Benjamin Kudjow Thomas Boukpeti (born August 4, 1981 in Lagny-sur-Marne , France ) 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 .
15-684: Born in Lagny-sur-Marne , France to a French mother, he holds dual Togolese-French citizenship and chose to represent Togo, the country of his father, in Olympic competition. He began kayaking at age 10. His elder brother Olivier is a member of the French flatwater canoeing team. Competing in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece , he placed fifteenth in the first heat of the Men's K1 event to become
30-698: A monastery founded that year, and after its destruction by the Normans refounded about 990. The monastery was seized by the state at the French Revolution and its buildings are used since 1842 as the offices of the municipality. During the Middle Ages Lagny-sur-Marne was one of the most popular places for tourneys in Northern France. In November 1179 a notable tournament was held by Louis VII of France in honour of
45-670: A French district commercial court declared Titus bankrupt with a €33 million (US$ 43.8 million) debt. Titus' French subsidiaries were later closed down, while their assets were soon purchased by Interplay. Titus began releasing titles for home computers such as the Amiga , Amstrad CPC , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , ZX Spectrum , and IBM PC compatibles before moving on to consoles like the Master System , Super Nintendo Entertainment System , Game Boy , and Game Boy Color , PlayStation , Dreamcast and Nintendo 64 , followed by games for
60-593: A similar distribution deal with Konami for Japan. In August 2000, they signed a deal with Viacom Consumer Products to publish games based on the Top Gun franchise. In August 2001, Titus took the control of Interplay . However prior to this, Titus took over distributing their own titles in the North American market as well as Virgin's from them. In June 2004, Titus filed for bankruptcy , declaring an unseeable future for Interplay. On January 9, 2005,
75-535: Is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris , France . It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in Île-de-France 26.1 km (16.2 mi) from the centre of Paris (20 minutes away from the centre of Paris). The commune of Lagny-sur-Marne is part of the Val de Bussy sector, one of the four sectors in the " new town " of Marne-la-Vallée . From 644, Lagny-sur-Marne was the site of Lagny Abbey ,
90-564: Is a member of the 'Champions for Peace' club, a group of more than 90 famous elite created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H Prince Albert II. This group of top level champions, wish to make sport a tool for dialogue and social cohesion. http://www.peace-sport.org/our-champions-of-peace/ Lagny-sur-Marne Lagny-sur-Marne ( French pronunciation: [laɲi syʁ maʁn] , literally Lagny on Marne )
105-727: Is twinned with Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts , Quebec in Canada since 1969, and also with Alnwick , Northumberland in United Kingdom . Titus Interactive Titus Interactive SA , known as Titus France SA until March 1999, was a French software publisher that produced and published video games for various platforms. Its head office was located in Parc de l'Esplanade in Lagny sur Marne in Greater Paris . At one time, it
120-571: The GameCube , PlayStation 2 , and Xbox . Titus designed games such as Virtual Kasparov , Automobili Lamborghini , Virtual Chess 64 , Roadsters (the Nintendo 64 version), Incredible Crisis (developed by Polygon Magic), Prehistorik Man and Lamborghini American Challenge , that were given positive reviews. Titus however was also involved in the creation of games that were notable due to their negative reception. Superman for
135-782: The Nintendo 64 was notorious for its negative status among gamers. GameTrailers called it the worst game of all time. As of 2018, it holds a score of 23% at GameRankings . Similarly, the 2003 game RoboCop also received negative reviews. GameSpot gave it 2.2/10 saying " RoboCop has a bevy of horrible problems that render the game practically unplayable". 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Titus had several subsidiaries. The United States subsidiary, Titus Software Corporation, had its head office in Chatsworth , Los Angeles . The Japanese subsidiary, Titus Japan K.K., had its head office on
150-630: The company acquired shares in struggling publisher Interplay Entertainment , including a stake in publisher/distributor Virgin Interactive . Throughout the next few years, Titus signed North American distribution deals with smaller publishers. They signed a deal with Cryo Interactive in March 2000, with Rage Software in September 2000, and Microids in May 2001. In 2002, Titus Japan K.K. signed
165-660: The coronation of his son. In 1170, the young knight Baldwin of Bethune and his lifelong friend, William Marshal were at the court of Henry the Young King . In 1180 at the great international tournament of Lagny, Baldwin was a knight banneret , leading the Flemish team while William headed the English team. In 1846, Lagny-sur-Marne annexed the commune of Saint-Denis-du-Port. Inhabitants are called Latignaciens or Laniaques . When video game company Titus Interactive
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#1732765631808180-792: The first Togolese to reach an Olympic semifinal, but only ranked eighteenth in the semifinal run and did not advance to the final. In January 2008, Boukpeti placed first at the African Championships. In the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China , Boukpeti led after the semifinal, eventually claiming the Bronze medal in the K1 event , the first ever Olympic medal for Togo . After clinching his medal Boukpeti snapped his paddle over his kayak in celebration. Following his Olympic success, Togolese Olympics fans expressed an interest in meeting him, as he
195-761: Was active, its head office was in Lagny-sur-Marne. Lagny-sur-Marne is served by the Lagny – Thorigny station, on the Transilien Paris – Est suburban rail line. The station, although administratively located in neighbouring commune of Thorigny-sur-Marne , is immediately across the river Marne from the centre of Lagny-sur-Marne. The commune has ten preschools and nine elementary schools. There are two junior high schools, Collège Les 4 Arpents and Collège Marcel Rivière, as well as one senior high school/sixth-form college, Lycée Van Dongen . Lagny-sur-Marne
210-704: Was instead located in Montfermeil , also in Greater Paris. The company's mascot was Titus, the title character of Titus the Fox . The company was founded by brothers Eric Caen and Hervé Caen in France in 1985. In 1991, Titus purchased Palace Software , the gaming division of the Palace Group . In 1998, the company purchased the developers BlueSky Software and Digital Integration Ltd. In late 1999,
225-657: Was mostly unknown in Togo, only having visited that nation once, during his childhood. Boukpeti failed to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London after he was beaten by Jonathan Akinyemi at the African Championships. However, Boukpeti received a wild card and was able to enter the event. Once again he managed to qualify for the final run of the K1 event where he finished in 10th place. He recently completed management studies in Toulouse , France, where he lives. Boukpeti
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