Benin at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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games=1980 Summer
competitors=18 (17 men/1 woman)
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Benin competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1976 Summer Olympics. Previously, the nation competed as Dahomey.

Results by event

=Athletics=

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 to Ryszard 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 to Tsacho Andreikovski (Bulgaria) after knock-out in second round
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
* Patrice Martin
*# First Round — Lost to Yordan Lesov (Bulgaria) after knock-out in first round
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
* Aurelien Agnan
*# First Round — Lost to Patrizio Oliva (Italy) after referee stopped contest in first round

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]