Benin at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Benin at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Benin
IOC code BEN
NOC Benin National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website cnosben.org
in Tokyo, Japan
23 July 2021 (2021-07-23) – 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors7 in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Nafissath Radji
Privel Hinkati
Flag bearer (closing) N/A
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Benin competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.

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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 123
Judo 101
Rowing 101
Swimming 112
Total437

Athletics

Beninese athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [2] [3]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Didier Kiki Men's 100 m 10.69 PB6Did not advance
Noélie Yarigo Women's 800 m 2:00.112 Q—2:01.417Did not advance
Combined events – Women's heptathlon
AthleteEvent100HHJSP200 mLJJT800 mFinalRank
Odile Ahouanwanou Result13.311.7415.4523.85 SB6.0743.962:29.05618615
Points1078903891995871743705

Judo

Benin received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the International Judo Federation to send Rio 2016 Olympian Celtus Dossou Yovo in the men's middleweight category (90 kg) to the Olympics. [4]

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 ByeRussian Olympic Committee flag.png  Igolnikov  (ROC)
L 00–10		Did not advance

Rowing

Benin qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games by finishing fifth in the A-final and securing the third of five berths available at the 2019 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia, marking the country's debut in the sport. [5] [6]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Privel Hinkati Men's single sculls 7:40.875 R7:55.934 SE/FBye7:49.462 FE7:38.5827

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Swimming

Benin received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. [7]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Marc Dansou Men's 50 m freestyle 24.9953Did not advance
Nafissath Radji Women's 50 m freestyle 29.9969Did not advance

References

  1. ↑ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation . Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Africa goes for Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic qualification". International Rowing Federation. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Aviron. Privel Hinkati qualifié pour les Jeux Olympiques de Tokyo" [Rowing: Privel Hinkati qualified for the Tokyo Olympics] (in French). Ouest-France. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine . Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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