Marthe Yankurije

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Marthe Yankurije
Personal information
Born (1994-07-05) 5 July 1994 (age 29) [1]
Home town Nyamasheke District, Rwanda
Years active2014–present
Sport
CountryFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Sport Running
Events
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2020
Regional finals 2019
National finals2018
Medal record
Long-distance running
Rwandan National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg201810,000 metres
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018Cross-country

Marthe Yankurije (born 5 July 1994) is a Rwandan long-distance runner. In 2018, she won her country's 10,000 metres and Cross-Country Championships. She also won the half marathon race at the 2021 Kigali International Peace Marathon, and competed in the 5,000 metres event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Career

Yankurije competes for the APR Athletics Club; prior to 2016, she competed at Nyamasheke Athletics Club. [2] She started athletics at the age of 11. [2] She debuted at the 2014 Kigali half marathon, finishing fifth, and later in the year, she competed at the 2014 African Cross Country Championships, finishing 35th. [2] She came fourth in the half marathon event at the 2017 Kigali International Peace Marathon [2] and won the 20 kilometres (12 mi) event in Bugesera. [3] Yankurije won the 10,000 metres event at the 2018 Rwandan National Championships. [4] In the same year, she won the Rwandan national Cross-Country Championships, [5] and came third in the half marathon event at the 2018 Kigali International Peace Marathon, [6] and the Dar Marathon in Tanzania. [7]

In 2019, she came second in that year's Kigali International Peace Marathon half marathon race, [8] and won the 20 kilometres (12 mi) event in Bugesera again. [3] In the same year, she competed in the 10,000 metres event at the 2019 African Games; she was one of only two Rwandan athletes at the Games. [2] In 2020, she won the Huye Half Marathon in a time of 1:15:15. [9] She also finished third in a virtual Trier 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) race. [10]

In May 2021, she competed in the Zambian Track and Field Championships in Lusaka, a qualification event for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [11] In June, she won the Kigali International Peace Marathon half marathon race. As a result, she was given the Rwandan wildcard place to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [12] She competed in the 5,000 metres event; [13] she finished 17th in her heat, and did not progress. [14]

Personal life

Yankurije was born in July 1994. [2] She is from Nyamasheke District, Rwanda. [2] At school, she played association football and handball. [2] She left school early, during her fourth year of secondary school in 2012. [2]

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