1973 - Today
Vénuste Niyongabo (born December 9, 1973) is a Burundian former long and middle-distance runner. In 1996, he became the first Olympic medalist from Burundi by winning the 5000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vénuste Niyongabo has received more than 39,466 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Vénuste Niyongabo is the 1,679th most popular athlete (down from 1,049th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Burundi (down from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Burundian Athlete.
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Among athletes, Vénuste Niyongabo ranks 1,679 out of 3,059. Before him are John Davis, Fermín Cacho, Robson da Silva, Ed Gordon, Olga Mineyeva, and Dwight Phillips. After him are Horatio Fitch, Romy Müller, Charles Austin, Pat O'Callaghan, Ron Freeman, and Valerie Brisco-Hooks.
1921 - 1984
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 1,673
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 1,674
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 1,675
1908 - 1971
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 1,676
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 1,677
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 1,678
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 1,679
1900 - 1985
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 1,680
1958 - Present
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 1,681
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 1,682
1906 - 1991
HPI: 38.62
Rank: 1,683
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 1,684
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 1,685
Among people born in 1973, Vénuste Niyongabo ranks 387. Before him are Adam Garcia, Marcelo Delgado, David Draiman, Javier de Pedro, Agustín Aranzábal, and Simon Kinberg. After him are Virginia Ruano Pascual, Miss Kittin, Montel Vontavious Porter, Alex Kurtzman, Boris Kodjoe, and Christine Arron.
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 381
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.84
Rank: 382
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.80
Rank: 383
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.76
Rank: 384
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 385
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 386
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 387
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.62
Rank: 388
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 389
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 390
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 391
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 392
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 393
Among people born in Burundi, Vénuste Niyongabo ranks 16 out of 22. Before him are Louis Rwagasore (1932), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), Khadja Nin (1959), Shabani Nonda (1977), Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956), and Nyamko Sabuni (1969). After him are Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni (1972), Mohamed Tchité (1984), Francine Niyonsaba (1993), Saidi Ntibazonkiza (1987), Saido Berahino (1993), and Gaël Bigirimana (1993).
1932 - 1961
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 10
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 11
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 12
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 13
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 14
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 15
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 16
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.83
Rank: 17
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 18
1993 - Present
HPI: 27.21
Rank: 19
1987 - Present
HPI: 26.62
Rank: 20
1993 - Present
HPI: 22.04
Rank: 21
1993 - Present
HPI: 16.39
Rank: 22
Among athletes born in Burundi, Vénuste Niyongabo ranks 1. After him are Francine Niyonsaba (1993).