| Mexico at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | MEX |
| NPC | Federacion Mexicana de Deporte |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 81 in 21 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Mexico competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. [1]
The following Mexican competitors won medals at the Games.
Mexico qualified one athlete in Archery.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
| Jose Baez | Individual recurve W1/W2 | 555 | 21 |  Szarszewski (GER)(12) L 0–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Juan Carlos Arcos | 1500 m T13 | 4:04.34 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 800 m T13 | 1:55,82 | 4 q | — | 1:58.11 | 7 | ||
| Josue Benitez | 400 m T44 | 59.79 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Benjamin Cardozo | 100 m T37 | 12.63 | 15 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Juan Pablo Cervantes | 100 m T54 | 15.10 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 400 m T54 | 52.83 | 7 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Pedro Gandarilla | 100 m T54 | 14.93 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m T54 | 1:40.84 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Jorge Gonzalez | 100 m T12 | 11.60 | 2 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m T12 | 22:96 | 2 | — | Did not advance | |||
| 1500 m T13 | 50.83 | 1 Q | 50.43 | 2 q | 50.41 |  | |
| Aaron Gordian | 5000 m T54 | 11:32.27 | 3 Q | — | 11:09.54 | 7 | |
| Marathon T54 | — | 1:35:32 | 15 | ||||
| Salvador Hernandez | 100 m T52 | 17.34 | 2 Q | — | 17.64 |  | |
| 200 m T52 | 32.69 | 3 Q | — | 31.81 | | ||
| 400 m T52 | DQ | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Pedro Marquez Jr. | 100 m T35 | 15.14 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m T35 | 31.51 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Saúl Mendoza | Marathon T54 | — | 1:44:16 | 23 | |||
| Pedro Meza | Marathon T46 | — | 2:41:59 | 6 | |||
| Edgar Navarro | 100 m T51 | — | 23.35 | 4 | |||
| Leonardo de Jesus Perez | 200 m T52 | 32.78 | 3 Q | — | 33.16 | 5 | |
| 400 m T52 | DQ | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 800 m T52 | — | 2:01.18 | | ||||
| Jaime Ramirez | 200 m T53 | 28.74 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 400 m T53 | DQ | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 800 m T53 | 1:50.37 | 7 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Fernando Sanchez | 400 m T54 | DQ | — | Did not advance | |||
| 800 m T54 | 1:38.82 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||
| 1500 m T54 | 3:17.16 | 7 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Mario Santillan | Marathon T46 | — | 2:48:55 | 9 | |||
| Martin Velasco | 800 m T54 | 1:43.88 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 5000 m T54 | 10:58.97 | 7 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Luis Zapien | 800 m T11 | 4:24.52 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Marathon T11 | — | 16:27.46 | 8 | ||||
| Norberto Zertuche | 100 m T36 | 13.72 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Fernando Sanchez Pedro Gandarilla Juan Pablo Cervantes Jaime Ramirez | 4 × 400 metres relay T53/T54 | 3:23.04 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Cardozo | Long jump F37/F38 | 5.71 m | 7 |
| Fernando Del Rosario | Javelin throw F57/F58 | 42.97 m | 9 |
| Discus throw F57/F58 | 49.38 m | 8 | |
| Mauro Maximo De Jesus | Shot put F52/F53 | 8.68 m | |
| Javelin throw F52/F53 | 20.14 m | | |
| Luis Zepeda | Javelin throw F54/F55/F56 | 28.07 m RR |  |
| Norberto Zertuche | Discus throw F35/F36 | 29.95 m | 11 |
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Yazmith Bataz | 100 m T54 | 18.40 | 4 q | — | 17.93 | 7 | |
| 400 m T54 | 1:04.81 | 7 | — | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m T54 | 2:06.97 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Casandra Cruz | 200 m T11 | 27.11 | 2 q | 26.96 | 3 | Did not advance | |
| 400 m T12 | 1:05.10 | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Grabriela Gonzalez | 100 m T11 | 14.53 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Tania Jimenez | 100 m T11 | 13.38 | 2 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Fatima Perez | 100 m T35 | — | 17.51 | 7 | |||
| 200 m T35 | — | 37.60 | 8 | ||||
| Ana Isabel Talavera | 100 m T12 | — | DQ | ||||
| Daniela Velasco Jose Fuentes (guide) | 200 m T12 | 26.97 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 400 m T12 | 58.33 | 2 q | 58.86 | 2 q | 58.51 | | |
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriela Gonzalez | Long jump F11/F12 | 4.38 m | 4 |
| Yeni Hernandez | Javelin throw F57/F58 | 17.96 m 719 pts | 12 |
| Tania Jimenez | Shot put F11/F12 | 9.24 m 981 pts | 4 |
| Leslie Mendoza | Shot put F20 | 9.32 m | 10 |
| Angeles Ortiz | Shot put F57/F58 | 11.43 m WR 1015 pts | |
| Rita Osorio | Shot put F11/F12 | 7.80 m 921 pts | 10 |
| Discus throw F11/F12 | 19.60 m 404 pts | 11 | |
| Esther Rivera | Javelin throw F33/F34/F53/F54 | 11.07 | 9 |
| Catalina Rosales | Shot put F57/F58 | 9.32 m 857 pts | 8 |
| Discus throw F57/F58 | 27.52 m 621 pts | 12 | |
| Estela Salas | Javelin throw F33/F34/F53/F54 | 11.40 | 7 |
| Discus throw F51-F53 | 12.33 m 591 pts | 6 | |
| Rebeca Valezuela | Shot put F11/F12 | 9.95 m 772 pts | 14 |
| Javelin throw F11/F12 | 34.17 m RR | 4 | |
| Jeny Velazco | Javelin throw F57/F58 | 22.37 728 pts | 11 |
| Athlete | Event | Seeding matches | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Eduardo Ventura | Mixed individual BC1 |  Nagy (SVK)W 6–1 |  Leung (HKG)L 2–6 | Did not advance | ||||
The only equestrian events held in the Paralympic Games are in the Dressage discipline. Mexico sent a team of three riders to the Games.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Erika Baitenmann | Casablanca | Individual championship test grade II | 68.095 | 12 |
| Individual freestyle test grade II | 65.900 | 12 | ||
| Fernando Figueroa | Uwannabemine | Individual championship test grade II | 58.810 | 21 |
| Individual freestyle test grade II | 60.100 | 19 | ||
| Maria Fernanda Otheguy | Welton Adonis | Individual championship test grade II | 61.667 | 20 |
| Individual freestyle test grade II | 63.500 | 15 | ||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT | CT | Total | Score | Rank | |||
| Erika Baitenmann | See above | Team | 66.000 | 68.095 | 134.059 | 369.858 | 15 |
| Fernando Figueroa | 54.905 | 58.810 | 113.715 | ||||
| Maria Fernanda Otheguy | 60.318 | 61.667 | 121.985 | ||||
Three Mexican judokas qualified for the Games.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage First round | Repechage Final | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Eduardo Ávila | Men's 73 kg | Bye |  Takahashi (JPN)W 0001–0021 |  Solovey (UKR)L 1023–0102 | Bye |  Briceno (VEN)W 0013–0101 | | |
| Alejandro Gonzalez | Men's 90 kg |  Kretsul (RUS)L 000–100 | Did not advance |  Asakereh (IRI)L 000–100 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage First round | Repechage Final | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Lenia Ruvalcaba | Women's 70 kg | Bye |  Herrera Gomez (ESP)L 0002–004 | Did not advance | Bye |  Garcia (USA)W 112–0002 |  Szabo (HUN)L 000–020 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Total lifted | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porfirio Francisco Arredondo Luna | Men's 82.5 kg | 195 kg | 5 |
| Perla Barcenas | Women's 82.5 kg | 135 kg | |
| Jose de Jesus Castillo | Men's 90 kg | NM | |
| Laura Cerero | Women's 44 kg | NM | |
| Catalina Diaz | Men's 82.5 kg | 128 kg | 4 |
| Amalia Perez | Women's 60 kg | 135 kg | |
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Haideé Aceves | 50 m freestyle S3 | — | 1:09.99 | 6 | |
| 100 m freestyle S3 | 2:28.16 | 4 Q | 2:28.96 | 7 | |
| Matilde Alcázar | 100 m backstroke S12 | 1:35.43 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m backstroke S12 | 1:34.39 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m individual medley SM12 | 3:07.19 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| 400 m freestyle S12 | 5:49.15 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Jessica Aviles | 400 m freestyle S7 | 6:05.13 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m freestyle S7 | 39.45 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| 100 m freestyle S7 | 1:23.87 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| 100 m backstroke S7 | 1:37.28 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m individual medley SM7 | 3:51.37 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Mariana Díaz de la Vega | 100 m breaststroke SB14 | 1:26.72 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle S14 | 2:33.09 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| 100 m backstroke S14 | 1:24.26 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Karina Domingo | 100 m freestyle S6 | 1:32.19 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m butterfly S6 | 48.54 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m individual medley SM6 | 3:34.52 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| 400 m freestyle S6 | 6:23.41 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| 100 m breaststroke SB6 | 1:56.58 | 4 Q | 1:56.17 | 8 | |
| 50 m freestyle S6 | 42.46 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| 100 m backstroke S6 | 1:49.65 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Doramitzi Gonzalez | 50 m freestyle S6 | DSQ | Did not advance | ||
| 100 m freestyle S6 | 1:24.32 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| 400 m freestyle S6 | 6:14.32 | 4 Q | 6:29.51 | 8 | |
| 50 m butterfly S6 | 44.41 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| 100 m backstroke S6 | 1:39.32 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Vianney Trejo | 50 m freestyle S6 | 39.60 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m backstroke S6 | 1:36.64 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m individual medley SM6 | 3:32.78 | 5 Q | 3:28.97 | 8 | |
| 50 m butterfly S6 | 44.54 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| 400 m freestyle S6 | 5:47.07 | 4 Q | 5:47.85 | 6 | |
| 100 m freestyle S6 | 1:23.71 | 9 Q | Did not advance | ||
| Patricia Valle | 50 m freestyle S3 | — | 55.72 | | |
| 100 m freestyle S3 | 2:07.22 | 2 Q | 1:59.76 | | |
| 200 m freestyle S5 | 4:19.57 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Edith Sigala | Singles class 3 |  Campbell (GBR)L 2–3 |  Altintas (TUR)L 2–3 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Squad list | Group stage | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |
| From: |  China L 46–53 | 4 Q |  Australia L 37–62 | 5th–8th place semi-final  Canada L 53–74 | 7th/8th place match Great Britain L 37–59 | 8 |
| United States L 33–67 | ||||||
 France W 50–42 | ||||||
| Germany L 28–68 | ||||||
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4 | 4 | 0 | 254 | 158 | +96 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 246 | 176 | +70 | 7 | |
| China | 4 | 2 | 2 | 240 | 204 | +36 | 6 | |
 Mexico | 4 | 1 | 3 | 157 | 230 | −73 | 5 | |
| France | 4 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 261 | −129 | 4 | Eliminated |
30 August 2012 21:15 |
| Mexico | 46–53 | China |
| Scoring by quarter:21–11, 9–11, 11–13, 5–18 | ||
| Pts: Estrada Bernal 18 Rebs: Estrada Bernal 14 Asts: Estrada Bernal 4 | Pts: Cheng 19 Rebs: Cheng 13 Asts: Zhang 3 | |
1 September 2012 10:45 |
| United States | 67–33 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter:22–9, 10–9, 14–6, 21–9 | ||
| Pts: Murray 22 Rebs: Murray 7 Asts: Murray 6 | Pts: Estrada Bernal 10 Rebs: Estrada Bernal 10 Asts: Estrada Bernal 4 | |
2 September 2012 13:00 |
| Mexico | 50–42 | France |
| Scoring by quarter:13–12, 13–8, 11–6, 13–16 | ||
| Pts: Vázquez Delgadillo 18 Rebs: Estrada Bernal 13 Asts: Pérez Pacheco 8 | Pts: Quemener-Pichon 22 Rebs: Saint-Omer-Delépine 8 Asts: Glemp-Etavard 7 | |
3 September 2012 10:45 |
| Mexico | 28–68 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 5–10, 14–24, 5–19, 4–15 | ||
| Pts: Estrada Bernal 12 Rebs: Pérez Pacheco 3 Asts: Estrada Bernal 10 | Pts: Adermann 18 Rebs: Adermann 10 Asts: Müller 6 | |
4 September 2012 13:00 |
| Australia | 62–37 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter:21–10, 23–10, 6–9, 12–8 | ||
| Pts: Merritt 14 Rebs: Kean 5 Asts: Gauci 7 | Pts: Estrada Bernal 11 Rebs: Estrada Bernal 4 Asts: Estrada Bernal 16 | |
6 September 2012 8:30 |
| Canada | 74–53 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter:30–4, 12–20, 18–12, 14–17 | ||
| Pts: McLachlan 24 Rebs: McLachlan 13 Asts: Ouellet 10 | Pts: Estrada Bernal 15 Rebs: Estrada Bernal 12 Asts: Vázquez Delgadillo 6 | |
7 September 2012 8:30 |
| Mexico | 37–59 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter:11–6, 8–12, 7–22, 11–19 | ||
| Pts: Estrada Bernal, Pérez Pacheco 9 Rebs: Pérez Pacheco 4 Asts: Estrada Bernal 6 | Pts: Conroy 22 Rebs: Freeman 9 Asts: Freeman 9 | |
France competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. French athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. The French Olympic Committee sent a total of 308 athletes to the Games, 195 men and 113 women, to compete in 25 sports.
India competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. The Indian Olympic Association sent a total of 73 athletes, 48 men, and 28 women, to compete in 14 sports. Men's field hockey was the only team-based sport in which India had its representation in these Olympic games. As a pleasant surprise, the shooting team came successful with a silver medal, the winner being Capt. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. He was the first Indian to win an individual silver medal.
Belarus competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fifth appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era. The Belarus Olympic Committee sent a total of 151 athletes to the Games, 82 men and 69 women, to compete in 22 sports.
Romania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Romanian athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games since its official debut in 1924, missing only two editions, including the 1948 Summer Olympics. The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee sent the nation's smallest team to the Games since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. A total of 108 athletes, 50 men and 58 women, had competed in 16 different sports, most notably in artistic gymnastics and rowing. For the third time in Olympic history, Romania was again represented by more female than male athletes.
The Russian Federation competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China, represented by the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia competed in all sports except baseball, field hockey, football, softball, and taekwondo. They ranked third in the medal table by golds (24) and overall (60). Russia also had 14 medals stripped for doping violations, the most of any nation at the 2008 Olympics.
Canada, represented by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Canadian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1900, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the country's support for the United States-led boycott. Canada sent a total of 281 athletes to the Games to compete in 24 sports. The COC set a goal of finishing in the top 12 for total medals; but the nation failed to achieve this, finishing with a total of 18 medals. Canada matched its total medal count from Beijing 2008. At London, with the initiation of its "Own the Podium" programme, Canada finished 13th in total medals, thus improving on its 14th place performance in Beijing while falling somewhat short of its self-declared goal of 12th position. It finished the event with 18 medals: two gold, six silver and 10 bronze.
Japan, represented by Japanese Olympic Committee, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Despite being London's third Olympic Games, Japan marked their London debut at this games. The nation also celebrated its centennial anniversary in the Olympics, having participated at every games since 1912 except for two editions; it was not invited to the 1948 Summer Olympics in London for its role in World War II, and was also part of the US-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Japan sent a total of 295 athletes to the Games, 138 men and 157 women, to compete in 24 sports.
Belgium competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Belgian Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1976. A total of 119 athletes, 75 men and 44 women, competed in 16 sports. There was only a single competitor in slalom canoeing, BMX cycling, equestrian dressage, rowing, shooting, table tennis, and weightlifting. Field hockey was the only team event in which Belgium was represented at these Olympic games.
Poland competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having missed the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott. The Polish Olympic Committee sent a total of 218 athletes to the Games, 130 men and 88 women, to compete in 22 sports.
Serbia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. This was the nation's third appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Chile competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation has competed at every Olympic games, except the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the United States boycott.
Norway competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twenty-fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics; Norway did not take part in the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, due to the country's support for the United States boycott. The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports sent a total of 66 athletes to the Games, 34 men and 32 women, to compete in 14 sports. Women's handball was the only team-based sport in which Norway was represented in these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in badminton, mountain biking, diving, equestrian dressage, fencing and wrestling.
Algeria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.
Nigeria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Olympics. Nigeria missed the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott. The Nigerian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1984. A total of 53 athletes, 30 men and 23 women, competed in 8 sports. Men's basketball was the only team-based sport in which Nigeria was represented at these Olympic Games. Among the eight sports played by the athletes, Nigeria marked its official Olympic debut in slalom canoeing.
Burundi competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth appearance at the Olympics.
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.
Myanmar competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics, although at most previous Games it competed under the name Burma. Myanmar did not participate at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal for political reasons.
South Africa competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London with a team of 62 athletes and finished 18th on the medal table.
Brazil competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. Brazil was the next host of the Summer Paralympics, holding the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. A Brazilian segment was performed in Closing Ceremony.
Argentina competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was the swimmer Guillermo Marro.
