Rodrigue Kwizera

Rodrigue Kwizera (born 10 October 1999)^[1] is a Burundian long-distance runner.

Rodrigue Kwizera

Personal information
Nationality	Burundian
Born	(1999-10-10) 10 October 1999 (age 25)
Sport
Country	Burundi
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long-distance running, Cross country

Career

In 2017, Rodrigue Kwizera competed in the senior men's race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda. He placed 39th.^[2]

He competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark, and finished in 11th place.^[3] That year, he also represented Burundi at the 2019 African Games staged in Rabat, Morocco. He competed in the men's 5000 metres and placed 16th.^[4][5] Kwizera finished 16th in the men's 10,000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha.^[6]

He won the 2021–22 World Cross Country Tour.^[7] He placed 16th in the 10,000 m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.^[1]

Achievements

Circuit wins and titles

• World Cross Country Tour: 2021–22
  • 2021–22 (5): Cross Internacional de Soria, Cross de San Sebastián, Cross Internacional de Itálica, Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños, Almond Blossom Cross Country
  • 2022–23 (4): Cross Internacional Zornotza, Cross Internacional de la Constitución, Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños, Campaccio

Personal bests

• 5000 metres – 13:20.17 (Castellón 2022)
• 10,000 metres – 27:25.47 (Maia 2022)

Road

• 10 kilometres – 26:56 (Herzogenaurach 2022) NR

References

1. "Rodrigue KWIZERA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
2. "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
3. "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
4. "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
5. "Men's 5,000 metres". 2019 African Games Results. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
6. "Men's 10,000 metres - Final" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
7. Sampaolo, Diego (6 January 2023). "Daniel and Kwizera triumph at Campaccio". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

External links

• Rodrigue Kwizera at World Athletics