Equatorial Guinea at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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|NOCname = {{Nowrap|Olympic Committee of Equatorial Guinea}}
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 2012
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| location = London
| competitors = 2
| sports = 1
| flagbearer = Bibiana Olama
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| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
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| app_begin_year = 1984
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Equatorial Guinea competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The country's participation at London marked its eighth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its début at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The delegation included two track and field athletes, Benjamín Enzema and Bibiana Olama who both qualified for the Games via wildcard places because their fastest times did not meet the required qualification standards. Olama was selected as the flag bearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies. Both athletes did not advance beyond the first round of their respective events.
Background
Equatorial Guinea participated in eight Summer Olympic Games between its début at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England.{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GEQ/ |title=Countries – Equatorial Guinea |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=28 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805165620/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GEQ/ |archive-date=5 August 2016}} No Equatoguinean athlete has ever won a medal at the Olympic Games. Equatorial Guinea participated in the London Summer Olympics from 27 July to 12 August 2012.{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GEQ/summer/2012/ |title=Equatorial Guinea at the 2012 London Summer Games |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=28 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306023815/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GEQ/summer/2012/ |archive-date=6 March 2016}} The nation sent two athletes to the London Games: athletics competitors Benjamín Enzema and Bibiana Olama; the latter was chosen to be the flag bearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies.{{Cite news |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A297793792/GPS?sid=wikipedia |title=Olympic flag bearers |date=27 July 2012 |work=United Press International |url-access=subscription |access-date=22 October 2016 |via=General OneFile}}{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_London_2012/London_2012_Closing_Ceremony-Flag_Bearers.pdf |title=London 2012 Closing Ceremony – Flag Bearers |publisher=Olympic.org. |access-date=7 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328061112/http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_London_2012/London_2012_Closing_Ceremony-Flag_Bearers.pdf |archive-date=28 March 2016}} The country's Olympic women's football team was disqualified from their qualification stage after it was discovered that they fielded an ineligible player.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13997953 |title=Eq Guinea thrown out of women's Olympic qualifiers |date=1 July 2011 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=28 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507132027/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13997953 |archive-date=7 May 2016}} The Equatorial Guinea delegation was led by the NOC president Manuel Sabino Asumu Kawan and the country's Ambassador in London, Mari-Cruz Evuna Andeme.{{Cite news |url=http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=2865&lang=en |title=Presentation of the Equatorial Guinean team at the London Olympic Games |last=Monsuy Senior |first=David |date=27 July 2012 |work=Guinea Equatorial Press |access-date=28 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028154348/http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=2865&lang=en |archive-date=28 October 2016}} The athletes were coached by Jose Moises Bodipo Minter, and the competitors said that despite training being difficult in Equatorial Guinea, they wanted to establish a good reputation for their country.{{Cite news |url=http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=2887&lang=en |title=Interview with the Equatorial Guinean athletes in London |last=Monsuy Senior |first=David |date=4 August 2012 |work=Guinea Equatorial Press |access-date=28 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028152740/http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=2887&lang=en |archive-date=28 October 2016}}
Athletics
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Benjamin Enzema was the only male athlete representing Equatorial Guinea at the London Olympics. He had not previously competed in any previous Olympic Games. Enzema qualified for the Games via a wildcard because his best time of 1 minute, 56.23 seconds, set at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics, was 9.93 seconds slower than the "B" standard entry time for the men's 800 metres.{{cite web |date=15 April 2011 |title=London 2012 Olympics: Athletics qualification |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8453553/London-2012-Olympics-Athletics-qualification.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002225133/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8453553/London-2012-Olympics-Athletics-qualification.html |archive-date=2 October 2011 |access-date=5 March 2015 |website=The Daily Telegraph}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/equatorial-guinea/benjamin-enzema-250252#honours |title=Benjamin Enzema – Athlete Profile – Progression |publisher=IAAF |access-date=28 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028215224/https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/equatorial-guinea/benjamin-enzema-250252 |archive-date=28 October 2016}} He was drawn in the event's seventh heat on 6 August, finishing seventh out of eight competitors, with a time of 1 minute, 57.47 seconds. Overall, Ezema finished 49th out of 52 athletes,{{efn|Two other athletes were disqualified, and one did not start.|name=DNS/NS}} and failed to qualify for the semi-finals since he was 11.05 seconds slower than the slowest athlete in his heat who advanced to the later stages.{{Cite web |title=Track and Field / Menʼs 800m |url=http://london2012.nytimes.com/track-and-field/mens-800m#round_1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617121012/http://london2012.nytimes.com/track-and-field/mens-800m |archive-date=17 June 2016 |access-date=28 October 2016 |website=The New York Times}}
File:Olympic Stadium (London) illuminated, 3 August 2012.jpg, where Enzema and Olama competed in track and field events]]
Competing at her first Olympic Games, Bibiana Olama was the oldest athlete to represent Equatorial Guinea in London at the age of 29. She qualified for the London Olympics because her fastest time of 15.95 seconds, set at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, was 2.85 seconds slower than the "B" qualifying standard for the women's 100 metres hurdles.{{Cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/equatorial-guinea/bibiana-martina-olama-250853 |title=Bibiana Martina Olama – Athlete Profile – Progression |publisher=IAAF |access-date=28 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028215033/https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/equatorial-guinea/bibiana-martina-olama-250853 |archive-date=28 October 2016}} Olama competed in the event's sixth (and final) heat on 6 August, finishing ninth (and last) out of all runners, with a time of 16.18 seconds.{{Cite web |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/summer/2012/results/_/discipline/3/event/317 |title=2012 Summer Olympics – Results – Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles |website=ESPN |access-date=28 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028152928/http://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/summer/2012/results/_/discipline/3/event/317 |archive-date=28 October 2016}} Her time was her fastest of the 2012 athletic season. Olama finished 46th (and last) out of all athletes,{{efn|Two competitors did not start, and two more were disqualified.|name=DNS/NQ}} and did not advance to the semi-finals because her time was 3.18 seconds slower than the slowest runner in her heat who progressed to the later rounds.
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|align=left|Benjamín Enzema |align=left|800 m |1:57.47 |7 |
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|align=left|Bibiana Olama |align=left|100 m hurdles |16.18 SB |9 |
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- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
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External links
- {{webarchive |url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20120830145554/http://www.london2012.com/country/equatorial-guinea/index.html |date=dmy |title=Equatorial Guinea at the 2012 Summer Olympics. London2012.com.}}
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