Togo at the 2014 Winter Olympics
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| At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 2 in 2 sports | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Mathilde-Amivi Petitjean (opening)[1] Alessia Afi Dipol (closing)[2] |
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| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Togo competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Togo's team consisted of two athletes in two sports, marking the country's debut at the Winter Olympics.[3]
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cross-country skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Alpine skiing
According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014 Togo had qualified one athlete.[4] Alessia Afi Dipol is a naturalized Togolese and is originally from Italy. She has no familial connections to the country.[5] She chose to represent the country because, her father owns a clothing factory in Togo.[6] On February 18, Dipol finished the giant slalom race in 55th position (out of 74 competitors who finished).[7] She did not finish the slalom race after starting the first run.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alessia Afi Dipol | Women's giant slalom | 1:31.66 | 60 | 1:31.14 | 53 | 3:02.80 | 55 |
| Women's slalom | DNF | ||||||
Cross-country skiing
According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Togo had one athlete in qualification position.[4] Mathilde-Amivi Petitjean was born in Niger, to a Togolese mother which allowed her the opportunity to compete for the country. She was contacted by Togolese Ski Federation in March 2013 via Facebook to compete for the country at the Winter Olympics. Petitjean has lived the majority of her life in Haute-Savoie, France, where she learned to ski.[9]
Petitjean finished in 68th place in her only race out of 75 competitors, nearly ten minutes behind the winner Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland. Petitjean hopes that her appearance will help to inspire the youth of Africa to participate in winter sports.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Mathilde-Amivi Petitjean[11] | Women's 10 km classical | 37:26.7 | +9:08.9 | 68 |
References
- ↑ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). http://www.olympic.org/. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ Laura (29 January 2014). "Le Togo allongera la liste des pays tropicaux aux jeux d'hiver". www.http://french.china.org.cn/ (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- 1 2 "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.1.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Zidda, Giovanni (31 January 2014). "Une skieuse italienne porte-drapeau pour le Togo à Sotchi" [An Italian skier bearer for Togo in Sochi]. http://www.rtbf.be/ (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ "Togolese from Italy, Brazilians who can’t speak Portuguese – meet the Olympics’ ‘exotic’ athletes". Reuters (Yahoo). 18 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ Mumuni, Moutakilou (18 February 2014). "Togo: Sochi 2014 / Giant Slalom - Togo's Alessia Dipol 55th Overall, Tina Maze Snatches Gold". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ↑ Basu, Anand (21 February 2014). "Olympics-Alpine skiing-Women's slalom first run result". Reuters. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ↑ Spillane, Chris; Woussou, Kossi (7 February 2014). "Mathilde-Amivi Petitjean skis cross-country from France to Sochi via Togo". Sydney Morning Herald (Johannesburg, South Africa). Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ↑ Willemsen, Eric (13 February 2014). "Togo's 1st Winter Olympian Wants to Inspire Africa". Associated Press (Krasnaya Polyana, Russia: ABC News). Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ↑ Mumuni, Moutakilou (16 January 2014). "Togo: Sochi Olympics 2014 - Mathilde Petitjean Amivi Proud to Represent Togo". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.