Burkina Faso at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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.

Burkina Faso at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBUR
NOCBurkinabé National Olympic and Sports Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors7 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)

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

Medalists
Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 BronzeHugues Fabrice ZangoAthleticsMen's triple jump5 August

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 112
Cycling 101
Judo 101
Swimming 112
Taekwondo 101
Total527

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):[2][3]

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
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Hugues Fabrice Zango Men's triple jump 16.83m 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 in history, by finishing in the top two, not yet qualified, at the 2019 African Championships in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[4]

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) at the Games. Lucas Diallo accepted 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.[5]

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 000–100		 Did not advance

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

Burkina Faso received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[6]

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

For the first time in history, Burkina Faso received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the World Taekwondo Federation to send Faysal Sawadogo in the men's welterweight category (80 kg) to the Olympics.[7]

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

References
  1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. "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.
  4. "Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". UCI. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  6. "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. "131 of world's best confirmed for Tokyo 2020". World Taekwondo. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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