Burkina Faso at the 2015 African Games explained

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Country:Burkina Faso
Year:2015
Games:African Games
Games Link:2015 African Games
Flagcaption:Flag of Burkina Faso
Nocname:Burkinabé National Olympic and Sports Committee
Location:Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

Burkina Faso competed at the 2015 African Games held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.

Medal summary

Medal table

MedalNameSportEventDate
Men's team
Men's freestyle 74 kg

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2015 African Games.

Burkina Faso won several medals in athletics.

Lætitia Bambara won the gold medal in the women's hammer throw event.

Marthe Koala won the bronze medal in the women's heptathlon and Pon-Karidjatou Traoré won one of the bronze medals in the women's 100 metres event.

Football

See main article: Football at the 2015 African Games.

Burkina Faso won the silver medal in the men's tournament.[1]

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2015 African Games.

Two wrestlers represented Burkina Faso at the 2015 African Games.[2] Blaise Debe won one of the bronze medals in the men's freestyle 74 kg event.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: 18 September 2015. Senegal and Ghana win their first African Games titles. BBC Sport. 27 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Wrestling Results Book – 2015 African Games. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210717110030/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/results_09_brazzaville_1.pdf. 17 July 2021. 26 December 2021.