| Burkina Faso at the 2023 World Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| WA code | BUR |
| in Budapest, Hungary 19 August 2023 – 27 August 2023 | |
| Competitors | 2 (1 man and 1 woman) |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| World Athletics Championships appearances | |
Burkina Faso competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from 19 to 27 August 2023.
| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Hugues Fabrice Zango | Men's triple jump | August 21 |
Burkina Faso entered 2 athletes. [1] [2]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Hugues Fabrice Zango | Triple jump | 17.12 | 4 q | 17.64 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Marthe Koala | Long jump | 6.84 | 2 Q | 6.68 | 7 |
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.
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Hugues Fabrice Zango is a Burkinabé athlete who specialises in the triple jump and the long jump. He is the world indoor record holder in the triple jump with a jump of 18.07 m set in 2021 and the reigning world champion, winning the gold medal in the triple jump at the 2023 World Championships. Zango competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, in the triple jump event, the first ever Olympic medal for Burkina Faso. He has also competed in World Championships, two African athletics championships, a Jeux de la Francophonie, two Summer Universiades and two African Games. He became the first-ever Olympic medalist for Burkina Faso earning a bronze medal and set the African triple jump record at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.
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