Togo at the Olympics

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Togo at the
Olympics
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IOC code TOG
NOC Comité National Olympique Togolais
Medals
Ranked 149th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Togo has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1972 except for 1976 and 1980, which they boycotted, winning their first Olympic medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics when Benjamin Boukpeti won bronze in the K1 kayak slalom event. [1]

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Togo made its Winter Olympics debut at Sochi in 2014, where it sent two skiers to compete. Cross-country skier and Togolese flagbearer Mathilde-Amivi Petitjean was born in Togo to a Togolese mother and raised in France, while alpine skier Alessia Afi Dipol is an Italian-born Togolese citizen. [2]

Medal tables

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg  Canoeing 0011
Totals (1 entries)0011

List of medalists

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Benjamin Boukpeti 2008 Beijing Canoeing pictogram.svg Canoeing Men's slalom K-1

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References

  1. Berlin, Peter (August 12, 2008). "In a kayak race, the first ever Olympic medal for Togo". International Herald Tribune.
  2. "Togo's Olympian aims to inspire". Associated Press. February 13, 2014.