Burkina Faso at the Olympics

Burkina Faso at the Olympics
IOC code	BUR
NOC	Burkinabé National Olympic and Sports Committee
Medals Ranked 149th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer appearances
1972 1976–1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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. 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 Munich	1	0	0	0	0	–
1976 Montreal	Did not participate
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul	6	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Barcelona	4	0	0	0	0	–
1996 Atlanta	5	0	0	0	0	–
2000 Sydney	4	0	0	0	0	–
2004 Athens	5	0	0	0	0	–
2008 Beijing	6	0	0	0	0	–
2012 London	5	0	0	0	0	–
2016 Rio de Janeiro	5	0	0	0	0	–
2020 Tokyo	7	0	0	1	1	86
2024 Paris	Future Event
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total		0	0	1	1	147

Medals by sport[]

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	0	0	1	1
Totals (1 sports)	0	0	1	1

List of medalists[]

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Bronze	Hugues Fabrice Zango	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's triple jump

See also[]

• List of flag bearers for Burkina Faso at the Olympics
• Burkina Faso at the Paralympics

References[]

External links[]

• "Burkina Faso". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
• "Burkina Faso". Olympedia.com.
• "Olympic Analytics/BUR". olympanalyt.com.

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