Guinea-Bissau at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Guinea-Bissau at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg
IOC code GBS
NOC Comité Olímpico da Guiné-Bissau
in London
Competitors4 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Augusto Midana
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Guinea-Bissau competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.

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Four athletes from Guinea-Bissau were selected to the team, competing only in athletics and freestyle wrestling. Half of its team had competed in Beijing, including sprinter Holder da Silva and freestyle wrestler Augusto Midana; both of them advanced past the first round of their events. Midana reprised his role to be the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Guinea-Bissau won no medals at the games.

Athletics

Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Holder da Silva 100 m 10.693 q10.717did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Graciela Martins 400 m 58.306did not advance

Wrestling

Guinea-Bissau has qualified two quota places. [1]

Key:

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Augusto Midana −74 kg Flag of Venezuela.svg  Roberty  (VEN)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Georgia.svg  Khutsishvili  (GEO)
L 1–3 PP
did not advance7
Women's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jacira Mendonca −63 kg Flag of Hungary.svg  Sastin  (HUN)
L 0–3 PO
did not advance17

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