Benjamin Boukpeti
Benjamin Boukpeti in 2008 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Benjamin Kudjow Thomas Boukpeti | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bouk | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Togo, France | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 4, 1981 Lagny-sur-Marne, France | ||||||||||||||
| 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) is a French-born Togolese slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2003 to 2012. Competing in three Summer Olympics, Boukpeti won a bronze medal in the K1 event in Beijing in 2008, and remains Togo's first and only Olympic medalist.