Benin at the 2004 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:BEN
Npcname:Federation Handisport du Benin-Comité National Paralympique
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2004
Location:Athens
Competitors:2
Sports:2
Flagbearer:Akouavi Bladine Sahenou
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:2000

Benin competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. Their delegation included two sportspeople, neither of whom medaled.

Sports

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

See also: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.

Powerlifting

See also: Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Participation Numbers Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. International Paralympic Committee. 8 June 2011.
  2. Web site: Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. International Paralympic Committee. 8 June 2011.
  3. Lauff . Jackie . 2007 . Developing Country Participation in International Disability Sport Competition: A Historical Perspective . Master's thesis . Norwegian School of Sport Sciences . March 18, 2023.
  4. Web site: Athens opens Paralympics with extravaganza. chinadaily.com.cn. 2016-10-27.
  5. Web site: Benin Paralympics - Rio 2016 Medals, Athletes & News. m.paralympic.org. 2016-10-27. 2016-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028023828/https://m.paralympic.org/rio-2016/benin. dead.
  6. Web site: Athlete Bio. paralympic.org. 2016-10-27. 2016-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028023259/https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1064973. dead.
  7. News: Benin Paralympic Committee launch talent identification programme. 2016-10-27.

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