Benjamin Boukpeti
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Full name | Benjamin Kudjow Thomas Boukpeti | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | Bouk | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Togo, France | ||||||||||||||
Born | Lagny-sur-Marne, France | August 4, 1981||||||||||||||
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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Benjamin Kudjow Thomas Boukpeti (born August 4, 1981 in
Early life
Born in Lagny-sur-Marne, France to a French mother, he holds dual Togolese-French citizenship and chose to represent Togo, the country of his father, in Olympic competition. He began kayaking at age 10.[4] His elder brother Olivier is a member of the French flatwater canoeing team.[5]
Canoeing career
Competing in the
In January 2008, Boukpeti placed first at the African Championships.[5]
In the
Following his Olympic success, Togolese Olympics fans expressed an interest in meeting him, as he was mostly unknown in Togo, only having visited that nation once, during his childhood.[8]
Boukpeti failed to qualify for the
He recently completed management studies in Toulouse, France, where he lives.[5]
World Cup individual podiums
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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2008 | 27 Jan 2008 | Sagana | 1st | K11 |
- 1 African Championship counting for World Cup points
Commitment
Boukpeti is a member of the 'Champions for Peace' club, a group of more than 90 famous elite created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H Prince Albert II. This group of top level champions, wish to make sport a tool for dialogue and social cohesion. http://www.peace-sport.org/our-champions-of-peace/
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Benjamin, lui, vit à Toulouse, où il vient de terminer des études de management. A l'âge de 10 ans, il plonge dans un kayak, pagaie dans les trois disciplines, le slalom, la ligne et la descente non-olympique. Cinq ans après, il opte pour le slalom, "un jeu qui demande de l'habileté. A côté, le canoë en ligne était rébarbatif, peu ludique". Barré par la densité de kayakistes en France, il choisit alors de naviguer pour le Togo même s'il reste proche des Bleus. D'ailleurs, lors des récentes sélections olympiques qui ont désigné le sélectionné tricolore, Boukpeti avait terminé cinquième.
- ^ a b c La Tribune (France): Benjamin Boukpeti, héros togolais, avec le bronze en kayak
- ^ Togo paddler tops Men's Slalom K1 semi Archived 2008-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. Beijing 2008. 2008-08-12
- ^ Olympic Medal: M K1 Slalom. UPI.com. 2008-08-12
- ^ "WordPress › Error". Archived from the original on 2014-04-25. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Johnathan Akinyemi claims Africa's Men's K1 spot at London 2012". ICF. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- "Boukpeti: Togo's hero in Olympics", Xinhua, August 12, 2008