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Marcel Houssimoli, a right hand amputee, received a wildcard invitation to compete in the men's 100m and 200m in the T37 disability category, and in the men's 400m T38.[3][5][6] As the country's only competitor, he was also the country's opening ceremonies flag bearer.[7]
In heat 1 in the 200m, he finished sixth and last, in 30.12 s.[8] He was the only athlete not to use the starting blocks, and finished more than five seconds behind fifth-placed Rhys Jones of Great Britain.[9]
In heat 1 in the 400m, he finished fifth and last, in 1:09.03, more than fifteen seconds behind the other athletes; the crowd cheered him on to the finish line. He was the only T37 athlete in the race; his opponents, categorised T38, had a lower level of disability. Despite his slow time, he qualified for the final as a fastest loser.[10][11] He finished seventh and last in the final, improving his time to 1:07.61, fourteen seconds behind sixth-placed Marius Stander of South Africa.[10]
In heat 1 in the 100m, he finished 9th and last, in 14.55.[12]
^"Vanuatu Paralympic Committee Aims for London 2012", Vanuatu Paralympic Committee, 15 July 2012
^ abVanuatu athletes 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine, London 2012 official website
^"Hellen to carry our flag" Archived 2012-12-16 at archive.today, Solomon Star, 26 August 2012
^"VAN PARALYMPIC ATHLETE IN THE OLYMPICS", Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
^"Houssimoli i redi from London 2012 Paralympics", Vanuatu Daily Post, 13 August 2012
^"List of Opening Ceremony flag bearers". Paralympic.org. August 29, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
^Results : men's 200m T37 2012-09-01 at the Wayback Machine, London 2012 official website
^"Athlétisme - Qualifications et Finales", France Télévisions, 31 August 2012
^ abMen's 400m - T38 2012-09-03 at the Wayback Machine, London 2012 official website
^"Athlétisme - Qualifications et Finales", France Télévisions, 2 September 2012
^Men's 100m - T37 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, London 2012 official website
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vanuatu, 2012, summer, paralympics, vanuatu, participating, 2012, summer, paralympics, london, united, kingdom, from, august, september, 2012, country, initially, hoped, send, athletes, compete, wheelchair, tennis, track, field, ultimately, however, delegation. Vanuatu is participating in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9 2012 1 The country initially hoped to send athletes to compete in wheelchair tennis and track and field 2 Ultimately however its delegation was to consist in only one athlete Marcel Houssimoli in three sprinting events 3 He was the country s flag bearer during the Games opening ceremony 4 Vanuatu at the2012 Summer ParalympicsIPC codeVANNPCVanuatu Paralympic Committeein LondonCompetitors1 in 1 sportFlag bearerMarcel HoussimoliMedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer Paralympics appearances overview 2000200420082012201620202024 source source An interview with the Marcel Houssimoli and his coach in LondonAthletics editMain article Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics nbsp Marcel Houssimoli in London nbsp Marcel s coach in London nbsp Marcel and his coach in LondonMarcel Houssimoli a right hand amputee received a wildcard invitation to compete in the men s 100m and 200m in the T37 disability category and in the men s 400m T38 3 5 6 As the country s only competitor he was also the country s opening ceremonies flag bearer 7 In heat 1 in the 200m he finished sixth and last in 30 12 s 8 He was the only athlete not to use the starting blocks and finished more than five seconds behind fifth placed Rhys Jones of Great Britain 9 In heat 1 in the 400m he finished fifth and last in 1 09 03 more than fifteen seconds behind the other athletes the crowd cheered him on to the finish line He was the only T37 athlete in the race his opponents categorised T38 had a lower level of disability Despite his slow time he qualified for the final as a fastest loser 10 11 He finished seventh and last in the final improving his time to 1 07 61 fourteen seconds behind sixth placed Marius Stander of South Africa 10 In heat 1 in the 100m he finished 9th and last in 14 55 12 Men s Track and Road EventsAthlete Event Heat FinalResult Rank Result RankMarcel Houssimoli 100m T37 14 55 9 did not advance200m T37 30 12 6 did not advance400m T38 1 09 03 5 q 1 07 61 7See also editSummer Paralympic disability classification Vanuatu at the Paralympics Vanuatu at the 2012 Summer OlympicsNotes edit All Oceania Nations to Head to London 2012 Together International Paralympic Committee 9 September 2011 Vanuatu Paralympic Committee Aims for London 2012 Vanuatu Paralympic Committee 15 July 2012 a b Vanuatu athletes Archived 2012 08 29 at the Wayback Machine London 2012 official website Hellen to carry our flag Archived 2012 12 16 at archive today Solomon Star 26 August 2012 VAN PARALYMPIC ATHLETE IN THE OLYMPICS Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Houssimoli i redi from London 2012 Paralympics Vanuatu Daily Post 13 August 2012 List of Opening Ceremony flag bearers Paralympic org August 29 2012 Retrieved July 2 2018 Results men s 200m T37 Archived 2012 09 01 at the Wayback Machine London 2012 official website Athletisme Qualifications et Finales France Televisions 31 August 2012 a b Men s 400m T38 Archived 2012 09 03 at the Wayback Machine London 2012 official website Athletisme Qualifications et Finales France Televisions 2 September 2012 Men s 100m T37 Archived 2012 09 13 at the Wayback Machine London 2012 official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vanuatu at the 2012 Summer Paralympics amp oldid 1137504632, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
