Tharcisse Gashaka

{{short description|Burundian long-distance runner}}

Tharcisse Gashaka (born 18 December 1962) is a Burundian athlete who specialized in marathon and long-distance running.

Gashaka competed in the marathon for Burundi in their country's first Olympics at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he finished 90th, with a time of 2:32:55.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033253/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/tharcisse-gashaka-1.html Sport Reference Profile] In 1997, Gashaka won a silver medal at the Athletics at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie in the 10,000 metres.{{cite web|title=Francophone Games|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/fg.htm|website=gbrathletics.com|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=13 June 2015}}