Burkina Faso at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Burkina Faso at the
2024 Summer Olympics

IOC code| BUR
NOC| Burkinabé National Olympic and Sports Committee
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors| 8 (5 men and 3 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer (opening)| Hugues Fabrice Zango & Marthe Koala
Flag bearer (closing)| Hugues Fabrice Zango & Marthe Koala
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1972
* 1976–1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Burkina Faso competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Although the nation made its official debut in Munich 1972 under the name Upper Volta, Burkinabé athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics from 1988 onwards, except for three occasions, Montreal 1976, as the nation support for the African led boycott, Moscow 1980, as the nation's support for US led boycott, and LA 1984, as the nation's support for  USSR led boycott.

## Competitors

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

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2
Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1
Judo | 1 | 0 | 1
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2
Taekwondo | 2 | 0 | 2
Total | 5 | 3 | 8

## Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Burkinabé track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]

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

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Hugues Fabrice Zango | Men's triple jump | 17.16  | 2 Q | 17.50  | 5
Marthe Koala | Women's long jump | 6.59  | 11 Q | 6.61  | 9

## Cycling

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Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

### Road

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Burkina Faso entered one rider to compete in the women's road race by finishing in the top two at the 2023 African Championships in Accra, Ghana.[2]

Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Awa Bamogo | Women's road race | DNF

## Judo

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Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Burkina Faso qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Carmel Kone (men's 90 kg) qualified for the games through the allocations of universality places.[3]

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Carmel Kone | Men's −90 kg |  Han J-y (KOR)
L 00–10  | Did not advance

## Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Burkina Faso sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Souleymane Napare | Men's 50 m freestyle | 26.66  | 59  | Did not advance
Iman Kouraogo | Women's 50 m freestyle | 30.33  | 62  | Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

## Taekwondo

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Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Burkina Faso qualified two athletes to compete at the games. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Faysal Sawadogo and Ibrahim Maïga qualified for Paris 2024 following the triumph of their victory in the semifinal results, in their respective division, at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.[4]

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Ibrahim Maïga | Men's −68 kg | Bye  |  Reçber (TUR)
L 0–2  | Did not advance
Faysal Sawadogo | Men's −80 kg | Bye  |  Takov (SRB)
W 0–2  |  Nickolas (USA)
L 0–2  | Did not advance

## References

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1. ^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
2. ^ "ROAD – QUALIFYING PLACES AS OF 15.11.2023 – WOMEN" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
3. ^ "OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 (NATIONS)". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
4. ^ "Rio 2016 silver medallist earns ticket to Paris via African qualifiers". Inside The Games. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

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Burkina Faso at the Olympics

| Summer Olympic Games|

* 1972
* 1976–1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
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Burkina Faso first competed at the Summer Olympics in 1972 as the Republic of Upper Volta.
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