Benin at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Benin at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Benin.svg
IOC code BEN
NOC Benin National Olympic and Sports Committee
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Yémi Apithy [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Benin competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.

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Benin National Olympic and Sports Committee selected a team of six athletes, four men and two women, for the Games, competing in athletics, fencing, judo, and swimming. All of them made their maiden Olympic appearance, with sabre fencer Yémi Apithy leading the Benin team as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1] [2] Benin, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.

Athletics (track and field)

Benin athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [3] [4]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Didier Kiki Men's 200 m 22.277Did not advance
Noélie Yarigo Women's 800 m 1:59.124 q1:59.785Did not advance

Fencing

Sabre fencer Yemi Apithy led the Benin team in the opening ceremony. Benin at the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.jpg
Sabre fencer Yémi Apithy led the Benin team in the opening ceremony.

Following the completion of the Grand Prix finals, Benin has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Yémi Apithy claimed an Olympic spot in the men's sabre as one of the two highest-ranked fencers from Africa outside the world's top 14 in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings, signifying the country's debut in the sport. [5]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Yémi Apithy Men's sabre Flag of Germany.svg  Hartung  (GER)
L 9–15		Did not advance

Judo

Benin qualified one judoka for the men's middleweight category (90 kg) at the Games. Celtus Dossou Yovo earned a continental quota spot from the African region as Benin's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016. [6] [7]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Celtus Dossou Yovo Men's −90 kg ByeFlag of Portugal.svg  Dias  (POR)
W 100–001		Flag of Sweden.svg  Nyman  (SWE)
L 000–100		Did not advance

Swimming

Benin received universality invitations from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female). [2] [8] [9]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jules Bessan Men's 50 m freestyle 27.3277Did not advance
Laraïba Seibou Women's 50 m freestyle 33.0177Did not advance

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