Dieudonné Disi (born 24 November 1980 in Ntyazo,

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) is a

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n long-distance and cross country runner. In 2009 he competed in the

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at the

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, 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 The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship-level events. The ...

race at the

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, the 20 Kilometres de Paris two weeks later, then equalling the course record at the Reims Half Marathon.Vazel, P-J (2009-10-22)
Disi, the pre-race favourite in Marseille – PREVIEW

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. Retrieved on 2009-10-22.

Competition record

Personal bests

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000 m sho ...

– 7:50.81 min (2008) *

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

– 13:25.13 min (2008) *

– 27:22 min (2007) *

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcu ...

– 59:32 min (2007)

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Focus on Athletes – Dieudonne Disi
from IAAF 1980 births Living people Rwandan male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Rwanda Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Rwanda People from Nyanza District Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Rwanda {{Rwanda-athletics-bio-stub