Burundi at the Olympic Games
Flag of Burundi IOC code  BDI NOC Comité National Olympique du Burundi
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors	7 in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Dieudonné Kwizéra
Medals Rank: 49	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 1
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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Burundi competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The nation won its first Olympic gold medal in this debut appearance at the Games.

Contents 1 Medalists 1.1 Gold 2 Results by event 2.1 Athletics 3 References

[edit] Medalists

[edit] Gold

• Venuste Niyongabo — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Men's 5.000 metres

• Venuste Niyongabo

• Qualification — 13:54.53
• Semifinal — 14:03.48
• Final — 13:07.96 (→ Gold Medal)

• Aloys Nizigama

• Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Tharcisse Gashaka — 2:32.55 (→ 90th place)

Women's 10.000 metres

• Justine Nahimana

• Qualification — 35:58.51 (→ did not advance)

[edit] References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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