Aloÿs Nizigama Explained

Aloÿs Nizigama (born 18 June 1966) is a retired Burundian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10,000 metres.

His personal best 10,000 metres time was 27:20.38 minutes, achieved in July 1995 in London. This is the current Burundian record.^[1]

In his career, Nizigama ran 21 sub-28 minute 10,000 metres races, 2nd only to Haile Gebrselassie with 23 times.^[2]

International competitions

1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	6th	10,000 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	7th	5,000 m
			5th	10,000 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	4th	10,000 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	9th	10,000 m
2001	Jeux de la Francophonie	Ottawa-Hull, Canada	3rd	10,000 m

Notes and References

1. Web site: Burundian athletics records . 2007-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070608102600/http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/AFRIQUE/PLEINAIR/RECBUR.txt . 2007-06-08 . dead .
2. https://www.arrs.run/NB_O10K.htm untitled