Benin at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Benin at the
1980 Summer Olympics

IOC code| BEN
NOC| Benin National Olympic and Sports Committee
in Moscow
Competitors| 16 (15 men and 1 woman) in 2 sports
Flag bearer | Firmin Abissi
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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* 1976
* 1980
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* 2024

Benin competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1976 Summer Olympics. Previously, the nation competed as Dahomey.

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Pascal Aho | 100 m | 11.01  | 5  | did not advance
200 m | 22.09  | 5  | did not advance
Amadou Alimi  | 5000 m | 15:44.0  | 12  | did not advance
Adam Assimi  | 800 m | 1:59.9  | 6  | did not advance
Damien Degboe  | 1500 m | 4:15.3  | 11  | did not advance
Léopold Hounkanrin  | 400 m | 51.04  | 6  | did not advance

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Henri Dagba  | Triple jump | 14.71  | 18  | did not advance
Inoussa Dangou  | Javelin Throw | 63.56  | 17  | did not advance
Théophile Hounou  | Long jump | 7.07  | 26  | did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Edwige Bancole | 100 m | 13.19  | 7  | did not advance

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | 1 Round  | 2 Round  | 3 Round  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Firmin Abissi | Bantamweight | BYE  |  Ryszard Czerwinski (POL)
L KO-1  | did not advance
Barthelémy Adoukonu | Featherweight | BYE  |  Anicet Sambo (MAD)
W DSQ  |  Tsacho Andreikovski (BUL)
L KO-1  | did not advance
Patrice Martin | Lightweight |  Yordan Lesov (BUL)
L KO-1  | did not advance
Aurelien Agnan  | Light-Welterweight |  Patrizio Oliva (ITA)
L KO-1  | did not advance
Pierre Sotoumey | Welterweight |  Andrés Aldama (CUB)
L KO-1  | did not advance
Roger Houangni  | Light Middleweight |  Jackson Rivera (VEN)
L K0-5  | did not advance
Étienne Loco Gbodolle | Middleweight |  Christer Corpi (SWE)
L DSQ  | did not advance

## References

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* Official Olympic Reports

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Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Congo
* Ethiopia
* Guinea
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Mali
* Mozambique
* Nigeria
* Sierra Leone
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Tanzania
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

America|

* Brazil
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad-Tobago
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Burma
* India
* Iraq
* Jordan
* North Korea
* Kuwait
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Andorra
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* East Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* San Marino
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

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