Jean-Paul Gahimbaré

Jean-Paul Gahimbaré
Personal information
Nationality Burundi
Born (1970-12-22) 22 December 1970
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2004
World finals1997, 2005
Personal bests
  • Marathon: 2:14:38 (1996)
  • Half marathon: 1:02:07 (1999)
  • Half marathon: 1:02:07 (1999)
  • 10000 metres: 30:15 (2003)
  • 5000 metres: 14:25.8 (2003)
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Jean-Paul Gahimbaré (born 22 December 1970) is a Burundian long-distance runner competing in the 5000m, 10000m, half-marathon and marathon races during the 1990s and 2000s.

One of his main victories was in 1996 winning the Lille Half Marathon in Lille, France.[2]

In his early years he had two top-10 results at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie in the 5000 metres and 10000 metres. Later in the 1990s and in the 2000s he represented Burundi at multiple main international championships, including at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics (marathon event), at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the marathon and at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics (marathon event).[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Profile of Jean-Paul Gahimbaré". IAAF. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Lille Métropole Half Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. ARRS. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Olympedia – Jean-Paul Gahimbaré". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Jean Paul GAHIMBARE". olympics.com. Retrieved 25 February 2026.