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Olivier Irabaruta

Olivier Irabaruta

Burundian long-distance runner

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.

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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]

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    Olivier Irabaruta at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
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    "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
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    "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
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    "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
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    "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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    "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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