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Burundi At The 1996 Summer Olympics
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. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Medalists Results by event Athletics Men ;Track and road events Women ;Track and road events References Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics |
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 Metres
The men's 1500 metres was an event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 57 competitors from 37 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event took place between 29 July and 3 August. The event was won by Noureddine Morceli of Algeria, the nation's first championship in the men's 1500 metres. Fermín Cacho of Spain was unable to repeat as gold medalist, but took silver to become the fourth man to win two medals in the event. Summary Algerian Noureddine Morceli had dominated the 1500 for five years, holding the world record and winning the previous three world championships. But Hicham El Guerrouj, from neighboring Morocco was the rising star, who had chased Morceli in the most recent world championships. This was expected to be the match race. While Morceli had led the semi-finals in close to Olympic record time, the final race was much slower and entirely strategic. Approaching the bell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nations At The 1996 Summer Olympics
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those features. Some nations are equated with ethnic groups (see ethnic nationalism) and some are equated with affiliation to a social and political constitution (see civic nationalism and multiculturalism). A nation is generally more overtly political than an ethnic group. A nation has also been defined as a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity and particular interests. The consensus among scholars is that nations are socially constructed and historically contingent. Throughout history, people have had an attachment to their kin group and traditions, territorial authorities and their homeland, but nationalism – the belief that state and nation should align as a nation state – did not become a promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 Metres
These are the official results of the Women's 10,000 metres race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 .... There were a total of 35 competitors. Results Heats Qualification: First 8 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified to the final. Final See also * 1992 Women's Olympic 10.000 metres (Barcelona) * 1993 Women's World Championships 10.000 metres (Stuttgart) * 1994 Women's European Championships 10.000 metres (Helsinki) * 1995 Women's World Championships 10.000 metres (Gothenburg) * 1997 Women's World Championships 10.000 metres (Athens) References External links Official ReportRaceon YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 10000 Metres 1 10,000 metres at the Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justine Nahimana
Justine Nahimana (born 6 August 1979) is a Burundian athlete who specialized in long-distance running. She was the first woman to represent Burundi at the Olympics. At the age of 16, Nahimana was the only female competitor from Burundi to compete at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta when she entered the 10000 metres, she finished her heat in 18th place so didn't qualify for the final. In 1997, she competed in the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, where she came 18th again in her heat in the 5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ... and didn't reach the final. References 1979 births Living people Burundian female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Burundi 20th-century Buru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Marathon
The men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia was held on Sunday August 4, 1996. The race started at 07:05h local time to avoid excessively hot and humid conditions. A total number of 111 athletes completed the race, with an injured and limping Abdul Baser Wasiqi from Afghanistan finishing in last position in 4'24:17. Reuters, August 17, 2000 There were 124 competitors from 79 countries. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. Thirteen competitors did not finish. The medal ceremony took place during the Closing Ceremony which they did again in eight years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tharcisse Gashaka
Tharcisse Gashaka (born 18 December 1962) is a Burundian athlete who specialized in marathon and long-distance running. Gashaka competed in the marathon for Burundi in their country's first Olympics at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he finished 90th, with a time of 2:32:55. In 1997, Gashaka won a silver medal at the Athletics at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie At the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, the athletics events were held in Antananarivo, Madagascar in August and September 1997. A total of 43 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 20 by female athletes. Of the forty nations present at the c ... in the 10,000 metres. References 1962 births Living people Burundian male marathon runners Burundian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Burundi 20th-century Burundian people 21st-century Burundian people {{Burundi-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 Metres
These are the official results of the men's 10,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The final was held on July 29, 1996. Medalists Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics. Haile Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie ( am, ኀይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, ''haylē gebre silassē''; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian retired long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Champion ... set a new Olympic record with 27:07.34 in the final. Ranking Final Non-qualifiers Qualification Group 1 Group 2 See also * 1995 Men's World Championships 10.000 metres * 1997 Men's World Championships 10.000 metres * 1998 Men's European Championships 10.000 metres References External links Official Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 10,000 metres 1 10,000 metres at the Olympics Men's event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aloÿs Nizigama
Aloÿs Nizigama (born 18 June 1966) is a retired Burundian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race .... His personal best 10,000 metres time was 27:20.38 minutes, achieved in July 1995 in London. This is the current Burundian record. In his career, Nizigama ran 21 sub-28 minute 10,000 metres races, 2nd only to Haile Gebrselassie with 23 times. International competitions References External links * 1966 births Living people Burundian male long-distance runners Burundian male cross country runners Olympic male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Burundi Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Athletics Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Medal Icon
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal in a pure form. Chemically, gold is a transition metal and a group 11 element. It is one of the least reactive chemical elements and is solid under standard conditions. Gold often occurs in free elemental ( native state), as nuggets or grains, in rocks, veins, and alluvial deposits. It occurs in a solid solution series with the native element silver (as electrum), naturally alloyed with other metals like copper and palladium, and mineral inclusions such as within pyrite. Less commonly, it occurs in minerals as gold compounds, often with tellurium (gold tellurides). Gold is resistant to most acids, though it does dissolve in aqua regia (a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid), forming a soluble tetrachloroaurate anion. Gold is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Nkazamyampi
Charles Nkazamyampi (born November 1, 1964) is a retired middle-distance runner from Burundi. The 1992 African champion, he was unable to compete at the 1992 Summer Olympics because Burundi did not participate. In 1993 he won a silver medal in 800 metres at the World Indoor Championships, finishing behind Tom McKean. Nkazamyampi later competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ... without reaching the final. His personal best time over 800 metres was 1:44.24 minutes, achieved in 1993. Post-Career Activities Charles is the creator of 'Foundation Charles Nkazamyampi' (FCN), which uses sport to unite communities and promote peace throughout the nation of Burundi. They work in 8 provinces across Burundi and encourage youth to sign peace pledg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieudonné Kwizéra
Dieudonné is a French name meaning "Gift of God", and thus similar to the Greek-derived Theodore or the Spanish Diosdado. It may refer to: People Given name * Dieudonné Cédor (1925–2010), Haitian painter * Dieudonné Costes (1892–1973), French aviator * Dieudonné Disi (born 1980), Rwandan long-distance and cross county runner * Dieudonne Dolassem (born 1979), Cameroonian judoka * Dieudonné Sylvain Guy Tancrède de Dolomieu or Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750–1801), French geologist * Dieudonné Ganga (born c. 1946), Congolese politician and diplomat * Dieudonné Gnammankou, Beninean historian * Dieudonné de Gozon ( 1346–53), French knight * Dieudonné-Félix Godefroid or Félix Godefroid (1818–1897), Belgian harpist * Dieudonné Jamar (1878 – after 1905), Belgian racing cyclist * Dieudonné Kabongo (1950–2011), Congolese-born Belgian humorist and actor * Dieudonné Kalilulika (born 1981), Congolese football player * Dieudonné Kayembe Mbandakulu (born 1945 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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