Benin at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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.^[1] 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.

Benin at the 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BEN
NOC	Benin National Olympic and Sports Committee
in Tokyo, Japan 23 July 2021 (2021-07-23) – 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors	7 in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Nafissath Radji Privel Hinkati
Flag bearer (closing)	N/A
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	2	3
Judo	1	0	1
Rowing	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	4	3	7

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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):^[2][3]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Didier Kiki	Men's 100 m	10.69 PB	6	Did not advance
Noélie Yarigo	Women's 800 m	2:00.11	2 Q	—		2:01.41	7	Did not advance

Combined events – Women's heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Odile Ahouanwanou	Result	13.31	1.74	15.45	23.85 SB	6.07	43.96	2:29.05	6186	15
	Points	1078	903	891	995	871	743	705

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Celtus Dossou Yovo	Men's −90 kg	Bye	Igolnikov (ROC) L 00–10	Did not advance

Rowing

Main articles: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.^[5][6]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Privel Hinkati	Men's single sculls	7:40.87	5 R	7:55.93	4 SE/F	Bye		7:49.46	2 FE	7:38.58	27

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

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marc Dansou	Men's 50 m freestyle	24.99	53	Did not advance
Nafissath Radji	Women's 50 m freestyle	29.99	69	Did not advance