Burkina Faso at the
Olympics
IOC codeBUR
NOCBurkinabé National Olympic and Sports Committee
Medals
Ranked 149th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer appearances

Burkina Faso has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1988. Under its previous name of Upper Volta (VOL), the country also competed in 1972. After appearing in eight different Olympics,[1] Burkina Faso won their first Olympic medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, following Hugues Fabrice Zango's bronze-winning performance in the men's triple jump.[2] No athletes from Burkina Faso have competed in any Winter Olympic Games.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1972 Munich10000
1976 Montrealdid not participate
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul60000
1992 Barcelona40000
1996 Atlanta50000
2000 Sydney40000
2004 Athens50000
2008 Beijing60000
2012 London50000
2016 Rio de Janeiro50000
2020 Tokyo7001186
2024 ParisFuture event
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total0011147

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics0011
Totals (1 entries)0011

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzeHugues Fabrice Zango2020 Tokyo AthleticsMen's triple jump

See also

References

  1. Mehalick, Mike. "The 10 Most Populous Countries To Never Win An Olympic Medal". BuzzFeed Community.
  2. "Zango Makes History As The First Burkinabe To Win An Olympic Medal". Boxscore World Sportswire.


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