Samoa competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Olympics, although four other games were first appeared under the name Western Samoa.
Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc. (SASNOC) sent the nation's second-largest delegation to the Games, tying its record for the number of athletes with Los Angeles. A total of 8 athletes, 5 men and 3 women, competed in 6 sports. Two athletes made their second consecutive Olympic appearance, including sprint kayaker Rudolph Berking-Williams. Weightlifter Ele Opeloge, who was considered Samoa's best medal prospect after finishing fourth in Beijing, reprised her role as the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Among the sports played by the athletes, Samoa marked its Olympic debut in taekwondo. Samoa, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.
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^"Oceania Taekwondo Qualification Tournament wrapped up with great success". World Taekwondo Federation. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
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samoa, 2012, summer, olympics, samoa, competed, 2012, summer, olympics, london, from, july, august, 2012, this, nation, eighth, appearance, olympics, although, four, other, games, were, first, appeared, under, name, western, samoa, samoa, the2012, summer, olym. Samoa competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012 This was the nation s eighth appearance at the Olympics although four other games were first appeared under the name Western Samoa Samoa at the2012 Summer OlympicsIOC codeSAMNOCSamoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc Websitewww wbr oceaniasport wbr com wbr samoain LondonCompetitors8 in 6 sportsFlag bearersEle Opeloge opening Kaino Thomsen closing MedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer Olympics appearances overview 1984198819921996200020042008201220162020Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc SASNOC sent the nation s second largest delegation to the Games tying its record for the number of athletes with Los Angeles A total of 8 athletes 5 men and 3 women competed in 6 sports Two athletes made their second consecutive Olympic appearance including sprint kayaker Rudolph Berking Williams Weightlifter Ele Opeloge who was considered Samoa s best medal prospect after finishing fourth in Beijing reprised her role as the nation s flag bearer at the opening ceremony Among the sports played by the athletes Samoa marked its Olympic debut in taekwondo Samoa however has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal Contents 1 Archery 2 Athletics 3 Canoeing 3 1 Sprint 4 Judo 5 Taekwondo 6 Weightlifting 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksArchery EditMain article Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics Samoa has qualified one archer Maureen Tuimalealiifano is competing in the women s individual event 1 Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final BMScore Seed OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore RankMaureen Tuimalealiifano Women s individual 520 63 Lee S j KOR 2 L 0 6 did not advanceAthletics EditMain article Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics MenAthlete Event Qualification FinalDistance Position Distance PositionEmanuele Fuamatu Shot put 17 78 35 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 Sprint Edit Athlete Event Heats Semifinals FinalTime Rank Time Rank Time RankRudolph Berking Williams Men s C 1 200 m 51 483 6 Q 54 471 8 did not advanceMen s C 1 1000 m 4 54 211 6 did not advanceQualification Legend FA Qualify to final medal FB Qualify to final B non medal Judo EditMain article Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics Samoa has qualified 1 judoka Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final BMOppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult RankAleni Smith 1 Men s 73 kg Bye Jezek CZE L 0000 0100 did not advanceTaekwondo EditMain article Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics Samoa has qualified two quota places in Taekwondo 2 Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal FinalOppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult RankKaino Thomsen Fuataga 1 Men s 80 kg Obame GAB L 2 9 did not advance Despaigne CUB L 2 14 did not advanceTalitiga Crawley 1 Women s 67 kg Mandic SRB L 2 16 did not advance Espinoza MEX L 0 13 did not advanceWeightlifting EditMain article Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics Samoa has qualified the following quota places Athlete Event Snatch Clean amp Jerk Total RankResult Rank Result RankToafitu Perive Men s 77 kg 122 12 167 11 289 11Ele Opeloge Women s 75 kg 117 9 150 6 267 6See also EditSamoa at the 2012 Summer ParalympicsReferences Edit a b c d BlueSky Team Samoa Samoa Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee Retrieved 27 July 2012 Oceania Taekwondo Qualification Tournament wrapped up with great success World Taekwondo Federation 11 September 2011 Retrieved 11 September 2011 External links Edit This 2012 Olympics related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samoa at the 2012 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1137381529, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
