Élodie Ouédraogo

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Medal record
Competitor for Belgium
Women's athletics
World Championships
Bronze	2007 Osaka	4x100 m relay

Élodie Ouédraogo (born 27 February 1981) is a Burkinabé-Belgian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.

In her early career she concentrated on the 100 metres hurdles, and participated in the 2000 World Junior Championships. She set a national record of 13.87 seconds for Burkina Faso, the country she represented until 2000.^[1] Her personal best time while competing for Belgium is 13.34 seconds, achieved in August 2003 in Jambes. Her Burkinan national record was beat in 2007 by Béatrice Kamboulé.^[2]

She finished sixth in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, with teammates Katleen de Caluwe, Lien Huyghebaert and Kim Gevaert. This team set a national record of 43.08 seconds in the heat. Ouédraogo also won the bronze medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade.

At the 2007 World Championships she won a bronze medal in 4x100 m relay, together with teammates Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën and Kim Gevaert. With 42.75 seconds the team set a new Belgian record.

Her personal best time in the 200 metres is 23.11 seconds, achieved in July 2004 in Brussels.