Burkina Faso at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Burkina Faso at the 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BUR
NOC	Burkinabé National Olympic and Sports Committee
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors	7 in 5 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Angelika Ouedraogo Hugues Fabrice Zango
Flag bearer (closing)	N/A
Medals Ranked 86th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Burkina Faso competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[1] It was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having participated since the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich under the name Upper Volta .

Hugues Fabrice Zango won Burkina Faso's first ever Olympic medal, earning the bronze in the men's triple jump. ^[2]

Medalists

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Hugues Fabrice Zango	Athletics	Men's triple jump	5 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Cycling	1	0	1
Judo	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Taekwondo	1	0	1
Total	5	2	7

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Burkinabé athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): ^{[3] [4]}

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Marthe Koala	Women's 100 m hurdles	13.11	6	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Hugues Fabrice Zango	Men's triple jump	16.83	12 q	17.47

Combined events – Women's heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Marthe Koala	Result	13.07	1.74	12.94	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNF
	Points	1114	903	697	—	—	—	—

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

Burkina Faso entered one rider to compete in the men's road race for the first time, by finishing in the top two, not yet qualified, at the 2019 African Championships in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ^[5]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Paul Daumont	Men's road race	Did not finish

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Burkina Faso qualified one judoka for the men's lightweight category (73 kg). Lucas Diallo received a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Lucas Diallo	Men's −73 kg	Bye	Bessi  (MON) L 00–10	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Burkina Faso received two universality invitations from FINA to send. ^[7]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Adama Ouedraogo	Men's 50 m freestyle	25.22	54	Did not advance
Angelika Ouedraogo	Women's 50 m freestyle	28.38	58	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Burkina Faso received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the World Taekwondo Federation to allow Faysal Sawadogo to compete in the men's welterweight category (80 kg). ^[8]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Faysal Sawadogo	Men's −80 kg	Khramtsov  (ROC) L 6–13	Did not advance		Kanaet  (CRO) L 10–30	Did not advance	7

References

1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. Ndiaga, Thiam (5 August 2021). "Burkina Faso rejoices as Olympic triple jumper Hugues Fabrice Zango delivers first-ever medal". National Post . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Reuters . Retrieved 5 August 2023.
3. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
4. "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
5. "Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". UCI. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
6. Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation . Retrieved 2 July 2021.
7. "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine . Retrieved 16 July 2021.
8. "131 of world's best confirmed for Tokyo 2020". World Taekwondo. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

External links

• Burkina Faso at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Olympedia