Togo competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. At the men's slalom K-1 event, Benjamin Boukpeti won a bronze medal in canoeing, the first Olympic medal for the country.Togo paddler tops Men's Slalom K1 semi . Beijing 2008. 2008-09-12Olympic Medal: M K1 Slalom. UPI.com. 2008-09-12"In a kayak race, the first ever Olympic medal for Togo", International Herald Tribune, August 12, 2008
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Benjamin Boukpeti Canoeing Men's slalom K-1
Athletics
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankSandrine Thiébaud-Kangni400 m54.167Did not advance
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
Canoeing
Slalom AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTotalRankBenjamin BoukpetiMen's K-190.172082.091172.268 Q86.081 Q87.373173.45
Judo
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKouami Sacha DenanyohInternational Judo Federation Men's −81 kgW 0011–0010L 0001–1010Did not advance
Tennis
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankKomlavi LogloMen's singlesL 3–6, 2–6Did not advance
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