The Most Famous
SWIMMERS from Burkina Faso
This page contains a list of the greatest Burkinabe Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 1 of which were born in Burkina Faso. This makes Burkina Faso the birth place of the 93rd most number of Swimmers behind Côte d'Ivoire, and Ecuador.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Burkinabe Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Burkinabe Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Angelika Ouedraogo (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 26.50, Angelika Ouedraogo is the most famous Burkinabe Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into 10 different languages on wikipedia.
Angelika Sita Ouédraogo (born 4 December 1993) is a Burkinabé swimmer. She competed in the 50 m freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she ranked 63rd and did not advance to the semifinals. Ouedraogo competed in the 50 m freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she ranked 67th and did not advance to the semifinals. She was flag bearer for her country during the closing ceremony. In 2019, she represented Burkina Faso at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event. She did not advance to compete in the semi-finals. Ouedraogo competed in the 50 m Freestyle again at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she placed 58th overall and did not advance to the semifinals.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Burkinabe swimmers born between 1993 and 1993. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Burkinabe swimmers include Angelika Ouedraogo. As of April 2024, 1 new Burkinabe swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Angelika Ouedraogo.
