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.
Competition record
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Burkina Faso
|
1994
|
African Junior Championships
|
Algiers, Algeria
|
5th
|
High jump
|
2.00 m
|
1996
|
African Championships
|
Yaoundé, Cameroon
|
3rd
|
High jump
|
2.13 m
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, United States
|
–
|
High jump
|
NM
|
1997
|
Jeux de la Francophonie
|
Antananarivo, Madagascar
|
3rd
|
High jump
|
2.15 m
|
1999
|
All-Africa Games
|
Johannesburg, South Africa
|
5th
|
Triple jump
|
15.74 m
|
2000
|
African Championships
|
Algiers, Algeria
|
3rd
|
Triple jump
|
16.31 m
|
2001
|
Jeux de la Francophonie
|
Ottawa, Canada
|
4th
|
Triple jump
|
15.84 m
|
2002
|
Africa Military Games
|
Nairobi, Kenya
|
1st
|
Triple jump[1]
|
African Championships
|
Radès, Tunisia
|
1st
|
Triple jump
|
17.06 m (w)
|
2003
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
22nd (q)
|
Triple jump
|
16.23 m
|
All-Africa Games
|
Abuja, Nigeria
|
3rd
|
Triple jump
|
16.21 m
|
Afro-Asian Games
|
Hyderabad, India
|
7th
|
Long jump
|
7.11 m
|
2nd
|
Triple jump
|
16.16 m
|
2004
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
20th (q)
|
Triple jump
|
16.09 m
|
African Championships
|
Brazzaville, Congo
|
1st
|
Triple jump
|
16.31 m
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
41st (q)
|
Triple jump
|
15.67 m
|
Personal bests
References
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This page was last edited on 7 November 2023, at 21:04