| Burkina Faso at the 2019 World Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| WA code | BUR |
| in Doha, Qatar 27 September 2019 – 6 October 2019 | |
| Competitors | 3 in 3 events |
| Medals Ranked 31st |
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| World Athletics Championships appearances | |
Burkina Faso competed at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, from 27 September to 6 October 2019. [1]
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Hugues Fabrice Zango | Men's triple jump | 29 September |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Bienvenu Sawadogo | 400 metres hurdles | DQ | – | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Hugues Fabrice Zango | Triple jump | 17.17 | 2 Q | 17.66 AR | |
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marthe Koala | Result | 13.05 NR | 1.74 | 13.28 SB | 24.29 | 6.44 | 37.59 | DNS | DNF | – |
| Points | 1117 | 903 | 746 | 953 | 988 | 621 | – |
Burkina Faso competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.
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.
Burkina Faso competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Burkina Faso competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Olympics, having participated since the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich under the name "Upper Volta". Five athletes from Burkina Faso were selected to the team, 3 women and 2 men, competing only in athletics, judo, and swimming. Burkina Faso, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.
Burkina Faso competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22 to 30 August 2015.
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