Eritrea at the 2012 Summer Olympics
| Eritrea at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | ERI | ||||||||
| NOC | Eritrean National Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 12 in 2 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Weynay Ghebresilasie (opening) Zersenay Tadese (closing) |
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| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
| Other related appearances | |||||||||
 Ethiopia (1956–1992) |
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Eritrea competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fourth appearance at the Olympics.
Eritrean National Olympic Committee sent a total of 12 athletes to the Games, 11 men and 1 woman, to compete only in athletics and road cycling, the first for the nation. Marathon runner Yonas Kifle had competed at every Olympic games since its national debut in Sydney, and was the oldest member of the contingent, at age 35. Steeplechase runner Weynay Ghebresilasie, the youngest of the team, at age 18, was Eritrea's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. For the second straight time, Eritrea failed to win a single Olympic medal at the London games.
Eritrean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
Eritrea qualified one cyclist for the Games. It marked the first time Eritrea competed in a sport other than athletics.
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