Robert Kajuga (born 1 January 1985 in Kaniga, Gicumbi District) is a Rwandan long-distance track and road runner. He represented Rwanda in the 10,000 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
 Kajuga running the 10,000 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1985 Kaniga, Gicumbi District, Rwanda |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Rwanda |
| Sport | Track, Long-distance running |
| Event(s) | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 5000 metres: 13:48.50[1] 10,000 metres: 27:56.67[1] |
Kajuga qualified to the 2012 Summer Olympics on July 8, 2012 when he ran the 10,000-metre at the African Senior Athletics Championship in Benin in a time of 28:03 (min:sec).[2] After his Olympic debut, where he finished 14th, he began participating in longer-distance road races.[3] On December 24, 2012, he won a 20-km road race in Kigali.[4] Kajuga finished the men's race at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 73rd place of 96 finishers. On April 21, 2013, he ran a half-marathon in Nice, France recording a time of 1:01:37.[1]
He was banned for four years, spanning 25 March 2016 to 2020, after refusing to submit to a doping control after a race in Kigali.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c IAAF. "Athlete profile of Robert Kajuga".
- ^ [1] Rwanda: Kajuga qualifies for Olympic Games - July 8, 2012
- ^ "Robert Kajuga Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ [2] Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine Kigali Konnect: Kajuga wins 20km de Kigali - 24 December 2012
- ^ Positive Cases in Athletics. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-10-01.
External links edit
- Profile at london2012.com
- Robert Kajuga at World Athletics
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