Burundi at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Burundi at the 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BDI
NOC	Comité National Olympique du Burundi
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	9 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Olivier Irabaruta[1]
Medals Ranked 69th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 0 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Burundi at the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

Burundi competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Burundi Olympic Committee French: Comité National Olympique du Burundi) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of nine athletes, five men and four women, were selected to the Burundian team across three different sports, with nearly half of them having previously competed at London 2012.^[2] Among the Burundian athletes on the team were world indoor champion Francine Niyonsaba, seventh-place finalist in the women's 800 metres, marathoner Diane Nukuri, and long-distance runner Olivier Irabaruta, who became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.^[1]

Burundi left Rio de Janeiro with its first Olympic medal since the nation's debut in 1996. It was awarded to Niyonsaba, who rebounded from an out-of-podium feat back in London to end Burundi's 20-year drought with a silver in her pet event.^[3][4]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Niyonsaba, FrancineFrancine Niyonsaba	Athletics	Women's 800 metres	20 August

Athletics (track and field)

Burundian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[5][6]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Antoine Gakeme	800 m	1:47.46	6	Did not advance
Olivier Irabaruta	5000 m	13:44.08	17	N/A		Did not advance
	10000 m	N/A				28:32.75	27
Pierre-Célestin Nihorimbere	Marathon	N/A				2:29:38	115
Abraham Niyonkuru		N/A				DNF

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Francine Niyonsaba	800 m	1:59.84	1 Q	1:59.59	2 Q	1:56.49
Diane Nukuri	10000 m	N/A				31:28.69 NR	13

Judo

Burundi has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a judoka competing in the women's half-lightweight category (52 kg) to the Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Antoinette Gasongo	Women's −52 kg	Ramos (POR) L 000–102	Did not advance

Swimming

Burundi has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.^[7][8][9]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Billy-Scott Irakose	Men's 50 m freestyle	26.36	66	Did not advance
Elsie Uwamahoro	Women's 50 m freestyle	33.70	80	Did not advance

References

1. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
2. "Burundi : Une 1ère – 9 athlètes burundais qualifiés Jeux Olympiques de Rio" [Burundi: 9 Burundian athletes qualified for the Rio Olympics] (in French). Burundi Africa Generation. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
3. "Rio Olympics 2016: Caster Semenya clinches 800m gold, but easy win stokes complex gender debate". Firstpost. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
4. Goodman, Eric (20 August 2016). "Caster Semenya wins 800m in convincing fashion". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
5. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
6. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
7. "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 1 January 1970. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
8. "Men's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
9. "Women's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.