Emery Nziyunvira (born 19 March 1984) is a Burundian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Nziyunvira was elected by the Burundi National Olympic Committee (French: Comité National Olympique du Burundi) to carry the nation's flag in the opening ceremony.[2] He qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle, by receiving a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 1:09.84.[3] He challenged six other swimmers in heat one, including 34-year-old Mumtaz Ahmed of Pakistan. He rounded out the field to last place in a lifetime best of 1:09.40, exactly 43 seconds faster than a historic record time of 1:52.72, held by Equatorial Guinea's Eric Moussambani in 2000.[4] Nziyunvira failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-ninth overall out of 71 swimmers in the preliminaries.[5][6]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Emery Nziyunvira |
| National team |  Burundi |
| Born | 19 March 1984 |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emery Nziyunvira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "IOC Latest News: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "OS 2004 – Zwemmen: Nziyunvira 47 seconden sneller dan Eric the Eel" [OS 2004 – Swimming: Nziyunvira swims 43 seconds faster than Eric the Eel] (in Dutch). Gazet van Antwerpen. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). "Men's 100 Freestyle Prelims Day 4: Lezak, Crocker Fail to Qualify. Hoogie Best with 48.70". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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