Burundi at the Olympics

Burundi at the Olympic Games
Flag of Burundi – Flag bearers IOC code  BDI NOC Comité National Olympique du Burundi
Olympic history
Summer Games
1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012

Burundi first participated at the Olympic Games in 1996, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

Vénuste Niyongabo won a gold medal in athletics in the 1996 Games. As of 2008, it remains Burundi's only Olympic medal.

The National Olympic Committee for Burundi was created in 1990 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Vénuste Niyongabo	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 5000 metres

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Burundi
• Burundi at the Paralympics

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2008-01-16. 
• "Comité National Olympique du Burundi". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=BDI. Retrieved 2008-01-16.