• Vénuste Niyongabo OLY (born December 9, 1973) is a Burundian former long and middle-distance runner. In 1996, he became the first Olympic medalist from...
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    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...
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    Chorzów 21 3:29.14 Rashid Ramzi  Bahrain 14 July 2006 Rome 22 3:29.18 Vénuste Niyongabo  Burundi 22 August 1997 Brussels Mario García  Spain 15 June 2023...
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  • 2:15.50 Kennedy Kimwetich  Kenya 6 February 2000 Stuttgart 6 2:15.62 Vénuste Niyongabo  Burundi 27 February 1995 Stockholm 7 2:15.77 Abubaker Kaki Khamis...
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  • With four laps to go, after an exchange of Kenyan leaders, Burundi's Vénuste Niyongabo moved into second place, squeezing back Kennedy into third. Over the...
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  • Brussels 6 4:48.36 El Guerrouj #2 19 July 1998 Gateshead 6 7 4:48.69 Vénuste Niyongabo  Burundi 12 July 1995 Nice 7 8 4:48.74 John Kibowen  Kenya 1 August...
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    Berlin 15 3:46.46 Ingebrigtsen #2 16 June 2022 Oslo 8 16 3:46.70 Vénuste Niyongabo  Burundi 26 August 1997 Berlin 9 17 3:46.76 Saïd Aouita  Morocco 2...
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  • politician and activist 1973 – Fabio Artico, Italian footballer 1973 – Vénuste Niyongabo, Burundian runner 1973 – Bárbara Padilla, Mexican-American soprano...
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  • Noureddine Morceli  Algeria 3:33.73 Hicham El Guerrouj  Morocco 3:35.28 Vénuste Niyongabo  Burundi 3:35.56 5,000 m details Ismael Kirui  Kenya 13:16.77 Khalid...
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  • near the front of the pack, watching around him. After 800 metres Vénuste Niyongabo moved to the outside of McMullen and started to edge forward with...
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