Togo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Togo competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, held from July 27 to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the African and the United States boycott.

Togo at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTOG
NOCComité National Olympique Togolais
in London
Competitors6 in 5 sports
Flag bearers Benjamin Boukpeti (opening)
Kouami Sacha Denanyoh (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Togo National Olympic Committee (French: Comité National Olympique Togolais) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games after the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. A total of six athletes, four men and two women, competed in five different sports, including the nation's debut in swimming and table tennis. Freestyle swimmer Adzo Kpossi, at age 13, became the youngest athlete ever to compete in these Olympic games. Meanwhile, judoka Kouami Sacha Denanyoh, at age 32. was the oldest of the team, and competed at his third Olympics since 2000 (except the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he was not selected). Slalom kayaker Benjamin Boukpeti was Togo's greatest highlight to these games. He set several distinctions: the inaugural Togolese athlete to win an Olympic medal (a bronze), achieved in Beijing, to compete in his third consecutive Olympic Games, and to reprise his role to bear the national flag for the second time at the opening ceremony.

Togo did not achieve any medals at these Games, although Boukpeti placed last in the men's slalom kayak finals.

Athletics

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Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Lankantien Lamboni 400 m hurdles DSQ did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Bamab Napo 100 m 12.24 3 q 12.35 8 did not advance

Canoeing

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Slalom

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Togo was given a tripartite invitation.[1]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Benjamin Boukpeti Men's K-1 95.28 17 90.52 10 90.52 14 Q 98.13 6 Q 152.23 10

Judo

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Togo has had 1 judoka invited.[2]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
Rank
Kouami Sacha Denanyoh Men's −81 kg   Bozbayev (KAZ)
L 0000–0200
did not advance

Swimming

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Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Adzo Kpossi 50 m freestyle 37.55 72 did not advance

Table tennis

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Togo has been given a wild card.

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
Rank
Mawussi Agbetoglo Men's singles   Han (AUS)
L 2–4
did not advance

References

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  1. ^ Canoe Slalom Olympic Qualifiers. Archived 2013-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "IntJudo – Invited Country to take part at the London Games". Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2012-06-13.