| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Rwandan |
| Born | 15 August 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long-distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 5000m: 13:14.01 (Maisons-Laffitte, 2024) 10000m: 28:02.23 (Ferrara, 2023) |
Yves Nimubona (born 15 August 1998) is a Rwandan long distance runner. [1]
In 2019, he won the Rwamagana Half Marathon Challenge. [2] In June 2021, he won the half marathon event at the Kigali Peace Marathon. [3]
He finished sixth in the 10,000 metres at the 2022 African Athletics Championships in St Pierre, Mauritius in June 2022. [4] He finished fifth in the 5000 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England in August 2022. [5] In October 2022 he won the Huye Half Marathon in the Huye District of Rwanda. [6]
In January 2024, Nimubona became the first Rwandan male to win the Lotto Cross Cup de Hannut on the World Athletics Cross Country Tour. [7] [8] In April 2024, he earned a place in the 10,000 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics due to his ranking gained on the Cross Country Tour. [9] He subsequently competed in the 10,000 metres at the 10,000 metres race in Paris in August 2024. [10]