Olivier Sanou

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

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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

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  • High jump - 2.15 m (1997) – national record is 2.22 m
  • Long jump - 7.48 m (2002) – national record is 8.00 m
  • Triple jump - 16.91 m (2003) – national record[2]

References

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  1. ^ Africa Military Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-30.
  2. ^ Burkinabé athletics records Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
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