Olympic Summer Games 2012 / Participant (Eritrea)

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Eritrea took part inthe 2012 Olympic Games in London . It was the fourth time they had taken part in the Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of Eritrea nominated twelve athletes in two sports.

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the athlete Weynay Ghebresilasie .

Participants by sport

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Rehabilitation set Mehari	marathon	-		-		2:35:49 h	59	59
Men
Teklit Teweldebrhan	1500 m	3: 42.88 min	13	-	-	-	-	33
Abrar Osman	5000 m	13: 24.40 min	11	-		-	-	16
Teklemariam Medhin	5000 m	DNS						-
Amanuel Mesel	5000 m	13: 48.13 min	16	-		-	-	34
Teklemariam Medhin	10,000 m	-		-		27: 34.76 min	7th	7th
Zersenay Tadese	10,000 m	-		-		27: 33.51 min	6th	6th
Nguse Tesfaldet	10,000 m	-		-		27: 56.78 min	15th	15th
Yared Asmerom	marathon	-		-		2:15:24 h	19th	19th
Yonas Kifle	marathon	-		-		2:21:25 h	58	58
Samuel Tsegay	marathon	-		-		DNF		-
Weynay ghebresilasia	3000 m obstacle	8: 37.57 min	10	-		-	-	29

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  Yared Asmerom

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  Samuel Tsegay

Cycling

Street

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Men
Daniel Teklehaimanot	Road racing	5:46:37 h	73

Web links

• Eritrea - Athletes. Official London 2012 website. The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited ( LOCOG ), accessed October 23, 2012 . 
• ERITREA. Official website of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), accessed October 23, 2012 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Country: Eritrea. london2012.com, accessed July 17, 2012 . 
2. ↑ LONDON 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers. (PDF; 160 kB) IOC, accessed on October 23, 2012 (English).