Faustin Butéra
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| Nationality | Rwandan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 September 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Faustin Butéra (born 20 September 1955) is a Rwandan sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
Butéra won his first international medal at the 1978 Central African Athletics Championships in Libreville, Gabon, where he won gold in the 800 m in 1:55.5 minutes.[2] In 1979, he set his personal best 400 m hurdles time of 53.7 seconds, which despite being faster than the Rwandan record was not ratified due to the hand timing method used.[3] He set his 400 m best of 49.36 seconds in 1982.[3]
Butéra qualified in both the 400 m hurdles and flat 400 m at the 1984 Olympics, which had heats scheduled on back-to-back days. On 3 August, Butéra finished 7th in his 400 m hurdles heat, running 54.36 but not qualifying for the semi-finals. His time set the Rwandan national record that still stands as of 2025.[4][5] On 4 August, he returned in the 400 m, running 51.41 seconds for 8th in his heat.[3]
Three years later at the 1987 Central African Games, Butéra entered again in the 400 m hurdles. He won the silver medal behind Jean-Pierre Abossolo-Ze, running 54.0 seconds. His time was again faster than his own national record, but it was not ratified due to the hand timing method used.[2]
In 2012, Butéra was recognized by the Rwandan Ministry of Sport and Culture and given free entrance at all Rwandan sports events for being a top international athlete for the country.[6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Faustin Butéra Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Faustin Butera". Athletics Podium.
- ^ a b c Faustin Butéra at Olympedia
- ^ "Rwanda-National-records-Updates-September-2024" (PDF). athletics.rw. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Faustin Butéra at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ "Ex-internationals to get a voice". newtimes.co.rw. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
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