Burkina Faso at the Olympics
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| NOCname = Burkinabé National Olympic and Sports Committee
| games = Olympics
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| summerappearances = {{Team appearances list|team=Burkina Faso|competition=Summer Olympics|begin_year=1988|end_year= }}
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| seealso = {{flagIOC|VOL|1972 Summer}} (1972)
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Burkina Faso has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1988. Under its previous name of Upper Volta (VOL), the country also competed in 1972. After appearing in ten different Olympics,{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikemehalick/the-10-most-populated-countries-to-never-win-an-ol|title=The 10 Most Populous Countries To Never Win An Olympic Medal|first=Mike|last=Mehalick|website=BuzzFeed Community}} Burkina Faso won their first Olympic medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, following Hugues Fabrice Zango's bronze-winning performance in the men's triple jump.{{Cite web|url=https://boxscorenews.com/zango-makes-history-as-the-first-burkinabe-to-win-an-olympic-medal-p162195-272.htm|title=Zango Makes History As The First Burkinabe To Win An Olympic Medal
|website=Boxscore World Sportswire}} No athletes from Burkina Faso have competed in any Winter Olympic Games.
Medal tables
{{See also|All-time Olympic Games medal table}}
= Medals by Summer Games =
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!Athletes |style="background:gold; width:4.5em; font-weight:bold;"|Gold |style="background:silver; width:4.5em; font-weight:bold;"|Silver |style="background:#cc9966; width:4.5em; font-weight:bold;"|Bronze !style="width:4.5em; font-weight:bold;"|Total !style="width:4.5em; font-weight:bold;"|Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left| 1896–1956 | colspan=6| occupied by {{flagdeco|FRA}} France | |||||
| align=left| 1960-1968 | colspan=6;| did not participate | |||||
| align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|1972}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|1976}} | colspan=6; rowspan=3| did not participate | |||||
| align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|1980}} | ||||||
| align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|1984}} | ||||||
| align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|1988}} | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|1992}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|1996}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2000}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2004}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2008}} | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2012}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2016}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2020}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86 |
| align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2024}} | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2024 Summer Olympics medal table |
| align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2028}} | colspan=6; rowspan=2| Future event | |||||
| align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2032}} | ||||||
| colspan=2| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 151 |
= Medals by sport =
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List of medalists
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| style="width:5em"| Medal
!style="width:15em"| Name !style="width:15em"| Games !style="width:15em"| Sport !style="width:15em"| Event | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{bronze medal}} | {{sortname|Hugues Fabrice|Zango}} | {{GamesName|SOG|2020}} | 25px Athletics | Men's triple jump |
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Burkina Faso |date=27 July 2021 |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=https://www.olympic.org/burkina-faso }}
- {{cite web |title=Burkina Faso |publisher=Olympedia.com |url=http://www.olympedia.org/countries/BUR }}
- {{cite web |title=Olympic Analytics/BUR |publisher=olympanalyt.com |url=http://olympanalyt.com/OlympAnalytics.php?param_pagetype=MedalsByGames¶m_country=BUR }}
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