Belize at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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| IOC code | BIZ | ||||||||
| NOC | Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Kenneth Medwood | ||||||||
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Belize competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which were held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The country's participation in London was its eleventh appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1968 Summer Olympics. The delegation included two short-distance runners and one judoka: Kenneth Medwood, Kaina Martinez and Eddermys Sanchez. Medwood qualified by recording a time that met qualification standards while the latter two entered via wildcards. Medwood was selected as the flag bearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies. Medwood reached the semifinals of the men's 400 metres hurdles before he was eliminated from competition while Martinez did not progress farther than the quarterfinal stage of the women's 100 metres. Sanchez was defeated by his opponent Miklós Ungvári of Hungary in a 19-second match in the Round of 32 of the men's half-lightweight judo competition.
Belize participated in eleven Summer Olympic Games between its debut at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union because the country joined the United States-led boycott over the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan during the Soviet–Afghan War. Belize participated in the London Summer Olympics from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The highest number of athletes sent by Belize to a Summer Games is eleven to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. No Belizean athlete has ever won a medal at the Olympic Games.
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