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Rwanda at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | RWA |
NOC | Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Rwanda |
in Rio de Janeiro | |
Competitors | 7 in 3 sports |
Flag bearer | Adrien Niyonshuti |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Rwanda competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The Rwandan National Olympic and Sports Committee (French: Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Rwanda) selected a team of seven athletes, four men and three women, to compete only in athletics, road cycling, mountain biking, and swimming at the Olympics, matching the nation's roster size with London 2012. The Rwandan delegation featured two returning Olympians from the previous Games, including marathon runner Claudette Mukasakindi, and road cyclist Adrien Niyonshuti, who reprised his role of carrying the nation's flag for the second time in the opening ceremony.
Rwandan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Ambroise Uwiragiye | Men's marathon | 2:25:57 | 99 |
Claudette Mukasakindi | Women's marathon | 3:05:57 | 126 |
Salome Nyirarukundo | Women's 10000 m | 32:07.80 | 27 |
Rwanda has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 10 individual ranking in the 2015 UCI Africa Tour.
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Adrien Niyonshuti | Men's road race | Did not finish |
Rwanda has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, by virtue of a top two national finish, not yet qualified, at the 2015 African Championships.
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Nathan Byukusenge | Men's cross-country | LAP (3 laps) | 41 |
Rwanda has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Eloi Imaniraguha | Men's 50 m freestyle | 26.43 | 68 | Did not advance | |||
Johanna Umurungi | Women's 100 m butterfly | 1:11.92 | 44 | Did not advance |