Nicaragua at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Nicaragua at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Nicaragua.svg
IOC code NCA
NOC Comité Olímpico Nicaragüense
in London
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Osmar Bravo
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Nicaragua competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul because of its partial support to the North Korean boycott.

Contents

Comité Olímpico Nicaragüense sent a total of 6 athletes to the Games, an equal share between men and women, to compete in 4 different sports, tying its record for the number of athletes with Beijing at a single Olympics. Among these athletes, swimmers Omar Núñez and Dalia Torrez Zamora made their second consecutive appearance. Light heavyweight boxer Osmar Bravo, on the other hand, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Nicaragua, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics

Nicaragua has selected 2 athletes by a wildcard.

Key
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Edgar Cortez 800 m 1:58.997did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ingrid Yahoska Narvaez 400 m 59.556did not advance

Boxing

Nicaragua has earned one quota in boxing.* [1]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Osmar Bravo Light heavyweight Flag of Montenegro.svg  Drašković  (MNE)
W 16–11
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Hvozdyk  (UKR)
L 6–18
did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Omar Núñez 100 m freestyle 57.1151did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dalia Torrez Zamora 100 m butterfly 1:05.3239did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Lucia Castañeda Women's −63 kg 79997101769

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References

  1. "Final American Olympic boxing quota places revealed". AIBA. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.