Burkina Faso at the Olympics

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Burkina Faso at the Olympic Games

Flag of Burkina Faso
IOC code  BUR
NOC Comité National Olympique et des Sports Burkinabè
Olympic history
Summer Games
1972* • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008

*As Upper Volta

Burkina Faso (BEN) has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1988. Under its previous name of Upper Volta, the country also competed in 1972. Despite appearing in six different Olympics, Burkina Faso has never won an Olympic medal. No athletes from Burkina Faso have competed in any Winter Olympic Games.


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