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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]

Emery Nziyunvira

Personal information
Full name	Emery Nziyunvira
National team	Burundi
Born	(1984-03-19) 19 March 1984 (age 38)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle

References

Olympic Games
Preceded by Diane Nukuri	Flagbearer for  Burundi 2004 Athens	Succeeded by Francine Niyonizigiye

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