Samoa at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Samoa participated in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9.[1]

Samoa at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeSAM
NPCSamoa Paralympic Committee
in London
Competitors2 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Milo Toleafoa
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

The country was represented by two athletes, both in track and field.[2] They did not qualify for the Games and received a wild card invitation to compete.[3] Sprinter Milo Toleafoa was the country's flag-bearer during the Games' opening ceremony.[4]

Samoa did not win a medal at these Games.

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Milo Toleafoa competed in the men's 400m T38 (cerebral palsy, with a comparatively low level of disability).[2] Toleafoa is a T37 athlete, with a somewhat greater level of disability, but there was no specific T37 event in the 400 metres.[5] Toleafoa was the flag bearer for the opening ceremonies.[6] In heat 2, he finished fourth out of five, in 1:09.97 - almost fifteen seconds behind the top three athletes, but more than four seconds ahead of Timor-Leste's Filomeno Soares.[7]

Leitu Viliamu

Leitu Viliamu competed in the women's shot put F42-44 (lower limb amputee). She is a T42 athlete, with a greater degree of disability than some of the other competitors, but this is factored into the scoring.[2] Her best throw was 5.32 metres, earning her 257 points; she finished a distant sixth and last.[8]

Men’s track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Milo Toleafoa 400m T38 1:09.97 4 did not advance

Women’s field events
Athlete Event Distance Points Rank
Leitu Viliamu Shot Put F42-44 5.32 257 6

See also

Notes
  1. "All Oceania Nations to Head to London 2012 Together", International Paralympic Committee, 9 September 2011
  2. Samoa athletes Archived 2013-01-03 at archive.today, London 2012 official website
  3. C.f. audio interview on this page.
  4. "Hellen to carry our flag" Archived 2012-12-16 at archive.today, Solomon Star, 26 August 2012
  5. Milo Toleafoa Archived 2012-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, London 2012 official website
  6. "List of Opening Ceremony flag bearers". Paralympic.org. August 29, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  7. "Athlétisme - Qualifications et Finales", France Télévisions, 2 September 2012
  8. "Women's Shot Put - F42/44" Archived 2012-09-05 at the Wayback Machine, London 2012 official website
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