| Burkina Faso at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BUR |
| NOC | Burkinabé National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 6 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Sounaila Sagnon |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Burkina Faso competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. It had been 16 years since the previous participation of the nation at the Olympic Games, then as Upper Volta at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Harouna Pale | 100 m | 10.76 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| Alexandre Yougbare | 10.90 | 7 | did not advance | ||||||
| Harouna Pale | 200 m | 21.33 | 3 Q | 21.35 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| Alexandre Yougbare | 22.14 | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Cheick Seynou | High jump | No mark | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mariama Ouiminga | 100 m | 12.62 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 26.08 | 7 | did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Moussa Kagambega | Featherweight | Bye |  Catarí (VEN)L KO-1 | did not advance | ||||
| Sounaila Sagnon | Light middleweight | Bye |  Waigo (UGA)W RSC-1 |  Zaytsev (URS)L RSC-1 | did not advance | |||
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