Suriname at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Suriname at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | SUR |
NOC | Suriname Olympic Committee |
in London | |
Competitors | 5 in 3 sports |
Flag bearers | Chinyere Pigot (opening) Kirsten Nieuwendam (closing) |
Medals |
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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.
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
- Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Jurgen Themen | 100 m | 10.55 | 1 Q | 10.53 | 6 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Kirsten Nieuwendam | 200 m | 24.07 | 8 | Did not advance |
Badminton[]
Suriname was given a wild card.[1]
Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||
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Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Virgil Soeroredjo | Men's singles | ![]() L 7–21, 12–21 |
2 | Did not advance |
Swimming[]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Diguan Pigot | 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.55 | 43 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Chinyere Pigot | 50 m freestyle[2] | 26.30 | 40 | Did not advance |
References[]
- ^ "Badminton Men's Singles Olympic Selection". BWF. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "UConn Swimmers to Represent Suriname at Olympics". Retrieved 24 May 2012.
Categories:
- Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Suriname at the Summer Olympics by year
- 2012 in Surinamese sport
- Surinamese sport stubs
- 2012 Summer Olympics stubs