Olivier Sanou Explained

Olivier Sanou (born July 2, 1975) is a retired Burkinan track and field athlete. He was a high jumper before specializing in the triple jump in the late 1990s. A double African champion, Sanou made his mark in Africa. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but failed to qualify for the final.

Competition record

Representing
1994	African Junior Championships	Algiers, Algeria	5th	High jump	2.00 m
1996	African Championships	Yaoundé, Cameroon	3rd	High jump	2.13 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	–	High jump	NM
1997	Jeux de la Francophonie	Antananarivo, Madagascar	3rd	High jump	2.15 m
1999	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	5th	Triple jump	15.74 m
2000	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	3rd	Triple jump	16.31 m
2001	Jeux de la Francophonie	Ottawa, Canada	4th	Triple jump	15.84 m
2002	Africa Military Games	Nairobi, Kenya	bgcolor=gold	1st	Triple jump^[1]
2002	African Championships	Radès, Tunisia	1st	Triple jump	17.06 m (w)
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	22nd (q)	Triple jump	16.23 m
	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	3rd	Triple jump	16.21 m
	Afro-Asian Games	Hyderabad, India	7th	Long jump	7.11 m
	Afro-Asian Games	Hyderabad, India	2nd	Triple jump	16.16 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	20th (q)	Triple jump	16.09 m
	African Championships	Brazzaville, Congo	1st	Triple jump	16.31 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	41st (q)	Triple jump	15.67 m

Personal bests

High jump - 2.15 m (1997) – national record is 2.22 m
Long jump - 7.48 m (2002) – national record is 8.00 m
Triple jump - 16.91 m (2003) – national record^[2]

Notes and References

http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afmg.htm Africa Military Games
http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/AFRIQUE/PLEINAIR/BUR.htm Burkinabé athletics records