Burkina Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zango competes in the men’s triple jump final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
In the nation's tenth Olympic appearance, Burkina Faso has finally earned its first Olympic medal, courtesy of triple jump athlete Hugues Fabrice Zango.
Zango's jump of 17.47m earned him a bronze medal at the the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, the first Olympic prize ever awarded to the West African nation of Burkina Faso.
Burkinabe athletes competed in the 1972 Munich Games. After a hiatus, they've participated at each Summer Olympics since 1988.
Burkina Faso joins Turkmenistan and San Marino as nations to win their first ever Olympic medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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This year's Games have already set the all-time record for the number of countries that have taken home a gold medal.
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If two more nations earn podium finishes, 2020 can also be the Games to feature the most medal-earning countries at a single Olympics in history.
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