 Benjamin Boukpeti in 2008 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Benjamin Kudjow Thomas Boukpeti | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bouk | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Togo,  France | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 4, 1981 Lagny-sur-Marne, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Togo | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||
| Event | K1 | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jean-Jérôme Perrin | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.[1] Competing in three Summer Olympics, Boukpeti won a bronze medal in the K1 event in Beijing in 2008,[2] and remains Togo's first and only Olympic medalist. [3]
- ^ "Profile and results". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Profile and results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Togo claims first Olympic medal". 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2019-09-08.