Panama at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Panama at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Panama.svg
IOC code PAN
NOC Comité Olímpico de Panamá
Website www.copanama.com  (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors8 in 5 sports
Flag bearers Irving Saladino [1] (opening)
Omar Simmonds (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Panama competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1920. Panama did not compete on four occasions, including the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support of the United States boycott.

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Comité Olímpico de Panamá sent 8 athletes, 6 men and 2 women, to compete in 5 sports, tying its record with Montreal in 1976, and with Los Angeles in 1984. Two of their athletes competed at their second consecutive Olympics, including breaststroke swimmer Édgar Crespo. Long jumper Irving Saladino, who won Panama's first ever Olympic gold medal in Beijing, became the nation's first male flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 1992.

Panama, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal for the first time since 2004, following the nation's poor athletic performance at these Games, and Saladino's unsuccessful attempt in the qualifying rounds of his event.

Athletics

Panamanian 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): [2] [3]

Key
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Alonso Edward 200 m DSQDid not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Irving Saladino Long jump NMDid not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Andrea Ferris 800 m 2:05.595Did not advance

Boxing

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Juan Huertas Lightweight Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Verdejo  (PUR)
L 5–11
Did not advance

Judo

Panama 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
Omar Simmonds Pea Men's −81 kg ByeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Bottieau  (BEL)
L 0001–1100
Did not advance

Swimming

Panamanian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [4] [5] Panama also has gained a "Universality place" from the FINA. [6]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Diego Castillo 200 m butterfly 2:04.7235Did not advance
Édgar Crespo 100 m breaststroke 1:02.1835Did not advance

Taekwondo

Panama was given a wild card entrant. [7]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Carolena Carstens [8] Women's −49 kg Flag of Spain.svg  Yagüe  (ESP)
L 2–7
Did not advanceFlag of Mexico.svg  Alegría  (MEX)
L 2–7
Did not advance

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