Benin at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
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| IPC code | BEN | ||||||||
| NPC | Federation Handisport du Benin-Comité National Paralympique | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 2 | ||||||||
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Benin competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. Their delegation included two sportspeople, neither of whom medaled.
Team
The team included two athletes, one man and one woman, neither of whom won a medal.[1][2][3] Benin was one of a number of nations with a small delegation competing in Athens.[4] One of the country's representatives was powerlifter Akouavi Bladine Sahenou.[5] The other was athlete Loukmane Nassirou. He had an acquired vision impairment, and was a member of the athletics club, Almighty Wheelchair: Benin.[6] Neither earned a medal.[7]
Athletics
Loukmane Nassirou competed in the men's T12 100m event, finishing twenty-seventh overall in a time of 13.30.[6]
Powerlifting
Akouavi Bladine Sahenou finished sixth in the women's up to 67.5 kg. Her finish is the best in the Benin's Paralympic history.[5][8]
See also
References
- ↑ "Participation Numbers Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ↑ LAUFF, JACKIE (2007). "DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY SPORT COMPETITION: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE" (PDF). Masters Thesis.
- ↑ "Athens opens Paralympics with extravaganza". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- 1 2 "Benin Paralympics - Rio 2016 Medals, Athletes & News". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- 1 2 "Athlete Bio". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ↑ "Benin Paralympic Committee launch talent identification programme". Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ↑ "Benin". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-27.