Benin at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Benin at the 1980 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BEN
NOC	Benin National Olympic and Sports Committee
in Moscow
Competitors	16 (15 men and 1 woman) in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Firmin Abissi
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Benin competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1976 Summer Olympics. Benin did not participate in the US-led boycott of the Moscow games and instead sending athletes to compete in Moscow. Previously, the nation competed as Dahomey.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Pascal Aho	100 m	11.01	5	did not advance
	200 m	22.09	5	did not advance
Amadou Alimi	5000 m	15:44.0	12	did not advance
Adam Assimi	800 m	1:59.9	6	did not advance
Damien Degboe	1500 m	4:15.3	11	did not advance
Léopold Hounkanrin	400 m	51.04	6	did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Henri Dagba	Triple jump	14.71	18	did not advance
Inoussa Dangou	Javelin Throw	63.56	17	did not advance
Théophile Hounou	Long jump	7.07	26	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Edwige Bancole	100 m	13.19	7	did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	3 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Firmin Abissi	Bantamweight	BYE	Ryszard Czerwinski  (POL) L KO-1	did not advance
Barthelémy Adoukonu	Featherweight	BYE	Anicet Sambo  (MAD) W DSQ	Tsacho Andreikovski  (BUL) L KO-1	did not advance
Patrice Martin	Lightweight	Yordan Lesov  (BUL) L KO-1	did not advance
Aurelien Agnan	Light-Welterweight	Patrizio Oliva  (ITA) L KO-1	did not advance
Pierre Sotoumey	Welterweight	Andrés Aldama  (CUB) L KO-1	did not advance
Roger Houangni	Light Middleweight	Jackson Rivera  (VEN) L K0-5	did not advance
Étienne Loco Gbodolle	Middleweight	Christer Corpi  (SWE) L DSQ	did not advance

References

• Official Olympic Reports