Rodrigue Kwizera

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Rodrigue Kwizera
Personal information
NationalityBurundian
Born (1999-10-10) 10 October 1999 (age 23)
Sport
Country Burundi
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Long-distance running, Cross country

Rodrigue Kwizera (born 10 October 1999) [1] is a Burundian long-distance runner.

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Career

In 2017, Rodrigue Kwizera competed in the senior men's race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda. He placed 39th. [2]

He competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark, and finished in 11th place. [3] That year, he also represented Burundi at the 2019 African Games staged in Rabat, Morocco. He competed in the men's 5000 metres and placed 16th. [4] [5] Kwizera finished 16th in the men's 10,000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha. [6]

He won the 2021–22 World Cross Country Tour. [7] He placed 16th in the 10,000 m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. [1]

Achievements

Circuit wins and titles

Personal bests

Road

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rodrigue KWIZERA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics . Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  5. "Men's 5,000 metres". 2019 African Games Results. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  6. "Men's 10,000 metres - Final" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. Sampaolo, Diego (6 January 2023). "Daniel and Kwizera triumph at Campaccio". World Athletics . Retrieved 6 January 2023.