Olivier Sanou (born July 2, 1975) is a retired Burkinan

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete. He was a high jumper before specializing in the

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

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

Personal bests

* High jump - 2.15 m (1997) – national record is 2.22 m *

Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

- 7.48 m (2002) – national record is 8.00 m *

Triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

- 16.91 m (2003) – national recordBurkinabé athletics records

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* 1975 births Living people Burkinabé male triple jumpers Burkinabé male high jumpers Burkinabé long jumpers Male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Burkina Faso Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics African Games bronze medalists for Burkina Faso African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Burkina Faso 21st-century Burkinabé people {{BurkinaFaso-athletics-bio-stub