Suriname at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Suriname at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Suriname.svg
IOC code SUR
NOC Suriname Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors5 in 3 sports
Flag bearers Chinyere Pigot (opening)
Kirsten Nieuwendam (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Suriname competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Olympics.

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Five Surinamese athletes, three men and two women, were selected to the team, competing only in track and field, badminton, and swimming. All of them received their spots by wild card entries, without having qualified. Freestyle swimmer Chinyere Pigot, an accounting student at the University of Connecticut, was Suriname's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Athletics

Suriname has selected 2 athletes by a wildcard.

Key
Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jurgen Themen 100 m 10.551 Q10.536did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Kirsten Nieuwendam 200 m 24.078did not advance

Badminton

Suriname was given a wild card. [1]

AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Virgil Soeroredjo Men's singles Flag of Japan.svg  Sasaki  (JPN)
L 7–21, 12–21
2did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Diguan Pigot 100 m breaststroke 1:05.5543did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Chinyere Pigot 50 m freestyle [2] 26.3040did not advance

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References

  1. "Badminton Men's Singles Olympic Selection". BWF. 3 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  2. "UConn Swimmers to Represent Suriname at Olympics". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.