Burundi competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
| Burundi at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | BDI |
| NOC | Comité National Olympique du Burundi |
| in Nanjing | |
| Competitors | 8 in 3 sports |
| Medals Ranked 70th |
|
| Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |
Medalists
editMedals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Thierry Ndikumwenayo | Athletics | Boys' 3000 m | 24 August |
| Silver |
Amedee Manirakiza | Athletics | Mixed 8x100m Relay | 26 August |
Athletics
editBurundi qualified five athletes.[1]
Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)
- Boys
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Rodrigue Biziyaremye | 1500 m | 3:49.79 | 6 Q | 3:48.20 PB | 7 |
| Thierry Ndikumwenayo | 3000 m | 8:16.11 PB | 5 Q | 8:06.05 PB |
|
| Amedee Manirakiza | 2000 m steeplechase | 5:45.54 | 7 Q | 5:47.52 | 4 |
- Girls
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Francine Niyomwungere | 1500 m | 4:29.27 | 10 Q | 4:30.54 | 9 |
| Cavaline Nahimana | 3000 m | 9:07.23 | 3 Q | 9:14.45 | 5 |
Beach Volleyball
editBurundi qualified a boys' team by their performance at the CAVB Qualification Tournament.[2]
| Athletes | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 24 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | ||||
| Bosco Ndayishimye Fiston Niyongabo |
Boys' |  Stoyanovskiy/Iarzutkin (RUS)L 0 – 2 |
6 | did not advance | |||||
 Siddihaluge/Mallawa (SRI)L 0 – 2 | |||||||||
 Mol/Berntsen (NOR)L 0 – 2 | |||||||||
 Bogarin/Frutos (PAR)L 0 – 2 | |||||||||
 Flores/Alvarez (GUA)L 0 – 2 | |||||||||
Tennis
editBurundi qualified one athlete based on the 9 June 2014 ITF World Junior Rankings.[3]
- Singles
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Guy Orly Iradukunda | Boys' Singles |  M Blaško (SVK)L 3 – 6, 3 – 6 |
did not advance | ||||
- Doubles
| Athletes | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
 Guy Orly Iradukunda (BDI) Lloyd Harris (RSA)
|
Boys' Doubles | — |  K Majchrzak (POL) J Zieliński (POL)L 1 – 6, 4 – 6 |
did not advance | |||
 Lesedi Sheya Jacobs (NAM) Guy Orly Iradukunda (BDI)
|
Mixed Doubles |  I Ducu (ROU) M Zukas (ARG)L 3 – 6, 1 – 6 |
did not advance | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Athletics". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Sierra Leone men and Rwanda women top podium of African qualifiers for Youth Olympic Games". FIVB. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "2014 Youth Olympic Tennis Event – Boys Acceptance List by Country" (PDF). ITF. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.