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Hugues Fabrice Zango

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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Hugues Fabrice Zango is the 3,185th most popular athlete (up from 3,201st in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Burkina Faso (up from 33rd in 2019) and the most popular Burkinabe Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hugues Fabrice Zango ranks 3,185 out of 6,025. Before him are Sturla Holm Lægreid, Urszula Kielan, Mariya Abakumova, Georgeta Damian, Mirela Maniani, and LaShawn Merritt. After him are Niki Bakoyianni, Elvan Abeylegesse, Alessandro Lambruschini, Zersenay Tadese, André Bucher, and Dick Pound.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Hugues Fabrice Zango ranks 227. 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.

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In Burkina Faso

Among people born in Burkina Faso, Hugues Fabrice Zango ranks 29 out of 49. Before him are Wilfried Sanou (1984), Jacky Ido (1977), Bertrand Traoré (1995), Moumouni Dagano (1981), Paul Kaba Thieba (1959), and Jonathan Pitroipa (1986). After him are Lassina Zerbo (1963), Fanta Régina Nacro (1962), Charles Kaboré (1988), Edmond Tapsoba (1999), Alain Traoré (1988), and Bakary Koné (1988).

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Among ATHLETES In Burkina Faso

Among athletes born in Burkina Faso, Hugues Fabrice Zango ranks 1. After him are Marthe Koala (1994), Irakli Chkheidze (1999), Faysal Sawadogo (1996), and Richard Campbell (null).

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