Rwandan runner
Dieudonné Disi (right) in 2007 Dieudonné Disi (born 24 November 1980 in Ntyazo, Butare) is a Rwandan long-distance and cross country runner.
In 2009 he competed in the marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics , but pulled out at the 28 km mark due to an injury. He rebounded after this with a series of victories in October, winning the 10,000 metres race at the Jeux de la Francophonie , the 20 Kilometres de Paris two weeks later, then equalling the course record at the Reims Half Marathon.[ 1]
Competition record Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Rwanda 1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 19th 5000 m 14:45.16 2002 African Championships Radès , Tunisia 13th 5000 m 14:05.58 2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 8th 10,000 m 28:37.69 2004 World Cross Country Championships Brussels , Belgium 18th Long race African Championships Brazzaville , Congo 4th 10,000 m 28:39.26 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 17th 10,000 m 28:43.19 2005 World Championships Helsinki , Finland 17th 10,000 m 27:53.51 Jeux de la Francophonie Niamey, Niger 3rd 5000 m 14:16.41 1st 10,000 m 29:17.11 2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 17th (h) 3000 m 8:01.73 World Road Running Championships Debrecen , Hungary 9th 20 km 2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 16th (h) 5000 m 13:47.30 World Road Running Championships Udine , Italy 6th 20 km 59:32 (NR) 2008 World Half Marathon Championships Rio de Janeiro , Brazil 6th Half Marathon 1:03:03 Olympic Games Beijing, China 19th 27:56.74
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany –
Marathon DNF Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale Marseille, France 1st Half Marathon 1:00:21 Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 1st 10,000 m 29:38.68 2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India – Marathon DNF 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 18th Marathon 2:19:14
Personal bests
References ^ Vazel, P-J (2009-10-22). Disi, the pre-race favourite in Marseille – PREVIEW. IAAF . Retrieved on 2009-10-22.
External links Dieudonné Disi at World Athletics Focus on Athletes – Dieudonne Disi from IAAF
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