Benin at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Benin at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Benin.svg
IOC code BEN
NOC Benin National Olympic and Sports Committee
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors5 (3 men and 2 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Valentin Houinato & Noélie Yarigo
Flag bearer (closing) Alexis Kpadi & Noélie Yarigo
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Benin competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's thirteenth 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 112
Judo 101
Swimming 112
Total325

Athletics

Beninese track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): [1]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventPreliminaryHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Didier Kiki Men's 100 m 10.763Did not advanceDid not advance
Noélie Yarigo Women's 800 m 1:59.683 QBye2:01.358Did not advance

Judo

Benin received one quota place for the Games based on the allocations of African continental quota. [2]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Valentin Houinato Men's 81 kg Flag of Italy.svg  Esposito  (ITA)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Swimming

Benin sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Alexis Kpadi Men's 100 m backstroke 57.6142Did not advance
Ionnah Eliane Douillet Women's 50 m freestyle 27.6445Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

References

  1. "Athletics Track & Combined Events at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. "Olympic ranking — Benin". International Judo Federation . Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.