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 nort ...

competed at the

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from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Olympics, except the

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because of the African boycott. Five athletes from Benin were selected to the team, 4 men and 1 woman, to compete only in athletics, boxing, judo, and swimming. Among the five athletes, track runner

Mathieu Gnanligo Mathieu Gnanligo (born 13 December 1986 in Porto-Novo) is a Beninese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.88 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 2008 African Championships in Addis Ababa. He won a bronze meda ...

competed only at his second consecutive Olympics. Judoka Jacob Gnahoui became the nation's first male flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 1984. Benin, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.

Athletics

Athletes from Benin have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): ;Men ;Women ;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

Boxing

Benin has qualified a boxer for the following event. ;Men

Judo

Benin has had 1 judoka invited.

Swimming

Benin has gained a "Universality place" from the

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. ;Men

References

External links

* * Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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