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Burkinabé sprinter
Idrissa Sanou (born June 12, 1977) is a
Burkinabé athlete specializing in the
100 metres.
[1] Sanou holds the national records in both 100 metres,
200 metres and
4 x 100 metres relay.
[2]
Sanou won a bronze medal at the
2002 African Championships in
Radès, and a silver medal
two years later in
Brazzaville. Participating in the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens, he achieved fourth place in his 100 metres heat, thus qualifying on due to time to the second round where he lost the race. He finished seventh at the
2006 African Championships and fourth at the
2008 African Championships. Sanou represented Burkina Faso at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing. He competed at the
100 metres sprint and placed 6th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of 10.63 seconds.
[1]
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing
Burkina Faso
|
1999
|
All-Africa Games
|
Johannesburg, South Africa
|
28th (h)
|
100 m
|
10.67
|
2000
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
61st (h)
|
100 m
|
10.60
|
2001
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Lisbon, Portugal
|
39th (h)
|
60 m
|
6.95
|
Jeux de la Francophonie
|
Ottawa, Canada
|
19th (qf)
|
100 m
|
10.54
|
World Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
48th (h)
|
100 m
|
10.60
|
Universiade
|
Beijing, China
|
15th (sf)
|
100 m
|
10.55
|
2002
|
African Championships
|
Radès, Tunisia
|
3rd
|
100 m
|
10.16 (w)
|
2003
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Birmingham, United Kingdom
|
31st (h)
|
60 m
|
6.77
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
37th (h)
|
100 m
|
10.42
|
All-Africa Games
|
Abuja, Nigeria
|
8th
|
100 m
|
10.57
|
2004
|
African Championships
|
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
|
2nd
|
100 m
|
10.37
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
38th (qf)
|
100 m
|
10.43
|
2005
|
Islamic Solidarity Games
|
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
|
2nd
|
100 m
|
10.27
|
World Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
31st (qf)
|
100 m
|
10.80
|
Jeux de la Francophonie
|
Niamey, Niger
|
1st
|
100 m
|
10.48
|
9th (h)
|
200 m
|
21.64
|
5th
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
40.51
|
2006
|
African Championships
|
Bambous, Mauritius
|
7th
|
100 m
|
10.86
|
2007
|
All-Africa Games
|
Algiers, Algeria
|
4th
|
100 m
|
10.39
|
7th
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
40.17 (NR)
|
World Championships
|
Osaka, Japan
|
39th (h)
|
100 m
|
10.61
|
2008
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Valencia, Spain
|
40th (h)
|
60 m
|
7.03
|
African Championships
|
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
|
4th
|
100 m
|
10.41
|
Olympic Games
|
Beijing, China
|
56th (h)
|
100 m
|
10.63
|
2009
|
World Championships
|
Berlin, Germany
|
64th (h)
|
100 m
|
10.74
|
Jeux de la Francophonie
|
Beirut, Lebanon
|
21st (sf)
|
100 m
|
10.71 (w)
|
1st
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
39.57 (NR)
|