| Burundi at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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.
The Burundi Olympic Committee (French: Comité National Olympique du Burundi) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. 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, second-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]
- ^ a b "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Caster Semenya clinches 800m gold, but easy win stokes complex gender debate". Firstpost. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Goodman, Eric (20 August 2016). "Caster Semenya wins 800m in convincing fashion". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 13 September 2016.