Lesotho at the 2012 Summer Olympics
| Lesotho at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | LES | ||||||||
| NOC | Lesotho National Olympic Committee | ||||||||
| Website | lnoc |
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| Competitors | 4 in 2 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Mamorallo Tjoka (opening) Mosito Lehata (closing) |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Lesotho competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The country's participation at London marked its tenth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its début at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The delegation included three track and field athletes; Tsepo Ramonene, Mosito Lehata and Mamorallo Tjoka, and one swimmer; Masempe Theko. Ramonene and Lehata qualified for the Games by meeting qualification standards, while Tjoka and Theko made the Olympics by using wildcards. Tjoka was selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony while Lehata held it at the closing ceremony. Ramonene finished last in the men's marathon and was revived my medical personnel during the event. Lehata did not progress to the semi-finals of the men's 200 metres and Tjoka finished in 90th in the women's marathon. Theko finished 73rd (and last) overall in the women's 50 metre freestyle and did not progress to the semi-finals of the event.
Lesotho participated in ten Summer Olympic Games between its début at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, because of a boycott relating to the New Zealand national rugby union team touring South Africa. The highest number of athletes sent by Lesotho to a summer Games is nine to the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. No Mosothoan athlete has ever won a medal at the Olympic Games. Lesotho participated in the London Summer Olympics from 27 July to 12 August 2012.
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