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Samoa at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Samoa at the 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SAM
NOC	Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc.
Website	www.oceaniasport.com/samoa
inLondon
Competitors	8in6 sports
Flag bearers	Ele Opeloge (opening) Kaino Thomsen (closing)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Samoa competed at the 2012 Summer OlympicsinLondon, 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.

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[edit]

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

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Maureen Tuimalealiifano	Women's individual	520	63	Lee S-j (KOR) (2) L 0–6	did not advance

Athletics[edit]

Men

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

Canoeing[edit]

Sprint[edit]

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

Judo[edit]

Samoa has qualified 1 judoka

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Aleni Smith[1]	Men's −73 kg	Bye	Ježek (CZE) L 0000–0100	did not advance

Taekwondo[edit]

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

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga[1]	Men's +80 kg	Obame (GAB) L 2–9	did not advance		Despaigne (CUB) L 2–14	did not advance
Talitiga Crawley[1]	Women's +67 kg	Mandić (SRB) L 2–16	did not advance		Espinoza (MEX) L 0–13	did not advance

Weightlifting[edit]

Samoa has qualified the following quota places.

See also[edit]

• Samoa at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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