Swaziland at the 2012 Summer Olympics
| Swaziland at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | SWZ | ||||||||
| NOC | Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association | ||||||||
| Website | www |
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| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Luke Hall (opening) Sibusiso Matsenjwa (closing) |
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Swaziland 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 ninth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The delegation included two track and field athletes: Sibusiso Matsenjwa and Phumlile Ndzinisa, and one swimmer, Luke Hall; the first two competitors qualified for the Games through wildcard places while Hall was awarded an universality place by FINA. Hall was selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony and Matensjwa held it for the closing ceremony. All three competitors did not advance further than the heat stages of their respective events.
Swaziland participated in nine Summer Olympic Games between its début at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union, the former because of a boycott relating to the New Zealand national rugby union team touring South Africa, and the latter because the country joined the United States-led boycott over the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan during the Soviet–Afghan War. The highest number of athletes sent by Swaziland to a summer Games is eleven to the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. No Swazi athlete has ever won a medal at the Olympic Games. Swaziland participated in the London Summer Olympics from 27 July to 12 August 2012.
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