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Best Burundi 3000 m Athletes of All Time
All-time ranking of the top Burundi athletes in the 3000 m, based on official personal bests, with results, wind readings and dates.
Discover the greatest 3000 m athletes in the history of Burundi. Vénuste Niyongabo tops the all-time national list with 7:34.03, among 48 ranked athletes — with every mark, date and competition.
| # | Athlete | Result | Wind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vénuste Niyongabo | 7:34.03 | Aug 16, 1996 | |
| 2 | Aloys Nizigama | 7:35.08 | Jul 18, 1994 | |
| 3 | Egide Ntakarutimana | 7:35.16 | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| 4 | Rodrigue Kwizera | 7:38.97 | Jun 14, 2026 | |
| 5 | Célestin Ndikumana | 7:45.02 | Jul 19, 2023 | |
| 6 | Elie Sindayikengdera | 7:46.67 | Aug 16, 2025 | |
| 7 | Nizigiyinama Tharcisse | 7:48.68 | Sep 8, 2026 | |
| 8 | Emile Hafashimana | 7:49.53 | Aug 16, 2025 | |
| 9 | Olivier Irabaruta | 7:50.98 | Jun 23, 2016 | |
| 10 | Patrick Nimubona | 7:52.97 | Aug 16, 2025 | |
| 11 | Diomede Cishahayo | 7:53.55 | Jul 4, 1996 | |
| 12 | Thierry Irakoze | 7:56.58 | Aug 16, 2025 | |
| 13 | Jean Marie Vianney Niyomukiza | 7:56.66 | Jun 28, 2019 | |
| 14 | Pascal Ntahokaraja | 7:57.16 | Jun 5, 2004 | |
| 15 | Jean Claude NDUWINGOMA | 7:57.17 | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| 16 | Jean Berchmans Ndayisenga | 7:59.09 | Jun 16, 2002 | |
| 17 | Abraham Niyonkuru | 7:59.65 | Sep 21, 2013 | |
| 18 | Lionel Nihimbazwe | 8:01.83 | Jul 27, 2024 | |
| 19 | Ezechiel Nizigiyimana | 8:02.17 | Jun 27, 2011 | |
| 20 | Jean Marie Bukuru | 8:04.02 | Jul 14, 2023 | |
| 21 | Vital Gahungu | 8:04.15 | Aug 28, 2004 | |
| 22 | Onesphore Nzikwinkunda | 8:04.64 | Jun 24, 2017 | |
| 23 | Jean De Dieu Butoyi | 8:05.10 | May 27, 2023 | |
| 24 | Hilarie Ntirampéba | 8:06.70 | Aug 20, 2000 | |
| 25 | Bonaventure Niyonizigiye | 8:08.49 | Aug 22, 2000 | |
| 26 | Simon-Pierre NIYUKURI | 8:09.76 | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| 27 | Desire Niyomwungere | 8:10.90 | Jun 6, 2024 | |
| 28 | Dieudonné Gahungu | 8:10.97 | Jul 16, 2005 | |
| 29 | Vianney Ndiho | 8:11.45 | Jun 12, 2011 | |
| 30 | Pierre-Célestin Nihorimbere | 8:11.83 | Aug 3, 2014 | |
| 31 | Eric Nzambimana | 8:13.87 | Jun 12, 2024 | |
| 32 | Lin Ndayifukamiye | 8:14.61 | Jun 6, 2025 | |
| 33 | Lambert NDAYIKEZA | 8:15.90 | Aug 31, 2002 | |
| 34 | Patrick Ndayisenga | 8:16.33 | May 10, 1998 | |
| 35 | Egide Manirazika | 8:16.34 | Jul 2, 2005 | |
| 36 | Rodrigue Biziyaremye | 8:16.41 | May 19, 2024 | |
| 37 | Léonce Bukuru | 8:16.87 | Jul 13, 2017 | |
| 38 | Pasteur NYABENDA | 8:20.55 | Jun 16, 2001 | |
| 39 | Louis Intunzinzi | 8:22.72 | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| 40 | Eric NIYONSABA | 8:28.10 | Sep 18, 2010 | |
| 41 | Zabulon Ndikumana | 8:28.76 | Aug 22, 2010 | |
| 42 | Dieudonné Nsengiyuma | 8:29.48 | May 5, 2019 | |
| 43 | Lionel Irimbere | 8:38.06 | May 19, 2019 | |
| 44 | Oscar Niyonzima | 8:40.88 | Aug 16, 2026 | |
| 45 | Jean-Claude MUSHINGANTAHE | 8:51.15 | May 18, 2008 | |
| 46 | Jeanine Kezimana | 9:19.11 | May 23, 2021 | |
| 47 | Odile Nintije | 9:52.84 | Mar 11, 2018 | |
| 48 | Francine NIYOMWUNGERE | 10:17.44 | Mar 5, 2015 |