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.
Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
Suriname has selected 2 athletes by a wildcard.
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 |
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 |
Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
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 | Sasaki (JPN) L 7–21, 12–21 |
2 | did not advance |
Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
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 |
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 |