Fiji at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Fiji at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFIJ
NOCFiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.fasanoc.org.fj
in London
Competitors9 in 6 sports
Flag bearers Josateki Naulu[1] (opening)
Leslie Copeland (closing)
Officials14
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Fiji competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, having appeared at every games since 1956 except the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to its support for the American-led boycott.

Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee sent a total of 9 athletes to the Games (6 men and 3 women) to compete in 6 sports.[1] Among these athletes, trap shooter Glenn Kable, the oldest of the team, at age 49, and archer Robert Elder, after his eight-year absence, competed at their second Olympic games. Judoka and current Oceanic champion Josateki Naulu was the nation's first male flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 2000.[2] Fiji, however, had to wait four more years for its first Olympic medal.

  1. ^ a b "Judoka named to lead Fiji at the London Olympics" Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, Fiji Times, 10 July 2012
  2. ^ "2012 Oceania Judo Union Championship Results". Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2012-08-19.

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