Burkina Faso at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Burkina Faso at the
1992 Summer Paralympics

IPC code| BUR
NPC| National Paralympic Committee Burkina Faso
in Barcelona
Competitors| 3 in 3 sports
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Burkina Faso made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. The country was represented by a cycling tandem, a judoka and a powerlifter. Judoka Mathieu Thiombiano was also one member of the cycling pair; Burkina Faso's delegation thus consisted in three competitors. None of them won a medal.

## Contents

* 1 Team
* 2 Cycling
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 References

## Team[edit]

The country made their debut at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.[1] There were 3 male athletes representing the country at the 1992 Summer Paralympics.[1][2] Their participation numbers for Atlanta were one of their highest along with Barcelona. The following cycle, they sent 1 athlete. The country would be absent entirely from the 2004 Games in Athens.[2]

Burkina Faso was represented by a cycling tandem, a judoka and a powerlifter. Judoka Mathieu Thiombiano was also one member of the cycling pair. None of them won a medal.[1]

## Cycling[edit]

See also: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

In road cycling, in the men's tandem open, Djibril Ouedraogo and Mathieu Thiombiano failed to complete the race. In judo, Thiombiano took part in the up to 60 kg category. He defeated Veniamin Mitchourine (of the Unified Team) by ippon, in 1:46, but lost his other three matches, finishing joint last of his group. In weightlifting, Richard Kabore Issaka lifted 100 kg in the up to 75 kg category, finishing 8th out of 10.[3]

## See also[edit]

* Burkina Faso at the Paralympics
* Burkina Faso at the 1992 Summer Olympics

## External links[edit]

* International Paralympic Committee

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Burkina Faso at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
2. ^ a b LAUFF, JACKIE (2007). "DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY SPORT COMPETITION: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE" (PDF). Masters Thesis. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-26.
3. ^ Burkina Faso at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee

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Nations at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain

Africa|

* Algeria
* Burkina Faso
* Egypt
* Kenya
* Morocco
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Seychelles
* South Africa
* Tanzania
* Tunisia

America|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Bahrain
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* India
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Kuwait
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Myanmar
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Syria
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates
* Yemen

Europe|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Unified Team
* Independent Paralympic Participants

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

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