Olivier Irabaruta

Olivier Irabaruta (born 25 August 1990) is a Burundian long-distance runner.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 5000 metres, finishing 29th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final.

Olivier Irabaruta
Olivier Irabaruta at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Burundi
Born (1990-08-25) 25 August 1990
Muramvya, Burundi
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubG.P. Parco Alpi Apuane, Italy

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres. He finished 27th overall in round 1 of the 5000 m competition and did not qualify for the finals.[2] He finished 27th in the 10,000m competition.[3] Irabaruta was the flag bearer for Burundi during the Parade of Nations.[4]

He represented his country at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2009 as a junior runner and 2015, 2017, and 2019 as a senior athlete.

In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[5] He did not finish his race.[5]

He represented Burundi at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon.[6]

References
  1. Olivier Irabaruta at World Athletics
  2. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  3. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  4. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  5. "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. "Athletics IRABARUTA Olivier". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-02.


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