Samoa at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Samoa competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Olympics, although four other games were first appeared under the name Western Samoa.

Samoa at the 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SAM
NOC	Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc.
Website	www.oceaniasport.com/samoa
in London
Competitors	8 in 6 sports
Flag bearers	Ele Opeloge (opening) Kaino Thomsen (closing)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc. (SASNOC) sent the nation's second-largest delegation to the Games, tying its record for the number of athletes with Los Angeles. A total of 8 athletes, 5 men and 3 women, competed in 6 sports. Two athletes made their second consecutive Olympic appearance, including sprint kayaker Rudolph Berking-Williams. Weightlifter Ele Opeloge, who was considered Samoa's best medal prospect after finishing fourth in Beijing, reprised her role as the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Among the sports played by the athletes, Samoa marked its Olympic debut in taekwondo. Samoa, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Samoa has qualified one archer; Maureen Tuimalealiifano is competing in the women's individual event.^[1]

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Maureen Tuimalealiifano	Women's individual	520	63	Lee S-j (KOR) (2) L 0–6	did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Emanuele Fuamatu	Shot put	17.78	35	did not advance

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

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Rudolph Berking-Williams	Men's C-1 200 m	51.483	6 Q	54.471	8	did not advance
	Men's C-1 1000 m	4:54.211	6	did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Samoa has qualified 1 judoka

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Aleni Smith[1]	Men's −73 kg	Bye	Ježek (CZE) L 0000–0100	did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Samoa has qualified two quota places in Taekwondo.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga[1]	Men's +80 kg	Obame (GAB) L 2–9	did not advance		Despaigne (CUB) L 2–14	did not advance
Talitiga Crawley[1]	Women's +67 kg	Mandić (SRB) L 2–16	did not advance		Espinoza (MEX) L 0–13	did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Samoa has qualified the following quota places.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Toafitu Perive	Men's −77 kg	122	12	167	11	289	11
Ele Opeloge	Women's +75 kg	117	9	150	6	267	6

See also

• Samoa at the 2012 Summer Paralympics