Olympic Summer Games 2012 / Participants (Palestine)
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Palestine took part inthe 2012 Olympic Games in London . It was the fifth overall participation in the Summer Olympics. The Palestine Olympic Committee nominated five athletes in three sports, including representatives from the West Bank and Jerusalem , the Gaza Strip and a Palestinian refugee livingin Cairo . Due to the movementrestrictions imposed on the Palestinian populationby the Israeli occupying power, the team was only able tomeet for the first timeafter arriving in London at Heathrow Airport .
The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was Judoka Maher Abu Rmilah .
Participants by sport
Judo
Athletes | competition | 1 round | rank | |||||||||||||
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opponent | Result | |||||||||||||||
Men | ||||||||||||||||
Maher Abu Rmilah | Class up to 73 kg |
Dirk van Tichelt |
000: 100 | 17th |
athletics
Athletes | competition | leader | Semifinals | final | rank | |||
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time | rank | time | rank | time | rank | |||
Women | ||||||||
Woroud Sawalha | 800 m | 2: 29.16 min | 8th | eliminated | 38 | |||
Men | ||||||||
Bahaa al-Farra | 400 m | 49.93 s | 8th | eliminated | 46 |
swim
Athletes | competition | leader | Semifinals | final | rank | |||
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time | rank | time | rank | time | rank | |||
Women | ||||||||
Sabine Hazboun | 50 m freestyle | 28.28 s | 5 | eliminated | 51 | |||
Men | ||||||||
Ahmed Gebrel | 400 m freestyle | 4: 08.51 min | 3 | - | eliminated | 27 |
Web links
- Palestine - Athletes. Official London 2012 website. The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited ( LOCOG ), accessed December 24, 2012 .
- PALESTINE. Official website of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), accessed December 24, 2012 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2012 Olympic Athletes: Palestine. Retrieved July 18, 2012 .
- ^ Thayer Hastings: For Palestine-Israel, Olympics not just a game. Alternative Information Center, accessed July 18, 2012 .
- ↑ LONDON 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers. (PDF; 156 kB) IOC, accessed on December 24, 2012 (English).