Samoa at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Samoa at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | SAM |
NPC | Samoa Paralympic Committee |
in London | |
Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | Milo Toleafoa |
Medals |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Samoa participated in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9.[1]
The country was represented by two athletes, both in track and field.[2] They did not qualify for the Games and received a wild card invitation to compete.[3] Sprinter Milo Toleafoa was the country's flag-bearer during the Games' opening ceremony.[4]
Samoa did not win a medal at these Games.
Athletics
Milo Toleafoa competed in the men's 400m T38 (cerebral palsy, with a comparatively low level of disability).[2] Toleafoa is a T37 athlete, with a somewhat greater level of disability, but there was no specific T37 event in the 400 metres.[5] Toleafoa was the flag bearer for the opening ceremonies.[6] In heat 2, he finished fourth out of five, in 1:09.97 - almost fifteen seconds behind the top three athletes, but more than four seconds ahead of Timor-Leste's Filomeno Soares.[7]
Leitu Viliamu competed in the women's shot put F42-44 (lower limb amputee). She is a T42 athlete, with a greater degree of disability than some of the other competitors, but this is factored into the scoring.[2] Her best throw was 5.32 metres, earning her 257 points; she finished a distant sixth and last.[8]
Men’s track and road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Milo Toleafoa | 400m T38 | 1:09.97 | 4 | did not advance |
Women’s field events
Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Leitu Viliamu | Shot Put F42-44 | 5.32 | 257 | 6 |
See also
- Summer Paralympic disability classification
- Samoa at the Paralympics
- Samoa at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Notes
- ^ "All Oceania Nations to Head to London 2012 Together", International Paralympic Committee, 9 September 2011
- ^ a b c Samoa athletes Archived 2013-01-03 at archive.today, London 2012 official website
- ^ C.f. audio interview on this page.
- ^ "Hellen to carry our flag" Archived 2012-12-16 at archive.today, Solomon Star, 26 August 2012
- ^ Milo Toleafoa Archived 2012-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, London 2012 official website
- ^ "List of Opening Ceremony flag bearers". Paralympic.org. August 29, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ "Athlétisme - Qualifications et Finales", France Télévisions, 2 September 2012
- ^ "Women's Shot Put - F42/44" Archived 2012-09-05 at the Wayback Machine, London 2012 official website
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