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Hugues Fabrice Zango

BURMen

Birth dateJun 25, 1993

BirthplaceOuagadougou, Burkina Faso

Height1.80 m

Weight78 kg

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. He became Burkina Faso's first-ever Olympic medalist, earning a bronze medal in Tokyo, and set the African triple jump record at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.

Key facts

Triple Jump

18.07

#7 all-time

2025 season best

17.21

Jun 20, 2025 · Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA)

2025 season best

Last competition

World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo

Sep 19, 2025 · 16.92

World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo

Medals

Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze

Record

Area record · Triple Jump 18.07

Area record

Age

33 years old

As of Sep 19, 2026: Triple Jump 18.07 (#7 all-time), 2025 season best 17.21 (Jun 20, 2025, Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA)) · Last competition: World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo, Sep 19, 2025, 16.92 · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze · Area record (Triple Jump) · 33 years old

Personal bests

100m

10.71*

200m

23.08

7.71

18.07

#7 all-time

60m

6.81

* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)

🏅

Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
Olympic Games	-	-	1	1
World Championships	1	1	1	3
Total	1	1	2	4

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2025	TJ	17.21	+1.8	Jun 20, 2025	↓	Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline
2024	TJ	17.57	+1.7	Jul 7, 2024	↓	FBK Games, FBK Stadium, Hengelo
2023	TJ	17.81	+1.5	May 5, 2023	↓	Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline
2022	TJ	17.55	+1.4	Jul 23, 2022	↓	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
2021	TJ	18.07	-	Jan 16, 2021	↓	Stadium Jean-Pellez, Aubière (FRA) (i)
2020	LJ	7.71	+0.7	Aug 28, 2020	↓	Stade du Brotillon, Pierre-Bénite (FRA)
2020	TJ	17.77	-	Feb 2, 2020	↓	Meeting de Paris Indoor, AccorHotels Arena de Bercy, Paris (i)
2019	100m	11.14	+0.0	May 19, 2019	↓	Bruay-la-Buissiere (FRA)
2019	TJ	17.66	+0.5	Sep 29, 2019	↓	IAAF World Championships in Athletics
2018	60m	6.81	-	Jan 11, 2018	↑	Liévin (FRA) (i)
2018	LJ	7.35	+1.2	May 1, 2018	↓	St-Pol-sur-Ternoise (FRA)
2018	100m	10.72=	+0.0	Jun 6, 2018	↓	Auby (FRA)
2018	TJ	17.23	-	Jan 27, 2018	↓	Val-de-Reuil (FRA) (i)
2017	60m	6.83	-	Dec 17, 2017	↑	Liévin (FRA) (i)
2017	LJ	7.25	+1.4	May 1, 2017	↓	St-Pol-sur-Ternoise (FRA)
2017	100m	10.71	+2.3	May 25, 2017	↓	Tergnier (FRA)
2017	TJ	16.97	+0.9	Aug 25, 2017	↓	Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei City (TPE)
2017	200m	23.08	-0.4	May 1, 2017	-	St-Pol-sur-Ternoise (FRA)
2016	60m	6.97	-	Dec 11, 2016	↑	Nogent-sur-Oise (FRA) (i)
2016	LJ	7.21	+1.5	May 14, 2016	↓	St-Pol-sur-Ternoise (FRA)
2016	100m	10.94	+0.7	May 22, 2016	↓	Bruay-la-Buissiere (FRA)
2016	TJ	16.81	+1.2	Jun 25, 2016	↓	Durban (RSA)
2015	LJ	6.73	-0.3	Jul 11, 2015	↓	Main Stadium, Gwangju (KOR)
2015	TJ	16.76	+0.4	Jul 9, 2015	↓	Main Stadium, Gwangju (KOR)
2013	TJ	15.97	+1.1	Sep 13, 2013	↓	Nice (FRA)
2012	LJ	7.02	-	May 5, 2012	↓	Ouagadougou (BUR)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
TJ	16.92	+0.8	Sep 19	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
TJ	16.94	+0.7	Sep 17	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
TJ	16.94	+0.7	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
TJ	16.92	+0.8	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
TJ	16.52	+0.0	Aug 14	Meeting Internacional C.D Meliz Sport, Pista atletismo Fuente de la Niña, Guadalajara
TJ	16.89	+1.0	Jul 19	Meeting Madrid 2025, Estadio Vallehermoso, Madrid
TJ	17.09	+0.8	Jul 11	Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline
TJ	17.21	+1.8	Jun 20	Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline
TJ	16.56	+2.3	Jun 12	Oslo Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline
TJ	16.52	+1.5	Jun 12	Oslo Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline
TJ	16.85	+0.1	May 3	Yangtze River Delta Athletics Diamond Gala, China Textile City Sports Centre, Shaoxing/Keqiao - Diamond Discipline
TJ	16.41	+1.0	Apr 26	Wanda Diamond League Xiamen, Egret Stadium, Xiamen - Diamond Discipline
TJ	17.15	-	Mar 21	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Sports Training Center, Nanjing (i)
TJ	16.55	-	Feb 28	World Indoor Tour Gold Madrid 2025, Gallur, Madrid (i) - World Athletics Indoor Tour

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
TJ	17.05	+0.1	Sep 14	Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
TJ	17.05	+0.1	Sep 13	Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
TJ	16.87	+0.7	Aug 30	Golden Gala, Stadio Olimpico, Roma - Diamond Discipline
TJ	17.50	-0.1	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
TJ	17.16	+0.1	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
TJ	17.50	-0.1	Aug 9	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
TJ	17.16	+0.1	Aug 7	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
TJ	17.57	+1.7	Jul 7	FBK Games, FBK Stadium, Hengelo
TJ	17.38	+3.4	Jul 4	Meeting International Sotteville 2024, Stade Jean Adret, Sotteville-lès-Rouen
TJ	17.18	+0.6	Jun 25	African Athletics Championships
TJ	17.27	-0.1	May 30	Oslo Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline
TJ	16.07	+0.0	May 12	Finale Interclubs N2 Bruay
TJ	17.12	+0.3	Apr 20	Wanda Diamond League Xiamen, Egret Stadium, Xiamen - Diamond Discipline
TJ	16.97	+1.5	Mar 22	African Games
TJ	16.97	+1.5	Mar 20	African Games
TJ	17.53	-	Mar 2	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
TJ	17.21	-	Feb 10	Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF
TJ	17.15	-	Jan 28	Meeting de L'Eure, Stade couvert Jesse Owens, Val-de-Reuil (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
TJ	17.25	-0.3	Sep 16	Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline
TJ	17.22	-0.6	Sep 2	Wanda Diamond League Xiamen, Egret Stadium, Xiamen - Diamond Discipline
TJ	17.12	-	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
TJ	17.64	-0.3	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
TJ	17.64	-0.3	Aug 21	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
TJ	17.12	+0.0	Aug 19	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
TJ	17.11	+0.3	Aug 3	Jeux de la Francophonie, Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
TJ	17.11	+0.3	Aug 1	Jeux de la Francophonie, Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
TJ	17.70	-0.4	Jul 21	Herculis Meeting International d’Athlétisme EBS, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline
TJ	17.61	+2.6	Jul 7	Meeting International de Sotteville 2023, Stade Sottevillais 76, Sotteville-lès-Rouen
TJ	16.81	+1.2	Jul 7	Meeting International de Sotteville 2023, Stade Sottevillais 76, Sotteville-lès-Rouen
TJ	17.68	-0.1	Jun 2	Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, Stadio Luigi Ridolfi, Firenze - Diamond Discipline
TJ	17.29	+3.5	May 31	Montreuil International Meeting, Stade des Grands Pêchers, Montreuil
TJ	16.20	+0.8	May 21	Finale Interclub N2 Calais, Hall d'athlétisme du stade du Souvenir, Calais
TJ	17.81	+1.5	May 5	Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline
TJ	17.43	-	Feb 11	Meeting de Paris, AccorHotels Arena de Bercy, Paris (i)
TJ	17.48	-	Feb 4	Meeting de l'Eure, Stade couvert Jesse Owens, Val-de-Reuil (i)
TJ	16.90	-	Jan 25	Meeting Internacional Ciudad de Valencia, Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (i)

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Hugues Fabrice Zango's Triple Jump personal best?

Hugues Fabrice Zango's Triple Jump personal best is 18.07, set on Jan 16, 2021 in Stadium Jean-Pellez, Aubière (FRA) (i), #7 on the all-time list.

Which events does Hugues Fabrice Zango compete in?

Hugues Fabrice Zango competes in the Triple Jump.

How did Hugues Fabrice Zango perform in 2025?

2025 season best: 17.21, set on Jun 20, 2025 in Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA). Last competition: World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo on Sep 19, 2025, 16.92.

How many medals has Hugues Fabrice Zango won?

Hugues Fabrice Zango has won 1 Olympic Games medal and 3 World Championships medals.

Hugues Fabrice Zango

Personal bests

Medals

Performance Charts

Season bests

2025

2024

2023

Honours

Frequently asked questions