Personal information | |
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Nationality | Burundian |
Born | 10 October 1999 |
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.
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]
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