Olivier Sanou

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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