Honduras competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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,
United Kingdom
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, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Olympics, excluding the
1972 Summer Olympics
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in Munich, and the
1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of the
American-led boycott.
Comité Olímpico Hondureño sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games, surpassing the record by just two athletes short from Beijing. A total of 27 athletes, 24 men and 3 women, competed in 8 sports. Most of them qualified in
men's football
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, the nation's only team sport at these Olympic games. The Honduran athletes also featured two hurdlers,
Jeimy Bernárdez, who competed at her second consecutive Olympics, and
Ronald Bennett, who became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Among the sports played by the athletes, Honduras marked its Olympic debut in shooting, specifically in the women's pistol event. Honduras, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.
Athletics
;Men
;Women
Boxing
Honduras has had 1 boxer invited
;Men
Football
Honduras has qualified for the men's event.
* Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players.
Men's tournament
;Team roster
;Group play
;Quarter-final
Judo
Honduras has had 1 judoka invited.
IntJudo – Invited Country to take part at the London Games
Shooting
;Women
Swimming
;Men
;Women
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Honduras has qualified one quota.
References
Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012
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Summer Olympics
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