Burkina Faso at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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 ...

competed at the

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, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having participated since the

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in Munich under the name '' Upper Volta''. Five Burkinabe athletes, three men and two women, were selected to the team, tying the record for the nation's roster size with

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. Two of them returned for their second Olympic appearance from the previous Games: hurdler Marthe Koala and freestyle swimmer Angelika Ouedraogo. Meanwhile, heavyweight judoka Rachid Sidibé led the team as Burkina Faso's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Burkina Faso, however, had to wait for five more years until winning its first Olympic medal.

Athletics

Burkina Faso received universality slots from

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to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics. ;Track & road events ;Field events

Judo

Burkina Faso qualified one judoka for the men's heavyweight category (+100 kg) at the Games. Rachid Sidibe earned a continental quota spot from the African region as Burkina Faso's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.

Swimming

Burkina Faso received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.

References

External links

* * {{Country at games navbox, Burkina Faso, Summer Olympics Nations at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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