Samoa at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Samoa at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Samoa.svg
IOC code SAM
NOC Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc.
Website www.oceaniasport.com/samoa
in London
Competitors8 in 6 sports
Flag bearers Ele Opeloge (opening)
Kaino Thomsen (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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.

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Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc. (SASNOC) sent the nation's second-largest delegation to the Games, tying its record for the number of athletes with Los Angeles. A total of 8 athletes, 5 men and 3 women, competed in 6 sports. Two athletes made their second consecutive Olympic appearance, including sprint kayaker Rudolph Berking-Williams. Weightlifter Ele Opeloge, who was considered Samoa's best medal prospect after finishing fourth in Beijing, reprised her role as the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Among the sports played by the athletes, Samoa marked its Olympic debut in taekwondo. Samoa, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Archery

Samoa has qualified one archer; Maureen Tuimalealiifano is competing in the women's individual event. [1]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Maureen Tuimalealiifano Women's individual 52063Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee S-j  (KOR) (2)
L 0–6
did not advance

Athletics

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Emanuele Fuamatu Shot put 17.7835did not advance
Key

Canoeing

Sprint

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Rudolph Berking-Williams Men's C-1 200 m 51.4836 Q54.4718did not advance
Men's C-1 1000 m 4:54.2116did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Judo

Samoa has qualified 1 judoka

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Aleni Smith [1] Men's −73 kg ByeFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Ježek  (CZE)
L 0000–0100
did not advance

Taekwondo

Samoa has qualified two quota places in Taekwondo. [2]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga [1] Men's +80 kg Flag of Gabon.svg  Obame  (GAB)
L 2–9
did not advanceFlag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Despaigne  (CUB)
L 2–14
did not advance
Talitiga Crawley [1] Women's +67 kg Flag of Serbia.svg  Mandić  (SRB)
L 2–16
did not advanceFlag of Mexico.svg  Espinoza  (MEX)
L 0–13
did not advance

Weightlifting

Samoa has qualified the following quota places.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Toafitu Perive Men's −77 kg 122121671128911
Ele Opeloge Women's +75 kg 117915062676

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "BlueSky Team Samoa". Samoa Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  2. "Oceania Taekwondo Qualification Tournament wrapped up with great success". World Taekwondo Federation. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.