Zango's debut at an international athletics competition was at the 2013 Summer Universiade, where he competed in the triple jump.[5] In the qualification round his best jump was 15.74 metres, a distance that qualified him for the final.[5] Zango finished sixth with a jump of 15.96 metres in the final.[6] His jump was 1.05 metres smaller than the jump of gold medalist, Ukrainian Viktor Kuznyetsov, and 61 centimetres smaller than the bronze medalist, Kazakhstani Yevgeniy Ektov.[6]
Also in 2013 was the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie.[7] At the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie, Zango competed in the triple jump.[7] He jumped 15.97 metres to finish tenth in a twelve-athlete field.[7]
Zango's next major competition was the 2015 Summer Universiade, where he competed in both the long jump and the triple jump.[8][9] In the long jump, Zango's best jump was 6.73 metres, a distance that placed him 30th in qualification, out of 36 athletes.[8][a] He did not qualify for the final.[8] In the triple jump, Zango qualified for the final after jumping a distance of 16.59 metres in the qualification round.[9] In the final, Zango jumped 16.76 metres, a distance that won him the silver medal.[10] Zango's jump was 53 centimetres smaller than the gold-medalist's (Russian Dmitriy Sorokin's) jump of 17.29 metres.[10] Zango jumped the same distance as bronze medalist Xu Xiaolong (China) but, as Zango's second best jump was further than Xiaolong's, Zango won the silver medal on count back.[10] Zango was Burkina Faso's only medalist at the 2015 Summer Universiade.[11]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Zango competed in the triple jump.[3] Zango jumped 15.99 metres in the qualification round.[15] His jump was the 34th best out of 47 athletes.[15][b] Zango's jump was 62 centimetres less than the shortest jump by an athlete that qualified for the final, Cuban Lázaro Martínez. Therefore, Zango was eliminated from the competition.[15]
2019 World Championshipsedit
Before the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Burkina Faso's best Athletics World Championship result was 10th place for Franck Zio in the long jump at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. Qualifying for the final in Doha, Zango performed consistently well with 17.46 m in round 2 and 17.56 m in round 5, before setting a new African Record with a distance of 17.66 m in the sixth and final round.[16] With this record, Zango claimed the bronze medal - his (and Burkina Faso's) first at a major championship.
2020 Summer Olympicsedit
In the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in 2021, Zango won the bronze medal (and so far the only one for his country in the Olympics) in the men's triple jump with a distance of 17.47 meters. He qualified for the final with a distance of 16.83 meters in the earlier heats. Going into the event, he was ranked fourth in the world and had a personal and season best of 18.07 meters.[17][18] This was Burkina Faso's first Olympic medal, and Zango earned it on 5 Aug, Burkina's Independence Day.[19]
Indoor world recordedit
On 16 Jan 2021, in his final attempt jumping at a jumps-only indoor meet in Aubière, France, Zango jumped 18.07 m (59 ft 3+1⁄4 in) to improve his coach, Teddy Tamgho's Indoor World Record by 15 cm.[20] He became the first world record holder from Burkina Faso and the first African to hold a world record in a jumping event.[21] The jump ranks him the 6th performer in history, indoors or outdoors.
^ abKaroney, Celestine (29 December 2023). "Hugues Fabrice Zango wants to be 'a symbol of hope' for Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
^ abc. Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
hugues, fabrice, zango, born, june, 1993, burkinabé, athlete, specialises, triple, jump, long, jump, world, indoor, record, holder, triple, jump, with, jump, 2021, reigning, world, champion, winning, gold, medal, triple, jump, 2023, world, championships, zango. Hugues Fabrice Zango born 25 June 1993 is a Burkinabe athlete who specialises in the triple jump and the long 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 He became the first ever Olympic medalist for Burkina Faso earning a bronze medal and set the African triple jump record at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha Hugues Fabrice ZangoZango in 2019Personal informationNationalityBurkinabeBorn 1993 06 25 25 June 1993 age 30 Ouagadougou Burkina FasoEducationArtois University PhD 1 2 Height1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 3 Weight78 kg 172 lb 3 SportCountryBurkina FasoSportAthleticsEvent s Triple jumpLong jumpAchievements and titlesHighest world ranking1st Triple jump 2023 4 Personal best s Triple jump 18 07 mLong jump 7 71 mMedal record Men s athletics Representing Burkina Faso Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Triple jump World Championships 2023 Budapest Triple jump 2022 Eugene Triple jump 2019 Doha Triple jump World Indoor Championships 2024 Glasgow Triple jump African Games 2019 Rabat Triple jump 2023 Accra Triple jump African Championships 2018 Asaba Triple jump 2022 Mauritius Triple jump 2016 Durban Triple jump Jeux de la Francophonie 2017 Abidjan Triple jump 2023 Kinshasa Triple jump Summer Universiade 2015 Gwangju Triple jump 2017 Taipei Triple jump Representing Africa Continental Cup 2018 Ostrava Triple jump Contents 1 Competition 1 1 2016 Summer Olympics 1 2 2019 World Championships 1 3 2020 Summer Olympics 2 Indoor world record 3 Personal bests 4 Competition record 5 Personal life 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksCompetition editZango s debut at an international athletics competition was at the 2013 Summer Universiade where he competed in the triple jump 5 In the qualification round his best jump was 15 74 metres a distance that qualified him for the final 5 Zango finished sixth with a jump of 15 96 metres in the final 6 His jump was 1 05 metres smaller than the jump of gold medalist Ukrainian Viktor Kuznyetsov and 61 centimetres smaller than the bronze medalist Kazakhstani Yevgeniy Ektov 6 Also in 2013 was the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie 7 At the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie Zango competed in the triple jump 7 He jumped 15 97 metres to finish tenth in a twelve athlete field 7 Zango s next major competition was the 2015 Summer Universiade where he competed in both the long jump and the triple jump 8 9 In the long jump Zango s best jump was 6 73 metres a distance that placed him 30th in qualification out of 36 athletes 8 a He did not qualify for the final 8 In the triple jump Zango qualified for the final after jumping a distance of 16 59 metres in the qualification round 9 In the final Zango jumped 16 76 metres a distance that won him the silver medal 10 Zango s jump was 53 centimetres smaller than the gold medalist s Russian Dmitriy Sorokin s jump of 17 29 metres 10 Zango jumped the same distance as bronze medalist Xu Xiaolong China but as Zango s second best jump was further than Xiaolong s Zango won the silver medal on count back 10 Zango was Burkina Faso s only medalist at the 2015 Summer Universiade 11 Zango competed at the 2015 World Championships in the triple jump 12 In the competition all three of his jumps were fouls and therefore he recorded no mark NM 12 Zango then competed in the 2015 African Games 13 Zango finished fifth in the triple jump with a jump of 16 36 metres 13 Zango was 19 centimetres behind the bronze medalist Mamadou Cherif Dia of Mali 13 At the 2016 African Athletics Championships Zango won the silver medal in the triple jump 14 He jumped 16 81 metres which was 32 centimetres less than the distance jumped by the gold medalist Nigerian Tosin Oke 14 Zango jumped four centimetres further than the bronze medalist Godfrey Khotso Mokoena of South Africa and 20 centimetres further than the fourth placed athlete Mauritian Jonathan Drack 14 2016 Summer Olympics edit At the 2016 Summer Olympics Zango competed in the triple jump 3 Zango jumped 15 99 metres in the qualification round 15 His jump was the 34th best out of 47 athletes 15 b Zango s jump was 62 centimetres less than the shortest jump by an athlete that qualified for the final Cuban Lazaro Martinez Therefore Zango was eliminated from the competition 15 2019 World Championships edit Before the 2019 World Championships in Doha Burkina Faso s best Athletics World Championship result was 10th place for Franck Zio in the long jump at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg Qualifying for the final in Doha Zango performed consistently well with 17 46 m in round 2 and 17 56 m in round 5 before setting a new African Record with a distance of 17 66 m in the sixth and final round 16 With this record Zango claimed the bronze medal his and Burkina Faso s first at a major championship 2020 Summer Olympics edit In the 2020 Summer Olympics held in 2021 Zango won the bronze medal and so far the only one for his country in the Olympics in the men s triple jump with a distance of 17 47 meters He qualified for the final with a distance of 16 83 meters in the earlier heats Going into the event he was ranked fourth in the world and had a personal and season best of 18 07 meters 17 18 This was Burkina Faso s first Olympic medal and Zango earned it on 5 Aug Burkina s Independence Day 19 Indoor world record editOn 16 Jan 2021 in his final attempt jumping at a jumps only indoor meet in Aubiere France Zango jumped 18 07 m 59 ft 3 1 4 in to improve his coach Teddy Tamgho s Indoor World Record by 15 cm 20 He became the first world record holder from Burkina Faso and the first African to hold a world record in a jumping event 21 The jump ranks him the 6th performer in history indoors or outdoors Personal bests editEvent Best Venue Date Notes Citation Triple jump 18 07 m indoor 17 82 m Aubiere FranceSzekesfehervar 16 January 2021 6 July 2021 WIR AR NR 22 Long jump 7 71 m Pierre Benite France 28 August 2020 100 metres 10 72 s Tergnier France 25 May 2017 200 metres 23 08 s Saint Pol sur Ternoise France 1 May 2017 All information taken from IAAF profile Competition record editYear Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing nbsp Burkina Faso 2013 Universiade Kazan Russia 6th Triple jump 15 96 m Jeux de la Francophonie Nice France 10th Triple jump 15 97 m 2015 Universiade Gwangju South Korea 30th q Long jump 6 73 m 2nd Triple jump 16 76 m World Championships Beijing China Triple jump NM African Games Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 5th Triple jump 16 36 m 2016 African Championships Durban South Africa 2nd Triple jump 16 81 m Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 34th q Triple jump 15 99 m 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie Abidjan Ivory Coast 1st Triple jump 16 92 m w Universiade Taipei Taiwan 2nd Triple jump 16 97 m 2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham United Kingdom 6th Triple jump 17 11 m African Championships Asaba Nigeria 8th 4 100 m relay 40 96 s 1st Triple jump 17 11 m NR 2019 African Games Rabat Morocco 1st Triple jump 16 88 m World Championships Doha Qatar 3rd Triple jump 17 66 m AR 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo Japan 3rd Triple jump 17 47 m 2022 African Championships Port Louis Mauritius 1st Triple jump 17 34 m w World Championships Eugene United States 2nd Triple jump 17 55 m 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie Kinshasa DR Congo 1st Triple jump 17 11 m World Championships Budapest Hungary 1st Triple jump 17 64 m 2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow United Kingdom 1st Triple jump 17 53 m African Games Accra Ghana 1st Triple jump 16 97 mPersonal life editZango graduated with a Master s degree in Electronics Electrical energy and Automation from the University of Artois Hauts de France France in 2018 Subsequently he began working on a PhD degree in electrical engineering at the same university 23 24 He completed his degree on 22 December 2023 1 Notes edit Two athletes Mehakpreet Singh and Sylvester Nakeel did not record a legal distance 8 Eight athletes Latario Collie Minns Yordanys Duranona Muhammad Halim Ruslan Kurbanov Marian Oprea Seref Osmanoglu Lasha Torgvaidze and Roman Valiyev did not record a legal distance 15 References edit a b Karoney Celestine 29 December 2023 Hugues Fabrice Zango wants to be a symbol of hope for Burkina Faso BBC Sport Retrieved 3 January 2024 2017 Universiade bio Archived from the original on 19 October 2019 Retrieved 2 September 2017 a b c Hugues Fabrice Zango Rio 2016 Archived from the original on 26 October 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 World Rankings Men s Triple Jump a b Athletics Men s Triple Jump Qualification Round Group A Kazan 2013 Retrieved 26 October 2016 a b Athletics Men s Triple Jump Final Kazan 2013 Retrieved 26 October 2016 a b c Results PDF in French Agence universitaire de la Francophonie Archived from the original PDF on 14 October 2013 Retrieved 26 October 2016 a b c d Men s Long Jump Qualification Group B PDF Gwangju 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 a b Men s Triple Jump Qualification Group A PDF Gwangju 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 a b c Wai Tan Ming 9 July 2015 Triple jumper Hakimi a fraction off in Universiade The Star Retrieved 26 October 2016 Country Overview Burkina Faso Gwangju 2015 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 a b Triple Jump Men Qualification Summary IAAF Retrieved 26 October 2016 a b c Triple Jump Men Final PDF Brazzaville 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 6 March 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 a b c Final Men Senior Triple Jump Confederation of African Athletics Archived from the original on 23 September 2018 Retrieved 26 October 2016 a b c d Triple Jump Men Qualification Summary IAAF Retrieved 26 October 2016 Results Triple Jump Men Final iaaf org Athletics Final Results Olympics com Archived from the original on 5 August 2021 Retrieved 5 August 2021 Olympic Stadium Triple Jump A 3 Aug 9 00 Official Olympics com Archived from the original on 5 August 2021 Retrieved 5 August 2021 Culpepper Chuck 5 August 2021 The thing about poignant triple jump moments They sneak up on you The Washington Post Retrieved 5 August 2021 Zango breaks world indoor triple jump record ESPN com 16 January 2021 Retrieved 5 August 2021 Burkina Faso s Hugues Fabrice Zango breaks indoor triple jump world record Olympics com Retrieved 5 August 2021 Zango leaps into record books with world indoor triple jump mark aljazeera com Al Jazeera English 16 January 2021 Retrieved 16 January 2021 Revue de presse Press review March 2018 website of the Jeux de la Francophonie Un nouvel exploit mondial pour Fabrice Zango doctorant a la FSA website of the University of ArtoisExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hugues Fabrice Zango Hugues Fabrice Zango at World Athletics nbsp Hugues Fabrice Zango at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived nbsp Records Preceded by nbsp Tarik Bouguetaib Men s Triple jump African Record Holder29 September 2019 present Incumbent Preceded by nbsp Teddy Tamgho Men s Triple Jump Indoor World Record Holder16 January 2021 present Incumbent Olympic Games Preceded byRachid Sidibe Flagbearer for nbsp Burkina FasoTokyo 2020with Angelika Ouedraogo Succeeded byIncumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hugues Fabrice Zango amp oldid 1221721894, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
