Burundi at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Burundi at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Burundi.svg
IOC code BDI
NOC Comité National Olympique du Burundi
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors9 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Olivier Irabaruta [1]
Medals
Ranked 69th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Burundi at the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony - Parade of Nations - Burundi.jpg
Burundi at the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

Burundi competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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The Burundi Olympic Committee (French : Comité National Olympique du Burundi) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. Nine athletes, five men and four women, were selected to the Burundian team across three different sports, with nearly half of them having previously competed at London 2012. [2] Among the Burundian athletes on the team were world indoor champion Francine Niyonsaba, second-place finalist in the women's 800 metres, marathoner Diane Nukuri, and long-distance runner Olivier Irabaruta, who became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1]

Burundi left Rio de Janeiro with its first Olympic medal since the nation's debut in 1996. It was awarded to Niyonsaba, who rebounded from an out-of-podium feat back in London to end Burundi's 20-year drought with a silver in her pet event. [3] [4]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Francine Niyonsaba Athletics Women's 800 metres 20 August

Athletics (track and field)

Burundian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [5] [6]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Antoine Gakeme Men's 800 m 1:47.466Did not advance
Olivier Irabaruta Men's 5,000 m 13:44.0817—Did not advance
Men's 10,000 m —28:32.7527
Pierre-Célestin Nihorimbere Men's marathon —2:29:38115
Abraham Niyonkuru —DNF
Francine Niyonsaba Women's 800 m 1:59.841 Q1:59.592 Q1:56.49Silver medal icon.svg
Diane Nukuri Women's 10,000 m —31:28.69 NR 13

Judo

Burundi received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a judoka competing in the women's half-lightweight category (52 kg) to the Olympics.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Antoinette Gasongo Women's −52 kg Flag of Portugal.svg  Ramos  (POR)
L 000–102		Did not advance

Swimming

Burundi received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [7] [8] [9]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Billy-Scott Irakose Men's 50 m freestyle 26.3666Did not advance
Elsie Uwamahoro Women's 50 m freestyle 33.7080Did not advance

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Burundi : Une 1ère – 9 athlètes burundais qualifiés Jeux Olympiques de Rio" [Burundi: 9 Burundian athletes qualified for the Rio Olympics] (in French). Burundi Africa Generation. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Caster Semenya clinches 800m gold, but easy win stokes complex gender debate". Firstpost. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Goodman, Eric (20 August 2016). "Caster Semenya wins 800m in convincing fashion". NBC Olympics . Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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  9. ↑ "Women's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA . Retrieved 20 July 2016.

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