Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Bosnia and Herzegovina at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
IOC code BIH
NOC Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Website www.okbih.ba  (in Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian)
in London
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Flag bearers Amel Mekić (opening) [1]
Kemal Mešić (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia (1920–1992 W)

Bosnia and Herzegovina competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's sixth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina (OKBIH) sent a total of 6 athletes to the Games, 4 men and 2 women, to compete only in athletics, judo, shooting, and swimming. Bosnian athletes included Kenyan-born marathon runner Lucija Kimani, and rifle shooter Nedžad Fazlija, who participated at his fifth Olympic games without winning an Olympic medal. Heavyweight judoka Amel Mekić became the nation's flag bearer for the second time at the opening ceremony. Bosnia and Herzegovina, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal as an independent nation.

Athletics

Bosnian and Herzegovinian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): [2] [3]

Key
Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Kemal Mešić Shot put 19.6024Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Lucija Kimani Marathon DNF

Judo

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Amel Mekić Men's −100 kg Flag of South Korea.svg  Hwang H-t  (KOR)
L 0002–0021
Did not advance

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Nedžad Fazlija 10 m air rifle 58544Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 114938Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 58745Did not advance

Swimming

Bosnian and Herzegovinian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [4] [5]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ensar Hajder 200 m individual medley 2:05.7036Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ivana Ninković 100 m breaststroke 1:14.0441Did not advance

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