Joachim Nshimirimana (born January 13, 1973) is a Burundian athlete who specialized in marathon and long-distance running. He represented Burundi at two Olympic games (2004 in Athens, and 2008 in Beijing) and also holds Italian citizenship.

At age 31, Nshimirimana first competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished 32nd and completed the run in the men's marathon, with a time of 2:19:31. At his second Olympics in Beijing, he finished the men's marathon in 68th place, with a time of 2:29:55.

Joachim Nshimirimana

In 2006, Nshimirimana won his first championship title at the Ljubljana Marathon, with his personal best time of 2:14:14.

Joachim Nshimirimana

References

External links

NBC 2008 Olympics profile

1973 births

Living people

Burundian male marathon runners

Burundian male long-distance runners

Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Olympic athletes for Burundi

20th-century Burundian people

21st-century Burundian people

Joachim Nshimirimana