Cook Islands, represented by eight athletes, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's seventh appearance at the Olympics.
Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to these Olympic games. A total of 8 athletes, 3 men and 5 women, had competed in 5 different sporting events; half of them had been given Universality places by the International Olympic Committee. For the first time in its history, Cook Islands was represented by more female than male athletes at an Olympic event. Slalom and sprint canoeing was the nation's only sport to debut at these Olympic games. Laser Radial sailor Helema Williams was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Cook Islands, however, has yet to win an Olympic medal.
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cook, islands, 2012, summer, olympics, cook, islands, represented, eight, athletes, competed, 2012, summer, olympics, london, from, july, august, 2012, this, nation, seventh, appearance, olympics, cook, islands, the2012, summer, olympicsflag, cook, islandsioc,. Cook Islands represented by eight athletes competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012 This was the nation s seventh appearance at the Olympics Cook Islands at the2012 Summer OlympicsFlag of the Cook IslandsIOC codeCOKNOCCook Islands Sports and National Olympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr oceaniasport wbr com wbr cookisin LondonCompetitors8 in 5 sportsFlag bearersHelema Williams opening 1 Luisa Peters closing MedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer Olympics appearances overview 1988199219962000200420082012201620202024Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee sent the nation s largest delegation to these Olympic games A total of 8 athletes 3 men and 5 women had competed in 5 different sporting events half of them had been given Universality places by the International Olympic Committee For the first time in its history Cook Islands was represented by more female than male athletes at an Olympic event Slalom and sprint canoeing was the nation s only sport to debut at these Olympic games Laser Radial sailor Helema Williams was the nation s flag bearer at the opening ceremony Cook Islands however has yet to win an Olympic medal Contents 1 Athletics 2 Canoeing 2 1 Slalom 2 2 Sprint 3 Sailing 4 Swimming 5 Weightlifting 6 ReferencesAthletics editMain article Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics MenAthlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal FinalResult Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result RankPatrick Tuara 100 m 11 72 8 did not advanceWomenAthlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal FinalResult Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result RankPatricia Taea 100 m 12 47 3 did not advanceKeyNote Ranks given for track events are within the athlete s heat only Q Qualified for the next round q Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or in field events by position without achieving the qualifying target NR National record N A Round not applicable for the event Bye Athlete not required to compete in roundCanoeing editMain article Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics The Cook Islands have qualified boats for the following events Slalom edit Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal FinalRun 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time RankElla Nicholas Women s K 1 118 69 15 118 29 16 118 29 18 did not advance Report Archived 2012 12 08 at archive todaySprint edit Athlete Event Heats Semifinals FinalTime Rank Time Rank Time RankJoshua Utanga Men s K 1 200 m 38 966 6 did not advanceMen s K 1 1000 m 4 32 064 8 did not advanceSailing editMain article Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cook Islands has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events WomenAthlete Event Race Net points Final rank1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M Helema Williams Laser Radial 41 40 39 40 40 28 39 39 34 40 EL 339 41M Medal race EL Eliminated did not advance into the medal race Swimming editMain article Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics The Cook Islands has gained two Universality places from the FINA 2 MenAthlete Event Heat Semifinal FinalTime Rank Time Rank Time RankZachary Payne 50 m freestyle 25 26 41 did not advanceWomenAthlete Event Heat Semifinal FinalTime Rank Time Rank Time RankCeleste Brown 50 m freestyle 29 36 54 did not advanceWeightlifting editMain article Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athlete Event Snatch Clean amp Jerk Total RankResult Rank Result RankLuisa Peters Women s 75 kg 82 13 100 13 182 12References edit Wilson Matariki 10 July 2012 Olympic Team Confirmed sportingpulse com Retrieved 14 July 2012 FINA Universality Places PDF FINA 6 July 2012 Archived from the original PDF on 11 July 2012 Retrieved 6 July 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cook Islands at the 2012 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1175609779, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
