Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

made its

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début at the

1992 Summer Paralympics )( es, Deporte Sin Límites) , nations = 82 (BCN)75 (MAD) , athletes = 3,020 (BCN)1,600 (MAD) , opened_by = Queen Sofía , opening = 3 September (BCN)15 September (MAD) , closing = 14 September (BCN)22 September (MAD) , even ...

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. The country was represented by a cycling tandem, a

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ka and a powerlifter. Judoka Mathieu Thiombiano was also one member of the cycling pair; Burkina Faso's delegation thus consisted in three competitors. None of them won a medal.

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The country made their debut at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.Burkina Faso at the Paralympics

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There were 3 male athletes representing the country at the

. Their participation numbers for Atlanta were one of their highest along with Barcelona. The following cycle, they sent 1 athlete. The country would be absent entirely from the 2004 Games in Athens. Burkina Faso was represented by a cycling tandem, a

ka and a powerlifter. Judoka Mathieu Thiombiano was also one member of the cycling pair. None of them won a medal.

Cycling

In road cycling, in the men's tandem open, Djibril Ouedraogo and Mathieu Thiombiano failed to complete the race. In judo, Thiombiano took part in the up to 60 kg category. He defeated Veniamin Mitchourine (of the Unified Team) by

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, in 1:46, but lost his other three matches, finishing joint last of his group. In weightlifting, Richard Kabore Issaka lifted 100 kg in the up to 75 kg category, finishing 8th out of 10.Burkina Faso at the Paralympics
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Nations at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

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