Awa Bamogo
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 Bamogo at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 June 1999 Ouahigouya | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Torelli | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | Horizons Africa Women's Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024– | Torelli | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Awa Bamogo (born 15 June 1999) is a Burkinabè road and track cyclist who currently competes for UCI Continental team Torelli.
Bamogo began her cycling career with support from Burkina Faso's armed forces sports union from 2018.[2] She soon began to find success at the national an international levels, winning the Burkina Faso national road race in 2019 and 2021 and winning medals in road and track cycling in African championships, including a 3rd place in 2022 and a 2nd in 2023 at the African Road Championships. Also in 2023, she competed in European races for the first time with assistance from the British-based Horizon's Africa Women's Cycling team.[3] Bamogo also participated in the 2023 African Games.
In 2024, Bamogo signed with UCI Continental team Torelli.[4] Bamogo was selected to represent Burkina Faso in the road race at the 2024 Summer Olympics as the country's only cyclist at the games.[5] She did not finish the race.
