Burkina Faso first participated at the Olympic Games in 1972, although it participated as Upper Volta that year. It appeared as Burkina Faso for the first time in 1988. This nation has not participated at the Winter Olympic Games yet.
Burkina Faso won their first Olympic medal in the triple jump in 2021.
The Burkinabé National Olympic and Sports Committee was created in 1965 and recognized in 1972.
Medal Table[]
Medals by Summer Games[]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munich 1972 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Montreal 1976 | Did not participate | |||||
| Moscow 1980 | ||||||
| Los Angeles 1984 | ||||||
| Seoul 1988 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Barcelona 1992 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Atlanta 1996 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sydney 2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Athens 2004 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Beijing 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| London 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Rio de Janeiro 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Tokyo 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Medal winners[]
| Games | Medal | Athlete | Sport | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo 2020 | 
|
Hugues Fabrice Zango | Athletics | Men's Triple Jump |