Hugues Fabrice Zango

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hugues Fabrice Zango
Occupation	Triple Jumper
Date Of Birth	Jun 25, 1993(1993-06-25)
Age	31
Birthplace	Ouagadougou
Country	Burkina Faso
Birth City	Centre Region
Horoscope	Cancer

Hugues Fabrice Zango Biography

Hugues Fabrice Zango is one of the most popular and richest Triple Jumper who was born on June 25, 1993 in Ouagadougou, Centre Region, Burkina Faso.

Zango’s debut at an international athletics competition was at the 2013 Summer Universiade, where he competed in the triple jump. In the qualification round his best jump was 15.74 metres, a distance that qualified him for the final. In the final, Zango finished sixth with a jump of 15.96 metres. 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. Also in 2013 was the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie. At the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie, Zango competed in the triple jump. He jumped 15.97 metres to finished tenth in a twelve-athlete field. Zango’s next major competition was the 2015 Summer Universiade, where he competed in both the long jump and the triple jump. In the long jump, Zango’s best jump was 6.73 metres, a distance that placed him 30th in qualification, out of 36 athletes. He did not qualify for the final. In the triple jump, Zango qualified for the final after jumping a distance of 16.59 metres in the qualification round. In the final, Zango jumped 16.76 metres, a distance that won him the silver medal. Zango’s jump was 53 centimetres smaller than the gold-medalist’s (Russian Dmitriy Sorokin’s) jump of 17.29 metres. 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. Zango was Burkina Faso’s only medalist at the 2015 Summer Universiade. Zango competed at the 2015 World Championships in the triple jump. In the competition, all three of his jumps were fouls and therefore he recorded no mark (NM). Zango then competed in the 2015 African Games. Zango finished fifth in the triple jump with a jump of 16.36 metres. Zango was 19 centimetres behind the bronze medalist, Mamadou Chérif Dia of Mali. At the 2016 African Athletics Championships, Zango won the silver medal in the triple jump. He jumped 16.81 metres, which was 32 centimetres less than the distance jumped by the gold medalist, Nigerian Tosin Oke. 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.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Zango competed in the triple jump. In the qualification round, Zango jumped 15.99 metres. His jump was the 34th best out of 47 athletes. Zango’s jump was 62 centimetres less than the shortest jump by an athlete that qualified for the final, Cuban Lázaro Martínez, and therefore, Zango was eliminated from the competition.

Hugues Fabrice Zango Net Worth

Hugues Fabrice Zango is one of the richest Triple Jumper from Burkina Faso. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hugues Fabrice Zango 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hugues Fabrice Zango (born 25 June 1993) is a Burkinabé athlete who specialises in the triple jump and the long jump. Zango competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the Olympics, he competed in the triple jump. 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 medalist for Burkina Faso with a bronze medal and African record at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Hugues Fabrice Zango height 5′ 11″ Joe weight 172 lbs & body measurements will update soon.

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Facts & Trivia

Joe Ranked on the list of most popular Triple Jumper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Burkina Faso. Hugues Fabrice Zango celebrates birthday on June 25 of every year.