Rodrigue Kwizera (born 10 October 1999)[1] is a Burundian-born Spanish[2] long-distance runner.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Burundian |
| Born | 10 October 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Burundi (until 2023) Spain (since 2026) |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Long-distance running, Cross country |
Personal life
editKwizera moved to Spain in 2019 and, in 2025, requested Spanish nationality. He stopped representing Burundi in 2023, to comply with the 3-years rule without representing another country in order to be able to compete for a new one.[3] In May 2026, the Council of Ministers granted him the Spanish nationality.[2]
Career
editIn 2017, Rodrigue Kwizera competed in the senior men's race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda. He placed 39th.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6][7] Kwizera finished 16th in the men's 10,000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha.[8]
He won the 2021–22 World Cross Country Tour.[9] He placed 16th in the 10,000 m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[1]
In April 2025, He won the Prague Half Marathon in a Burundi National record time of 58:54.[10] In October 2025, he beat this time at the Valencia Half Marathon crossing the line in 58:39, finishing in second place to Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha.[11]
In March 2026, he retained his title at the 2026 Prague Half Marathon with a course record of 58:16, improving on the previous best set by Sabastian Sawe in 2024.[12]
Achievements
editCircuit wins and titles
editPersonal bests
edit- 5000 metres – 13:20.17 (Castellón 2022)
- 10,000 metres – 27:25.47 (Maia 2022)
- Road
- 10 kilometres – 26:56 (Herzogenaurach 2022) NR
References
edit- 1 2 "Rodrigue KWIZERA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- 1 2 Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes (1 May 2026). "Real Decreto 364/2026, de 29 de abril, por el que se concede la nacionalidad española por carta de naturaleza a don Rodrigue Kwizera". Official State Gazette. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
- ↑ Ossa, Juan Francisco de la (2026-03-31). "Los dos récords perdidos por no ser (todavía) español". El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-05-01.
- ↑ "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ↑ "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ↑ "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ↑ "Men's 5,000 metres". 2019 African Games Results. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ↑ "Men's 10,000 metres - Final" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (6 January 2023). "Daniel and Kwizera triumph at Campaccio". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ↑ "Generali Prague Half Marathon 2025". Runczech. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Ranking 21K 2025". valenciaciudaddelrunning.com. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "RODRIGUE KWIZERA BREAKS PRAGUE HALF COURSE RECORD". Athletics Weekly. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
External links
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