BEIJING, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Alexander Grimm of Germany won the Olympic gold medal Tuesday in the single kayak slalom.
Fabien Lefevre of France took the silver and Benjamin Boukpeti of Togo received the bronze.
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Boukpeti won the first Olympic medal ever for Togo. He came close to doing so four years ago when he reached the semifinals in the slalom.