Burundi at the Olympics

Burundi at the
Olympics
IOC codeBDI
NOCComité National Olympique du Burundi
Medals
Ranked 113th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer appearances

Burundi first participated at the 1996 Olympic Games, 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 on August 3rd 1996 at the 1996 Olympic Games that were held in Atlanta, and Francine Niyonsaba added a silver 20 years later in athletics on August 20th 2016 at the 2016 Olympic games that were held in Rio de Janeiro.

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

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1896–1912 occupied by Germany
1920–1964 occupied by Belgium
1968-1992 did not participate
1996 Atlanta 7 1 0 0 1 49
2000 Sydney 6 0 0 0 0
2004 Athens 7 0 0 0 0
2008 Beijing 3 0 0 0 0
2012 London 6 0 0 0 0
2016 Rio de Janeiro 9 0 1 0 1 69
2020 Tokyo 6 0 0 0 0 -
2024 Paris 7 0 0 0 0 -
2028 Los Angeles Future event
2032 Brisbane
Total 1 1 0 2 111

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Athletics1102
Totals (1 entries)1102

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event Date
 Gold Vénuste Niyongabo 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 5000 metres 3 August 1996
 Silver Francine Niyonsaba 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 800 metres 20 August 2016

See also

  • "Burundi". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
  • "Burundi". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/BDI". olympanalyt.com.