2016 Summer Olympics / Participants (Rwanda)
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Rwanda took part inthe 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . It was the eighth total participation in the Summer Olympics. The Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Rwanda nominated seven athletes in four sports.
The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the cyclist Adrien Niyonshuti .
Participants by sport
athletics
Running and walking
Athletes | competition | leader | Semifinals | final | rank | |||||
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time | rank | time | rank | time | rank | |||||
Women | ||||||||||
Salome Nyirarukundo | 10,000 m | - | - | 32: 07.80 min | 27 | 27 | ||||
Claudette Mukasakindi | marathon | - | - | 3:05:57 h | 126 | 126 | ||||
Men | ||||||||||
Ambroise Uwiragiye | marathon | - | - | 2:25:57 h | 99 | 99 |
Cycling
Street
Athletes | competition | time | rank |
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Men | |||
Adrien Niyonshuti | Road racing | DNF |
Mountain bike
Athletes | competition | time | rank |
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Men | |||
Nathan Byukusenge | Cross country | +3 rounds |
swim
Athletes | competition | leader | Semifinals | final | rank | |||
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time | rank | time | rank | time | rank | |||
Women | ||||||||
Johanna Umurungi | 100 m butterfly | 1: 11.92 min | 44 | eliminated | 44 | |||
Men | ||||||||
Eloi Imaniraguha | 50 m freestyle | 26.43 s | 68 | eliminated | 68 |
Web links
- Rwanda. Official Olympic website. ( IOC ), accessed August 11, 2016 .
- Rwanda on rio2016.com (English)