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In 2004 Togo entered a team of three into the
Olympics, two track and field athletes and a single canoeist; Jan Sekpona in the men's 800 metres, Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni in the women's 400 metres, and Benjamin Boukpeti in the men's K-1. The 2004 Togo team did not win any medals.
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At just 17, Sekpona was one of the youngest in history to compete in the men's 800m race at the
Olympics. Along with Ali Mohamed Al-Balooshi of UAE and Majed Saeed Sultan of QAT, the 2004 heats featured three of the six youngest competitors to attempt 800m at an Olympic level.
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Sekpona's qualifying time for the men's 800m race was 1:52.40 (a personal best). He qualified through the use of wildcard places, since their season best time fell outside of the "B" qualifying standards.
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