ATHLETE
Hugues Fabrice Zango
1993 - Today

Hugues Fabrice Zango
Hugues Fabrice Zango (born 25 June 1993) is a Burkinabé athlete who specialises in the triple jump. He is the world indoor record holder in the triple jump with a jump of 18.07 m (59 ft 3+1⁄4 in) set in 2021 and the reigning world champion, winning the gold medal in the triple jump at the 2023 World Championships. Zango competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, in the triple jump event, the first ever Olympic medal for Burkina Faso. He has also competed in World Championships, two African athletics championships, a Jeux de la Francophonie, two Summer Universiades and two African Games. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Hugues Fabrice Zango is the 3,247th most popular athlete (down from 3,157th in 2024), the 30th most popular biography from Burkina Faso (up from 33rd in 2019) and the most popular Burkinabe Athlete.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1993, Hugues Fabrice Zango ranks 234. Before him are Pablo Marí, Jessica Watson, Petr Yan, Juan Iturbe, Ariana Marie, and Aliana Lohan. After him are Ivan Schranz, Ali Adnan Kadhim, Magdalena Eriksson, Mina El Hammani, Larry Nance Jr., and Sergi Darder.
Others Born in 1993
Go to all RankingsPablo Marí
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 228
Jessica Watson
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 229
Petr Yan
MARTIAL ARTS
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 230
Juan Iturbe
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 231
Ariana Marie
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 232
Aliana Lohan
MODEL
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 233
Hugues Fabrice Zango
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 234
Ivan Schranz
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 235
Ali Adnan Kadhim
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 236
Magdalena Eriksson
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 237
Mina El Hammani
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 238
Larry Nance Jr.
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 239
Sergi Darder
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 240
In Burkina Faso
Among people born in Burkina Faso, Hugues Fabrice Zango ranks 30 out of 49. Before him are Jacky Ido (1977), Bertrand Traoré (1995), Moumouni Dagano (1981), Paul Kaba Thieba (1959), Jonathan Pitroipa (1986), and Albert Ouédraogo (1969). After him are Lassina Zerbo (1963), Fanta Régina Nacro (1962), Charles Kaboré (1988), Edmond Tapsoba (1999), Alain Traoré (1988), and Bakary Koné (1988).
Others born in Burkina Faso
Go to all RankingsJacky Ido
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 24
Bertrand Traoré
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 25
Moumouni Dagano
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 26
Paul Kaba Thieba
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 27
Jonathan Pitroipa
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 28
Albert Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 29
Hugues Fabrice Zango
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 30
Lassina Zerbo
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 31
Fanta Régina Nacro
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 32
Charles Kaboré
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 33
Edmond Tapsoba
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 34
Alain Traoré
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 35
Bakary Koné
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 36
Among ATHLETES In Burkina Faso
Among athletes born in Burkina Faso, Hugues Fabrice Zango ranks 1. After him are Aïssata Soulama (1979), Marthe Koala (1994), Irakli Chkheidze (1999), Faysal Sawadogo (1996), and Richard Campbell (null).
Hugues Fabrice Zango
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 1
Aïssata Soulama
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.83
Rank: 2
Marthe Koala
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 3
Irakli Chkheidze
1999 - Present
HPI: 20.75
Rank: 4
Faysal Sawadogo
1996 - Present
HPI: 16.37
Rank: 5
Richard Campbell
HPI: 9.50
Rank: 6





























