Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ), ...
competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
Four athletes from Guinea-Bissau were selected to the team, competing only in athletics and freestyle wrestling. Half of its team had competed in Beijing, including sprinter
Holder da Silva
Holder Ocante da Silva (born 12 January 1988 in Bissau) is a Guinea-Bissauan sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He was born in Bissau. and freestyle wrestler
Augusto Midana; both of them advanced past the first round of their events. Midana reprised his role to be the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Guinea-Bissau won no medals at the games.
Athletics
;Men
;Women
Wrestling
Guinea-Bissau has qualified two quota places.
African/Oceanian Wrestling Qualification
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Key:
* – Victory by Fall.
* – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
* – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
;Men's freestyle
;Women's freestyle
See also
* Guinea-Bissau at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
References
External links
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Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012
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Summer Olympics
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