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Olivier Irabaruta
Olivier Irabaruta (born 25 August 1990) is a Burundian long-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 5000 metres, finishing 29th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres. He finished 27th overall in round 1 of the 5000 m competition and did not qualify for the finals. He finished 27th in the 10,000m competition. Irabaruta was the flag bearer for Burundi during the Parade of Nations. He represented his country at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2009 as a junior runner and 2015, 2017, and 2019 as a senior athlete. In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He did not finish his race. He represented Burundi at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan ...
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Muramvya
Muramvya is a city located in central Burundi. It is the capital city of Muramvya Province Muramvya Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. The capital city is Muramvya. In 2007 the province was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. Culture The area is renowned for the route of enthronement of the ''Bami'' (kin .... Populated places in Burundi {{Burundi-geo-stub ...
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Diane Nukuri
Diane Nukuri (born 1 December 1984, in Kigozi-Mukike) is a Burundian-American professional distance runner. She competed for Burundi as a fifteen-year-old in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in the 5,000m and in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the marathon. Nukuri ran for the University of Iowa in college. She was the Burundian flag bearer at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2012. Early life Nukuri began running in her early teens, starting little more than a year prior to her first Olympic experience (the 2000 Olympics in Sydney). She ran in the junior IAAF World Cross Country Championships twice, placing 18th in 2000 and 27th the following year.Nukuri Diane
IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-29.
She won the bronze medal in the 10,000 meters at the
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Athletes (track And Field) At The 2016 Summer Olympics
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to their strenuous physical activities, ...
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Athletes (track And Field) At The 2012 Summer Olympics
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to their strenuous physical activities, ...
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Olympic Athletes For Burundi
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Burundian Male Cross Country Runners
Burundian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Burundi * A person from Burundi, or of Burundian descent. For information about the Burundian people, see Demographics of Burundi and Culture of Burundi. For specific Burundians, see List of Burundians The location of Burundi An enlargeable map of the Republic of Burundi The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Burundi: The Republic of Burundi is a small sovereign country located in the Great Lakes regio .... * Note that the Burundian language is called Rundi or Kirundi See also * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Burundian Male Long-distance Runners
Burundian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Burundi * A person from Burundi, or of Burundian descent. For information about the Burundian people, see Demographics of Burundi and Culture of Burundi. For specific Burundians, see List of Burundians The location of Burundi An enlargeable map of the Republic of Burundi The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Burundi: The Republic of Burundi is a small sovereign country located in the Great Lakes regio .... * Note that the Burundian language is called Rundi or Kirundi See also * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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People From Muramvya Province
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1990 Births
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as th ...
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Belly-Cresus Ganira
Belly-Cresus Ganira (born 25 March 2000) is a Burundian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100m freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. His time of 54.33 seconds did not qualify for the semifinals. Early years Ganira grew up in the Kinanira II neighborhood of Bujumbura Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's normal capital. In late .... He began swimming at the age of four and joined a competitive club at age 10. Career In 2019, Ganira was awarded a grant to train at the FINA Development Centre in Dakar, Senegal for one year. Ganira broke six national records at the 2020 African Zone 2 Championships in Ghana, improving on five of his own records and breaking Billy-Scott Irakose's mark in the 50 metre freestyle event. References External links * Living people 2000 births ...
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Ornella Havyarimana
Ornella Havyarimana (born 1 September 1994) is a Burundian boxer. She took part in the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ..., held in 2021. She carried the flag for Burundi in the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony, along with swimmer Belly-Cresus Ganira. Her forename appears as ''Omella'' in some sources. She competed in the women's flyweight boxing competition at the 2020 Olympics. References 1994 births Living people Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Burundi Burundian women boxers 21st-century Burundian people {{Burundi-sport-bio-stub ...
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