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 Representing 1994African Junior ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeria5thHigh jump2.00 m1996African ChampionshipsYaoundé, Cameroon 3rdHigh jump2.13 mOlympic GamesAtlanta, United States –High jumpNM1997Jeux de la FrancophonieAntananarivo, Madagascar 3rdHigh jump2.15 m1999All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa5thTriple jump15.74 m2000African ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeria 3rdTriple jump16.31 m2001Jeux de la FrancophonieOttawa, Canada4thTriple jump15.84 m2002Africa Military GamesNairobi, Kenya1stTriple jumpAfrica Military Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-30.African ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisia 1stTriple jump17.06 m (w)2003World ChampionshipsParis, France22nd (q)Triple jump16.23 mAll-Africa GamesAbuja, Nigeria 3rdTriple jump16.21 mAfro-Asian GamesHyderabad, India7thLong jump7.11 m 2ndTriple jump16.16 m2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary20th (q)Triple jump16.09 mAfrican ChampionshipsBrazzaville, Congo 1stTriple jump16.31 mOlympic GamesAthens, Greece41st (q)Triple jump15.67 m
Personal bests 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 recordBurkinabé athletics records
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