Bienvenu Sawadogo

Bienvenu Sawadogo

Personal information
Born	(1995-12-31) 31 December 1995 (age 28)
Education	Higher School of CS & Business Administration
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Burkina Faso African Games 2019 Rabat 400 m hurdles

Bienvenu Wendla Sawadogo (born 31 December 1995) is a Burkinabé sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.^[1] He won a silver medal at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie. His personal best of 46.66 is the current national record.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Burkina Faso
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	30th (q)	Triple jump	14.00 m
2013	African Junior Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	7th	400 m hurdles	55.09
			9th	Long jump	7.01 m (w)
2014	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	–	400 m hurdles	DQ
2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	28th (h)	200 m	21.57
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	22nd (sf)	200 m	21.85
			15th	Triple jump	14.78 m
2017	Jeux de la Francophonie	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	2nd	400 m	46.89
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	41.21
			5th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:18.86
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	24th (sf)	400 m	48.15
2018	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	21st (h)	200 m	21.42
			16th (sf)	400 m	47.34
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	2nd	400 m hurdles	49.25
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	–	400 m hurdles	DQ
2022	African Championships	Port Louis, Mauritius	6th	400 m hurdles	51.71
2023	Jeux de la Francophonie	Kinshasa, DR Congo	3rd	400 m hurdles	50.34
2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	16th (h)	400 m hurdles	53.04

Personal bests

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Outdoor

• 200 metres – 21.57 (+0.8 m/s) (Brazzaville 2015) NR
• 400 metres – 46.66 (Bonneuil-sur-Marne 2019) NR
• 400 metres hurdles – 49.25 (Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 29 AUG 2019 NR)

References