Idrissa Sanou (born 12 June 1977) is a Burkinabé athlete specializing in the 100 metres. Sanou holds the national records in both 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay.
Sanou won a bronze medal at the 2002 African Championships in Radès, and a silver medal two years later in Brazzaville. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he achieved fourth place in his 100 metres heat, thus qualifying on due to time to the second round where he lost the race. He finished seventh at the 2006 African Championships and fourth at the 2008 African Championships. Sanou represented Burkina Faso at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 6th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of 10.63 seconds.
Competition record Representing 1999All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa28th (h)100 m10.672000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia61st (h)100 m10.602001World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal39th (h)60 m6.95Jeux de la Francophonie Ottawa, Canada19th (qf)100 m10.54World Championships Edmonton, Canada48th (h)100 m10.60Universiade Beijing, China15th (sf)100 m10.552002African Championships Radès, Tunisia3rd100 m10.16 (w)2003World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom31st (h)60 m6.77World Championships Paris, France37th (h)100 m10.42All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria8th100 m10.572004African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo2nd100 m10.37Olympic Games Athens, Greece38th (qf)100 m10.432005Islamic Solidarity Games Mecca, Saudi Arabia2nd100 m10.27World Championships Helsinki, Finland31st (qf)100 m10.80Jeux de la Francophonie Niamey, Niger1st100 m10.489th (h)200 m21.645th4 × 100 m relay40.512006African Championships Bambous, Mauritius7th100 m10.862007All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria4th100 m10.397th4 × 100 m relay40.17 (NR)World Championships Osaka, Japan39th (h)100 m10.612008World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain40th (h)60 m7.03African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia4th100 m10.41Olympic Games Beijing, China56th (h)100 m10.632009World Championships Berlin, Germany64th (h)100 m10.74Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon21st (sf)100 m10.71 (w) 1st4 × 100 m relay39.57 (NR)
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