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Togo at the Olympics

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Togo at the
Olympics
IOC codeTOG
NOCComité National Olympique Togolais
Medals
Ranked 151st
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]

Togo made its Winter Olympic Games debut at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, 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] The nation also participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Medal tables

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Medals by summer sport

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SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Canoeing0011
Totals (1 entries)0011

List of medalists

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzeBenjamin Boukpeti2008 Beijing CanoeingMen's slalom K-1

See also

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References

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  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.
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