Burkina Faso at the 2019 African Games
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Ranked 14th
- Gold
- 4
- Silver
- 2
- Bronze
- 2
- Total
- 8
| Burkina Faso at the 2019 African Games | |
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| IOC code | BUR |
| NOC | Burkinabé National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| in Rabat, Morocco 19 August 2019 – 31 August 2019 | |
| Competitors | 97 (75 men and 22 women) in 9 sports |
| Medals Ranked 14th |
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| African Games appearances | |
Burkina Faso competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Burkina Faso won four gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals and the country finished in 14th place in the medal table.
Medal table
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Athletics
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In total, 18 athletes represented Burkina Faso in athletics and three gold medals and two silver medals were won.[1]
Hugues Fabrice Zango won the gold medal in the men's triple jump event.[2]
Lætitia Bambara won the gold medal in the women's hammer throw event.[3]
Marthe Koala won the gold medal in the women's heptathlon event and the silver medal in the women's 100 metres hurdles event.
Bienvenu Sawadogo won the silver medal in the men's 400 metres hurdles event.[4]
Football
Burkina Faso's national under-20 football team competed at the 2019 African Games.[5][6] They won the gold medal in the men's tournament and Djibril Ouattara was among the top scorers in the tournament.
Handball
Burkina Faso competed in handball in the men's tournament.[5] The team finished in 9th place.
Judo
Seven athletes were registered to represent Burkina Faso in judo but only five competed in their events.
Karate
Burkina Faso competed in karate.[7]
Gloria Rachel Noela Guissou won the bronze medal in the women's +68 kg event.[8]
Swimming
Adama Ouedraogo, Angelika Sita Ouedraogo and Tindwende Sawadogo competed in swimming.
