Sudan at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Sudan at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Sudan.svg
IOC code SUD
NOC Sudan Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors6 in 2 sports
Flag bearers Ismail Ahmed Ismail (opening)
Rabah Yousif (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan (2016–)

Sudan competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, since its debut in 1960. Sudan, however, did not attend the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the African and the United States boycott.

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Six Sudanese athletes were selected to the team, competing only in track and field and in swimming. Middle-distance runner and Olympic silver medalist Ismail Ahmed Ismail was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. For the first time since 2004, Sudan failed to win a single Olympic medal. Double world indoor champion Abubaker Kaki missed out of the nation's another Olympic medal, finishing farther from the standings.

Athletics

Sudanese 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): [1] [2]

Key
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ismail Ahmed Ismail 800 m 1:48.796did not advance
Abubaker Kaki 1:45.511 Q1:44.511 Q1:43.327
Rabah Yousif 400 m 45.463 Q45.134did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Amina Bakhit 800 m 2:09.784did not advance

Swimming

Sudan has gained two "Universality places" from the FINA. [3]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mohamed Elkhedr 50 m freestyle 27.2650did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mhasin El Nour Fadlalla 50 m freestyle 35.0770did not advance

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References

  1. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  2. IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 4 June 2011
  3. "FINA Universality Places" (PDF). FINA. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.