Dieudonné Disi (born 24 November 1980 in Ntyazo, Butare) is a

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and

cross country runner Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open coun ...

. In 2009 he competed in the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

at the

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...

, but pulled out at the 28 km mark due to an injury. He rebounded after this with a series of victories in October, winning the

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 ...

race at the Jeux de la Francophonie, the 20 Kilometres de Paris two weeks later, then equalling the course record at the Reims Half Marathon.Vazel, P-J (2009-10-22)
Disi, the pre-race favourite in Marseille – PREVIEW

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. Retrieved on 2009-10-22.

Competition record

Personal bests

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

– 7:50.81 min (2008) *

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 ...

– 13:25.13 min (2008) *

– 27:22 min (2007) * Half marathon – 59:32 min (2007)

References

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Focus on Athletes – Dieudonne Disi
from IAAF 1980 births Living people Rwandan male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Rwanda Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Rwanda People from Nyanza District Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Rwanda {{Rwanda-athletics-bio-stub