Benin at the Olympics

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Benin at the
Olympics
Flag of Benin.svg
IOC code BEN
NOC Benin National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website cnosben.org
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Summer appearances

Benin has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1980. Under its previous name of Dahomey, the country also competed in 1972. Despite appearing in 13 different Olympics, Benin has never won an Olympic medal. They competed in the Winter Olympics for the first time at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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History

The country first participated at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich under its name Dahomey. After changing its name to Benin in 1975, the country first competed under its name in Moscow in 1980 and has sent its own athletes to the Olympics ever since.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
1896–1960Represented by Flag of France.svg France
1964-1968did not participate
Flag of Germany.svg 1972 Munich 3 0000
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976 Montreal did not participate
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980 Moscow 18 0000
Flag of the United States.svg 1984 Los Angeles 3 0000
Flag of South Korea.svg 1988 Seoul 7 0000
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Barcelona 6 0000
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Atlanta 5 0000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Sydney 4 0000
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Athens 4 0000
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Beijing 5 0000
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 London 5 0000
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 6 0000
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Tokyo 7 0000
Flag of France.svg 2024 Paris 5 0000
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 Los Angeles Future event
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2032 Brisbane
Total0000

Medals by Winter Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of Italy.svg 2026 Milano Cortina 1 0000
Flag of France.svg 2030 French Alps future event
Flag of the United States.svg 2034 Utah
Total0000 -

See also