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
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Burkina Faso
1994
African Junior Championships
Algiers, Algeria
5th
High jump
2.00 m
1996
African Championships
Yaoundé , Cameroon
3rd
High jump
2.13 m
Olympic Games
Atlanta, United States
–
High jump
NM
1997
Jeux de la Francophonie
Antananarivo, Madagascar
3rd
High jump
2.15 m
1999
All-Africa Games
Johannesburg, South Africa
5th
Triple jump
15.74 m
2000
African Championships
Algiers , Algeria
3rd
Triple jump
16.31 m
2001
Jeux de la Francophonie
Ottawa, Canada
4th
Triple jump
15.84 m
2002
Africa Military Games
Nairobi , Kenya
1st
Triple jump[ 1]
African Championships
Radès , Tunisia
1st
Triple jump
17.06 m (w)
2003
World Championships
Paris, France
22nd (q)
Triple jump
16.23 m
All-Africa Games
Abuja , Nigeria
3rd
Triple jump
16.21 m
Afro-Asian Games
Hyderabad, India
7th
Long jump
7.11 m
2nd
Triple jump
16.16 m
2004
World Indoor Championships
Budapest, Hungary
20th (q)
Triple jump
16.09 m
African Championships
Brazzaville , Congo
1st
Triple jump
16.31 m
Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
41st (q)
Triple jump
15.67 m
Personal bests
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