Burkina Faso at the Olympics
# Burkina Faso at the Olympics

Burkina Faso has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1988. Under its previous name of Upper Volta (VOL), the country also competed in 1972. After appearing in eight different Olympics, Burkina Faso won their first Olympic medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, following Hugues Fabrice Zango's bronze-winning performance in the men's triple jump. No athletes from Burkina Faso have competed in any Winter Olympic Games.

## Medal tables

### Medals by Summer Games

| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976 Montreal | did not participate |
| 1980 Moscow | did not participate |
| 1984 Los Angeles | did not participate |
| 1988 Seoul | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004 Athens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86 |
| 2024 Paris | Future event |
| 2028 Los Angeles | Future event |
| 2032 Brisbane | Future event |
| Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 147 |

### Medals by sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## List of medalists

| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronze | Hugues Fabrice Zango | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's triple jump |
