Olympic Summer Games 2012 / Participant (Burkina Faso)

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Burkina Faso took part inthe 2012 Olympic Games in London . It was the eighth total participation in the Summer Olympics.

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the judoka Sévérine Nébié .

Participants by sport

Judo

Athletes	competition	1 round		2nd round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Hope round semifinals		Semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Sévérine Nébié	Class up to 63 kg	bye		-		Elisabeth Willeboordse	0001-110	eliminated										9

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	leader		Round 1		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Marthe Koala	100 m hurdles	-		13.91 s	8th	eliminated				39
Men
Gerard Kobeane	100 m	10.42 s	1	10.48 s	6th	eliminated				43

swim

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Angelika Ouedraogo	50 m freestyle	32.19 s	2	eliminated				63
Men
Adama Ouedraogo	50 m freestyle	25.26 s	2	eliminated				41

Web links

• Burkina Faso - Athletes. Official London 2012 website. The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited ( LOCOG ), accessed October 8, 2012 . 
• BURKINA FASO. Official website of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), accessed October 8, 2012 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ LONDON 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers. (PDF; 160 kB) IOC, accessed on October 19, 2012 (English).