Rutendo Nyahora (born 11 November 1988) is a Zimbabwean

long distance runner Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mensur ...

who specialises in the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

. She competed in the women's marathon event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

. In 2019, she competed in the women's marathon at the

2019 World Athletics Championships The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships () was the seventeenth edition of the biennial, global athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), since renamed World Athletics. It was held betw ...

held in Doha, Qatar. She finished in 21st place. In 2024, she participated in the women’s marathon at the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ...

, but did not receive a finishing position as she did not complete the race.

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* 1988 births Living people Zimbabwean female long-distance runners Zimbabwean female marathon runners Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Zimbabwe African Games competitors for Zimbabwe Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Zimbabwe-athletics-bio-stub At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Nyahora failed to last the 42km marathon distance as she withdrew from the race after just 22km into the race.