Salome Nyirarukundo

Salome Nyirarukundo
nation	Rwanda
birthday	20th December 1997 (age 22)
place of birth	Kivumu Rutsiro , Rwanda
size	157 cm
Weight	42 kg
Career
discipline	Long distance running
society	APR Athletics Club
last change: June 11, 2019

Salome Nyirarukundo (born December 20, 1997 in Kivumu Rutsiro ) is a Rwandan middle distance runner .

Athletic career

Salome Nyirarukundo gained her first international experience at the Junior African Championships 2015 in Addis Ababa , where she finished fourth in the 3000 meter run in 10: 02.83 minutes , as well as at the African Championships in Durban the following year in 31:45, 82 min over 10,000 meters. Then she was at the U20 World Championships in Bydgoszcz in 15: 57.68 min 13th in the 5000 meter run . She took part in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro over 10,000 meters , where she finished 27th in 32: 07.80 minutes . In 2017 she qualified for the World Championships in London , where she finished 25th in 32: 45.95 minutes . In 2018 she took part in the Commonwealth Games in the Australian Gold Coast for the first time and finished eleventh there in 32: 13.74 minutes. In August she finished sixth at the African Championships in Asaba with a time of 33: 14.08 min.

Personal bests

• 3000 meters: 10: 02.83 min, March 5, 2015 in Addis Ababa
• 5000 meters: 15: 34.91 min, June 2, 2017 in Nijmegen ( Rwandan record )
• 10,000 meters: 31: 45.82 min, June 25, 2016 in Durban ( Rwandan record )
• 10 km road run: 33:31 min, May 27, 2018 in Bangalore ( Rwandan record )
• Half marathon: 1:08:48 h, February 11, 2018 in Barcelona ( Rwandan record )
• Marathon: 2:30:44 h, May 26, 2019 in Ottawa ( Rwandan record )

Web links

• Salome Nyirarukundo in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Salome Nyirarukundo in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )