Benin at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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Benin at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
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IPC codeBEN
NPCFederation Handisport du Benin-Comité National Paralympique
in London
Competitors1 in 1 sport
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Benin competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012. The athlete delegation consisted of one athlete, , who competed in the men's Shot Put F57-58 event, finishing 17th overall with a best throw of 8.25 meters.

Team[]

Competing in their fourth Paralympic Games, Benin had a one athlete strong delegation, represented by·.[1][2][3] Kponhinto served as the country's flag bearer for the Opening Ceremonies.[4] At the time, he lived in Abomey, Benin, the town where he grew up and first took up sport in as a child. He graduated from National University of Benin. Kponhinto had a disability since he was a one-year-old as a result of complications from having contracted polio.[4]

The delegation stayed at Lucia Heights and Meander House in the Paralympic Village.[5] Benin and Mauritius were officially welcomed to the Paralympic Village ahead of the Games around the same time. They were welcomed by Paralympic Village Mayor , daughter of Paralympic Games founder Ludwig Guttmann.[6]

Kponhinto arrived in London a week ahead of the Games. While he did some shopping in London, he largely did so within the confines of the Paralympic Village because of self-consciousness about only speaking French.[7]

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

competed in the men's Shot Put F57-58 event, finishing 17th overall with a best throw of 8.25 meters.[4] While he was disappointed with not performing better in London, he left having bettered his personal best at the Games.[7] He qualified for the Games based on a wildcard invitation, designed to increase the number of countries participating at the Paralympics.[7]

Men's Field Events
Athlete Event Mark Points Rank
Shot Put F57-58 8.25 m 268 17

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Benin Paralympics - Rio 2016 Medals, Athletes & News". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  2. ^ "Benin - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  3. ^ "London 2012 Paralympics: every team in numbers". the Guardian. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  4. ^ a b c "Athlete Bio". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  5. ^ "Olympics/Paralympics, who stayed where?" (PDF). Get Living London. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-28.
  6. ^ DOSB. "Der Deutsche Olympische Sportbund : Deutsche Paralympics-Mannschaft offiziell begrüßt". www.dosb.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  7. ^ a b c "Africultures - Reportage/festivals - Le rêve paralympique des Africains". www.africultures.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
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