Bienvenu Sawadogo
Burkinabé sprinter (born 1995)
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Bienvenu Wendlasida Sawadogo (born 31 December 1995) is a Burkinabé sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[1] He won a silver medal at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie. His personal best of 46.66 is the current national record.
FullnameBienvenu Wendlasida Sawadogo
Born31 December 1995
EducationHigher School of CS & Business Administration
SportAthletics
Bienvenu W. Sawadogo in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bienvenu Wendlasida Sawadogo | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Higher School of CS & Business Administration | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Burkina Faso | |||||
| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 30th (q) | Triple jump | 14.00 m |
| 2013 | African Junior Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 55.09 |
| 9th | Long jump | 7.01 m w | |||
| 2014 | African Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | – | 400 m hurdles | DQ |
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 28th (h) | 200 m | 21.57 |
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 22nd (sf) | 200 m | 21.85 |
| 15th | Triple jump | 14.78 m | |||
| 2017 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 2nd | 400 m | 46.89 |
| 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.21 | |||
| 5th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:18.86 | |||
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 24th (sf) | 400 m | 48.15 | |
| 2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 21st (h) | 200 m | 21.42 |
| 16th (sf) | 400 m | 47.34 | |||
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 49.25 |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | – | 400 m hurdles | DQ | |
| 2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 51.71 |
| 2023 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Kinshasa, DR Congo | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 50.34 |
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 16th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 53.04 |
| BRICS Games | Kazan, Russia | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 50.83 | |
| African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 50.76 | |
| 2026 | African Championships | Accra, Ghana | 5th | Triple jump | 15.94 m w |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 200 metres – 21.57 (+0.8 m/s) (Brazzaville 2015) NR
- 400 metres – 46.66 (Bonneuil-sur-Marne 2019) NR
- 400 metres hurdles – 49.25 (Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 29 AUG 2019 NR)
