Togo competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
| Togo at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | TOG |
| NOC | Comité National Olympique Togolais |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 5 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Adzo Kpossi[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Togo National Olympic Committee (French: Comité National Olympique Togolais, CNOT) sent a team of five athletes, two men and three women, to compete only in athletics, swimming, and rowing at the Games.[2] All of them made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, except for freestyle swimmer Adzo Kpossi, who established history for Togo by becoming the youngest athlete of the Games four years earlier. The lone returning Olympian from London 2012, Kpossi led the delegation as Togo's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]
Togo, however, left Rio de Janeiro without a single medal for the second consecutive time, failing to reproduce it from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where slalom kayaker Benjamin Boukpeti bagged the bronze.
Athletics
editTogo has received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[3][4][5]
- 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 | ||
| Fabrice Dabla | Men's 200 m | 21.36 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Prénam Pesse | Women's 100 m | 12.38 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Rowing
editTogo has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a rower in the women's single sculls to the Rio regatta, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Claire Akossiwa | Women's single sculls | 9:56.43 | 5 R | 9:04.76 | 4 SE/F | Bye | 9:25.60 | 4 FF | 9:54.54 | 32 | |
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
editTogo has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[5][6][7]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Eméric Kpegba | Men's 50 m freestyle | 27.67 | 80 | Did not advance | |||
| Adzo Kpossi | Women's 50 m freestyle | 33.44 | 79 | Did not advance | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Remise de drapeau aux athlètes togolais pour les J.O de Rio 2016" [Flag bearer named, as Togolese athletes are heading to Rio 2016] (in French). iciLome.com. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Au moins 5 athlètes togolais seront présents à Rio" [At least 5 Togolese athletes will be present in Rio] (in French). République Togolaise. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ a b "JO Rio 2016 : Cinq Togolais déjà qualifiés pour les Jeux" [2016 Olympics: Five Togolese athletes qualified for the Games] (in French). Africa Top Sports. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
External links
edit- Togo at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)