Thierry Ndikumwenayo
ESPMenThierry Ndikumwenayo (born 26 March 1997) is a long-distance runner, most well known for his cross-country running results.
Born in Burundi, he represents Spain internationally. He previously competed for his country of birth.
As of Sep 16, 2026: 3000 m 7:25.93, 5000 m 12:47.67 (#24 all-time), 2026 season best 27:45 (Feb 8, 2026) · Last competition: Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS, Jul 10, 2026, DNF · Olympic Games: 1 silver · National record (3000 m) · 29 years old
Personal bests
Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CrossCount | 27:45 | - | Feb 8, 2026 | ↑ | 49.º Cross Internacional das Amendoeiras em Flor |
| 2025 | 3000m | 8:08.52 | - | Apr 6, 2025 | ↓ | Grand Slam Track Kingston |
| 2025 | 5000m | 12:47.67 | - | Jun 12, 2025 | ↑ | Oslo Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline |
| 2025 | 5Kilometre | 13:08 | - | Apr 26, 2025 | ↑ | adizero: Road to Records |
| 2025 | CrossCount | 20:14 | - | Nov 23, 2025 | ↑ | Cross Internacional de Atapuerca, Centro de Arqueologia Experimental, Atapuerca - XC 6.821km |
| 2025 | 10Kilometr | 27:50 | - | Feb 9, 2025 | ↑ | 10K Ibiza - Platja d'en Bossa |
| 2025 | 10000m | 28:59.07 | - | Sep 14, 2025 | ↓ | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2024 | 5000m | 12:48.10 | - | May 30, 2024 | ↑ | Oslo Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline |
| 2024 | 5Kilometre | 13:17 | - | Apr 27, 2024 | ↑ | adizero Road to Records |
| 2024 | CrossCount | 21:24 | - | Nov 17, 2024 | ↑ | XLII Cross Internacional de Itálica, Santiponce - XC 7.542km |
| 2024 | 10000m | 26:49.49 | - | Aug 2, 2024 | ↓ | The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris |
| 2024 | Semi | 59:42 | - | Oct 27, 2024 | - | Medio Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich |
| 2023 | 1500m | 3:42.60 | - | Jan 25, 2023 | ↑ | Meeting Internacional Ciudad de Valencia, Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (i) |
| 2023 | 1500m-short-track | 3:42.60 | - | Jan 25, 2023 | - | Meeting Internacional Ciudad de Valencia, Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (i) |
| 2023 | 3000m-short-track | 7:48.38 | - | Feb 15, 2023 | ↑ | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais |
| 2023 | 3000m | 7:48.38 | - | Feb 15, 2023 | ↓ | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais |
| 2023 | 5000m | 12:55.47 | - | Jul 21, 2023 | ↑ | Herculis Meeting International d’Athlétisme EBS, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline |
| 2023 | 5Kilometre | 13:45 | - | Apr 29, 2023 | ↑ | adizero Road to Records |
| 2023 | CrossCount | 26:12 | - | Nov 19, 2023 | ↑ | Cross Internacional de Soria, Soria - XC 8.801km |
| 2023 | 10Kilometr | 29:37 | - | May 7, 2023 | ↑ | - |
| 2022 | 3000m | 7:25.93 | - | Aug 10, 2022 | ↓ | Herculis Meeting International d’Athlétisme EBS, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline |
| 2022 | 5000m | 12:59.39 | - | Jun 9, 2022 | ↑ | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, Stadio Olimpico, Roma - Diamond Discipline |
| 2022 | 10Kilometr | 28:04 | - | Feb 27, 2022 | ↑ | Castellón (ESP) |
| 2022 | CrossCount | 28:34 | - | Nov 6, 2022 | ↑ | Cross Internacional de Soria, Soria - XC 10.0km |
| 2021 | 1500m | 3:37.25 | - | Jun 29, 2021 | ↑ | VIII Trofeo Diputacion de Castellón-Memorial José Antonio Cansino |
| 2021 | MileRoad | 4:17.0h | - | Sep 18, 2021 | - | Villareal (ESP) |
| 2021 | 3000m | 8:35.43 | - | Jun 12, 2021 | ↓ | Spanish Club Championships, La Nucia |
| 2021 | 5000m | 13:25.30 | - | Jun 3, 2021 | ↑ | Meeting Iberoamericano, Estadio Iberoamericano, Huelva |
| 2021 | CrossCount | 25:47 | - | Nov 14, 2021 | ↑ | XVII Cross de Atapuerca, Atapuerca - XC 9.0km |
| 2020 | 3000m | 8:02.50 | - | Aug 29, 2020 | ↓ | Ibiza (ESP) |
| 2020 | 5000m | 13:26.85 | - | Aug 24, 2020 | ↑ | Castellón (ESP) |
| 2020 | 10Kilometr | 28:59 | - | Dec 31, 2020 | ↑ | Nationale-Nederlanden San Silvestre Vallecana |
| 2019 | 3000m | 7:53.95 | - | Jul 9, 2019 | ↓ | Gyulai István Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix, Bregyó Athletic Center, Székesfehérvár |
| 2019 | 5000m | 13:34.62 | - | Jul 20, 2019 | ↑ | KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder |
| 2019 | CrossCount | 32:29 | - | Mar 30, 2019 | ↑ | 43rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Århus |
| 2018 | 3000m | 7:41.04 | - | Jun 13, 2018 | ↓ | Golden Spike Ostrava 2018, Mestský Stadion, Ostrava |
| 2018 | 3000m-short-track | 7:50.19 | - | Feb 13, 2018 | ↑ | Sabadell (ESP) (i) |
| 2018 | 5000m | 13:38.14 | - | May 27, 2018 | ↑ | Birmingham ECCC Group A, Birmingham |
| 2018 | 15Kilometr | 43:45 | - | May 1, 2018 | ↑ | Le Puy-en-Velay 15 km |
| 2017 | 1500m | 3:44.95 | - | May 27, 2017 | ↑ | Sant Joan (ESP) |
| 2017 | 3000m | 7:58.97 | - | Feb 4, 2017 | ↓ | Mondeville (FRA) (i) |
| 2017 | 3000m-short-track | 7:58.97 | - | Feb 4, 2017 | ↑ | Mondeville (FRA) (i) |
| 2017 | 5000m | 13:25.55 | - | Jul 18, 2017 | ↑ | Bellinzona (SUI) |
| 2017 | 10Kilometr | 30:41 | - | May 13, 2017 | ↑ | Okpekpe (NGR) |
| 2017 | CrossCount | 32:55 | - | Mar 26, 2017 | ↑ | 42nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Kololo, Kampala |
| 2017 | 15Kilometr | 44:17 | - | Dec 3, 2017 | ↑ | Mersin (TUR) |
| 2016 | 3000m | 8:00.74 | - | Feb 19, 2016 | ↓ | Sabadell (ESP) (i) |
| 2016 | 3000m-short-track | 8:00.74 | - | Feb 19, 2016 | ↑ | Sabadell (ESP) (i) |
| 2016 | 5000m | 13:26.24 | - | Jun 26, 2016 | ↑ | Durban (RSA) |
| 2016 | 10Kilometr | 28:18 | - | Dec 18, 2016 | ↑ | Houilles (FRA) |
| 2015 | 5000m | 13:27.38 | - | Sep 17, 2015 | ↑ | Brazzaville (CGO) |
| 2014 | 8x100Metre | 1:52.60 | - | Aug 26, 2014 | - | Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Nanjing |
| 2014 | 3000m | 8:06.05 | - | Aug 24, 2014 | ↓ | Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Nanjing |
2026
4 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | DNF | - | Jul 10 | Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS |
CrossCount | 27:45 | - | Feb 8 | 49.º Cross Internacional das Amendoeiras em Flor |
CrossCount | 30:12 | - | Jan 18 | LXXXII Elgoibar Cross Country Juan Muguerza Memorial |
CrossCount | 29:16 | - | Jan 10 | 46th World Athletics Cross Country Championships |
2025
22 performances2024
18 performances2023
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CrossCount | 26:12 | - | Nov 19 | Cross Internacional de Soria, Soria - XC 8.801km |
5000m | 13:34.03 | - | Aug 26 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
5000m | 13:34.03 | - | Aug 24 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
5000m | 13:50.13 | - | Jul 28 | Spanish Championships, Pista Parc Central, Torrent |
5000m | 12:55.47 | - | Jul 21 | Herculis Meeting International d’Athlétisme EBS, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline |
5000m | 13:25.48 | - | Jun 25 | European Athletics Team Championships First Division, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów |
Honours
46th World Athletics Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Senior Race
31st SPAR European Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Senior Race
European Athletics Team Championships First Division
5000 Metres
Spanish Championships
5000 Metres
European Athletics Championships
10,000 Metres
European Athletics Championships
5000 Metres
45th World Athletics Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Senior Race
European Athletics Championships
10,000 Metres
European Athletics Championships
5000 Metres
30th SPAR European Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Senior Race
The XXXIII Olympic Games
10,000 Metres
Spanish Championships
5000 Metres
European Athletics Team Championships First Division
5000 Metres
Herculis Meeting International d’Athlétisme EBS
3000 Metres
43rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Senior Race
43rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Senior Race
Durban African Championships
5000 Metres
Durban African Championships
5000 Metres
Nanjing Youth Olympic Games
3000 Metres
Nanjing Youth Olympic Games
3000 Metres
Frequently asked questions
What is Thierry Ndikumwenayo's 3000 m personal best?
Thierry Ndikumwenayo's 3000 m personal best is 7:25.93, set on Aug 10, 2022 in Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON).
Which events does Thierry Ndikumwenayo compete in?
Thierry Ndikumwenayo competes in the 3000 m and 5000 m.
How did Thierry Ndikumwenayo perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 27:45, set on Feb 8, 2026. Last competition: Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS on Jul 10, 2026, DNF.
How many medals has Thierry Ndikumwenayo won?
Thierry Ndikumwenayo has won 1 Olympic Games medal.