Benin competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 2 3Judo 1 0 1Rowing 1 0 1Swimming 1 1 2 Total 4 3 7

Athletics

Beninese athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):

Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankDidier KikiMen's 100 m10.69 PB6Did not advanceNoélie YarigoWomen's 800 m2:00.112 Qcolspan=2 2:01.417Did not advance

Combined events – Women's heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankOdile AhouanwanouResult13.311.7415.4523.85 SB6.0743.962:29.05618615Points1078903891995871743705

Judo

Benin received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the International Judo Federation to send Rio 2016 Olympian Celtus Dossou Yovo in the men's middleweight category (90 kg) to the Olympics.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankCeltus Dossou YovoMen's −90 kgL 00–10Did not advance

Rowing

Benin qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games by finishing fifth in the A-final and securing the third of five berths available at the 2019 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia, marking the country's debut in the sport.

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPrivel HinkatiMen's single sculls7:40.875 R7:55.934 SE/Fcolspan=2 7:49.462 FE7:38.5827 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Swimming

Benin received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMarc DansouMen's 50 m freestyle24.9953Did not advanceNafissath RadjiWomen's 50 m freestyle29.9969Did not advance

References

External links Benin at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Olympedia