Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...

competed at the

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

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in Montreal, and the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

in Moscow because of the African and the United States boycott. The Togo National Olympic Committee (french: Comité National Olympique Togolais) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games after the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in Barcelona. A total of six athletes, four men and two women, competed in five different sports, including the nation's debut in swimming and table tennis. Freestyle swimmer Adzo Kpossi, at age 13, became the youngest athlete ever to compete in these Olympic games. Meanwhile, judoka

Kouami Sacha Denanyoh Kouami Sacha Denanyoh (born 29 September 1979) is a Togolese judoka. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he was choked unconscious with a clock choke by Sh ...

, at age 32. was the oldest of the team, and competed at his third Olympics since

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(except the

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in Athens, where he was not selected). Slalom kayaker

Benjamin Boukpeti Benjamin Kudjow Thomas Boukpeti (born August 4, 1981 in Lagny-sur-Marne, France) is a French-born Togolese slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2003 to 2012. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze in the K1 ...

was Togo's greatest highlight to these games. He set several distinctions: the inaugural Togolese athlete to win an Olympic medal (a bronze), achieved in Beijing, to compete in his third consecutive Olympic Games, and to reprise his role to bear the national flag for the second time at the opening ceremony. Togo did not achieve any medals at these Games, although Boukpeti placed last in the men's slalom kayak finals.

Athletics

;Men ;Women

Canoeing

Slalom

Togo was given a tripartite invitation.

Judo

Togo has had 1 judoka invited.

Swimming

;Women

Table tennis

Togo has been given a wild card.

References

Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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