Mamadou Ouedraogo (swimmer)

Mamadou Ouedraogo

Personal information
Full name	Mamadou Ouedraogo
National team	Burkina Faso
Born	(1967-05-30) 30 May 1967 (age 57)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle

Mamadou Ouedraogo (born 30 May 1967) is a Burkinabé former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Ouedraogo was elected by the Burkinabé National Olympic and Sports Committee to carry the nation's flag in the opening ceremony.[2] He qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle, as a 37-year-old, by receiving a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 29.08.[3] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including 15-year-old Malique Williams of Antigua and Barbuda. Ouedraogo raced to sixth place in 30.36, more than two seconds off his entry time. Ouedraogo failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed eighty-first overall out of 86 swimmers in the preliminaries.[4][5]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mamadou Ouedraogo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
2. "IOC Latest News: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
3. "Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
4. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
5. Thomas, Stephen (19 August 2004). "Men's 50 Freestyle Prelims Day 6: Hall Splashes a Hot 22.04, Fastest Qualifier; Lezak Makes This One but Popov, Hoogie Bow Out". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

Olympic Games
Preceded by Sarah Tondé	Flagbearer for  Burkina Faso 2004 Athens	Succeeded by Aïssata Soulama