Togo at the Olympics

Togo at the Olympic Games
Flag of Togo IOC code  TOG NOC Comité National Olympique Togolais
Olympic history
Summer Games
1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Winter Games
2014

Togo has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1972 except for 1976 and 1980, 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 Olympics debut at Sochi in 2014, where it sent two athletes to compete.^[2]

Medal tables

Medals by Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2008 Beijing	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	1

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Canoeing	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	1

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Bronze	Boukpeti, BenjaminBenjamin Boukpeti	2008 Beijing	Canoeing	Men's slalom K-1

See also

• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics

References

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.

External links

• "Togo". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Togo". Sports-Reference.com.