Burkina Faso at the 2003 All-Africa Games

Burkina Faso at the 2003 All-Africa Games
IOC code	BUR
NOC	Burkinabé National Olympic and Sports Committee
in Abuja 5 October 2003 (2003-10-05) – 17 October 2003 (2003-10-17)
Medals Ranked 31st	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 3 Total 3
All-Africa Games appearances
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Burkina Faso competed in the 2003 All-Africa Games held at the National Stadium in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. A team from Burkina Faso had competed at the Games since the first All-Africa Games in 1965, initially competing under its then name of Upper Volta. In 2003, the team competed in sixteen events and brought back three bronze medals.

Competitors

Burkina Faso first entered the All-Africa Games in 1965 at the inaurgual Games, competing as Upper Volta. ^[1] In 2003, Burkina Faso entered sixteen events, eleven in the men's events and five for women. ^[2] The country was particularly well represented in athletics with ten competitors entering numerous track and field events, including the men's and women's 100 metres and triple jump. ^[3]

Medal summary

Burkina Faso won three bronze medals and was ranked joint thirty-first in the medal table. ^{[4] [5]}

Medal table

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	0	0	1	1
Boxing	0	1	1	1
Weightlifting	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	3

List of Medalists

Bronze Medal

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date	Ref
Bronze	Olivier Sanou	Athletics	Men's triple jump	14 October	[6] [7]
Bronze	Sibiri Kabore	Boxing	Light Heavyweight 81 kg	11 October	[8] [9]
Bronze	Alexandre Ilboudou	Weightlifting	Men's Powerlifting 52 kg	14 October	[10] [11]

References

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