Tonga at the 2012 Summer Olympics
| Tonga at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | TGA | ||||||||
| NOC | Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in London | |||||||||
| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Amini Fonua (opening) Joseph Andy Lui (closing) | ||||||||
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
The Oceanic island nation of Tonga competed at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
Three Tongan athletes received their spots in athletics and swimming by wild card entries, without having qualified.[1] Shot putter Ana Po'uhila was the nation's only athlete in the team to compete at her second Olympics. Meanwhile, breaststroke swimmer Amini Fonua, a telecommunications student, major in media studies, at Texas A&M University, was Tonga's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Tonga, however, failed to win its first ever Olympic medal since the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where Paea Wolfgramm won silver for boxing.
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Joseph Andy Lui | 100 m | 11.17 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Ana Po'uhila | Shot put | 15.80 | 29 | Did not advance | |
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Amini Fonua | 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.65 | 41 | Did not advance | |||
See also
References
- ↑ "Sport: Tonga looking to use London Games as building block", Radio New Zealand International, 24 June 2012
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