Olivier Sanou
Olivier Sanou (born July 2, 1975 ) is a former Burkinabe track and field athlete .
Sanou began his career as a high jumper . In this discipline he won the bronze medal at the 1996 African Athletics Championships in Yaoundé. In contrast, he was eliminated from the qualification at the 1996 Olympic Games without a valid attempt.
Then he switched to the triple jump . At the African Athletics Championships in Algiers in 1998 , he finished third. In 2002 and 2004 he was then African champion in the triple jump. He also won the bronze medal at the 2003 Pan-African Games in Abuja. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he was eliminated in qualification.
Olivier Sanou is 1.85 m tall and had a competition weight of 85 kg. His younger brother Idrissa Sanou is active as a sprinter .
Top performances
- High jump: 2.15 m, September 3, 1997, Antananarivo
- Long jump : 7.48 m, March 23, 2002, Dakar
- Triple jump: 16.91 m, August 6, 2003, Castre
Web links
- Olivier Sanou in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Olivier Sanou in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Sanou, Olivier |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Burkinabe athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd July 1975 |