Yolanda Eliisa Ngarambe (born 14 September 1991) is a Swedish-Finnish middle-distance runner, competing for Sweden. She won the 3,000 metres at

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, Poland.

Early life

Ngarambe was born to a

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father from

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and a Finnish mother. She has dual citizenship of Finland and Sweden.

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* 1991 births Living people Swedish female middle-distance runners Swedish people of Finnish descent Swedish people of Ugandan descent Swedish people of Rwandan descent Finnish people of Ugandan descent Finnish people of Rwandan descent World Athletics Championships athletes for Sweden Swedish Athletics Championships winners {{Sweden-sport-bio-stub