Chancel Ilunga Sankuru (born 28 December 1995 in

Lubumbashi Lubumbashi (former names: ( French), (Dutch)) is the second-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the country's southeasternmost part, along the border with Zambia. The capital and principal city of the Haut-Katanga ...

) is a Congolese

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, she competed in the Women's 1500 metres.

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1995 births Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for the Democratic Republic of the Congo Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Lubumbashi 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people {{DRCongo-athletics-bio-stub