Jules Yao Bessan (born 14 April 1979) is a

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...

ese Olympic swimmer. He represented his country at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

in the 50 metre freestyle event where he placed 77th with a time of 27.32 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals. Bessan holds the Beninese national record in 50 metre freestyle and 50 metre breaststroke.

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1979 births Living people Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Benin Sportspeople from Cotonou Beninese male freestyle swimmers Male breaststroke swimmers {{Benin-swimming-bio-stub