Olympic Summer Games 2008 / Participant (Burundi)

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With its participation in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Burundi was represented at the Olympic Games for the fourth time. The NOK nominated three athletes in two disciplines. The first participation was in 1996, when Burundi won its only medal to date.

Participants by sport

athletics

• Francine Niyonizigiye

  Women, 5000, eliminated with rank 14 in the first run

• Joachim Nshimirimana

  Men, marathon, 68th place

swim

• Elsie Uwamahoro

  Women, 50 meter freestyle

Web links

• Burundi at the Olympic Games 2008 on sports-reference.com
• Page on www.beijing2008.cn ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )