Olivier Sanou

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Olivier Sanou
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Radès Triple jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Brazzaville Triple jump
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Yaoundé High jump
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Algiers Triple jump

Olivier Sanou (born July 2, 1975) is a retired Burkinan track and field athlete. He was a high jumper before specializing in the triple jump in the late 1990s. A double African champion, Sanou made his mark in Africa. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but failed to qualify for the final.

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Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
1994 African Junior Championships Algiers, Algeria 5thHigh jump2.00 m
1996 African Championships Yaoundé, Cameroon3rdHigh jump2.13 m
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States –High jump NM
1997 Jeux de la Francophonie Antananarivo, Madagascar 3rdHigh jump2.15 m
1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 5thTriple jump 15.74 m
2000 African Championships Algiers, Algeria3rdTriple jump16.31 m
2001 Jeux de la Francophonie Ottawa, Canada 4thTriple jump 15.84 m
2002 Africa Military Games Nairobi, Kenya1stTriple jump [1]
African Championships Radès, Tunisia1stTriple jump 17.06 m (w)
2003 World Championships Paris, France 22nd (q)Triple jump 16.23 m
All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria3rdTriple jump 16.21 m
Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad, India 7thLong jump 7.11 m
2ndTriple jump 16.16 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 20th (q)Triple jump 16.09 m
African Championships Brazzaville, Congo1stTriple jump 16.31 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 41st (q)Triple jump 15.67 m

Personal bests

References

  1. ↑ Africa Military Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-30.
  2. ↑ Burkinabé athletics records Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
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