- Benin at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics Benin
games=1980 Summer
competitors=18 (17 men/1 woman)
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officials=Benin competed at the
1980 Summer Olympics inMoscow , USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the1976 Summer Olympics . Previously, the nation competed as Dahomey.Results by event
Men's Triple Jump
*Henri Dagba :* Qualification — 14.71 m (→ did not advance)Men's Javelin Throw
*Inoussa Dangou :* Qualification — 63.56 m (→ did not advance, 17th place)
=Boxing=Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
*Firmin Abissi
*# First Round — Bye
*# Second Round — Lost toRyszard Czerwinski (Poland) on knock-out in first round
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
*Barthelemy Adoukonou
*# First Round — Bye
*# Second Round — Defeated ?? Sambo (Madagascar) after disqualification in second round
*# Third Round — Lost toTsacho Andreikovski (Bulgaria) after knock-out in second round
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
* Patrice Martin
*# First Round — Lost toYordan Lesov (Bulgaria) after knock-out in first round
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
*Aurelien Agnan
*# First Round — Lost toPatrizio Oliva (Italy) after referee stopped contest in first roundReferences
* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
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