 September 2024 updated
• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Outdoor Records
• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Indoor Records

Specific

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6. "2024 Marathon Ranking - Valencia Ciudad del Running - Félicien Muhitira's Results". valenciaciudaddelrunning.com. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
7. "Félicien Muhitira Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
8. "CENTRAL AFRICAN GAMES". Athletics Weekly.
9. "Faustin Butéra". Olympedia.
10. "28/05/11 - Meeting National D2 de Pézenas" (in French). French Athletics Federation . Retrieved 28 March 2021.
11. "All-Africa Games - Jeux Africains, Maputo (Mozambique) 11-15/9". www.africathle.com. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
12. "4x400 Metres Relay Heats Results" (PDF). www.dbresults.net. 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
13. "200 Metres Heats Results" (PDF). www.dbresults.net. 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
14. "African Championships 2016 – Women's 1500m Results". CAA. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
15. "National Records - 5000 meters Outdoor Track". ARRS. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
16. "Hanna Klein und Konstanze Klosterhalfen überragend: Die deutschen Silvesterläufe im Überblick" (in German). German Athletics Association. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
17. "African Championships 2016 – Women's 10000m Results". CAA. 25 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
18. Emeterio Valiente (11 February 2018). "Wasihun breaks course record in Barcelona". IAAF. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
19. "26/11/2023 - 39a Firenze Marathon Results". TDS.sport. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
20. "26/11/2023 - 39a Firenze Marathon Results". TDS.sport. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
21. "1500m Round 1 Results" (PDF). IAAF. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
22. "3000 Metres Round 1 Results" (PDF). IAAF. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.

External links

• RAF official website
• RAF records subpage