Papua New Guinea at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
| Papua New Guinea at the Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 2 in 2 sports | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Francis Kompaon | |||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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| Paralympic history (summary) | ||||||||||
| Summer Games | ||||||||||
Papua New Guinea participated in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012.[1][2][3]
At the previous Games, in 2008, sprinter Francis Kompaon had won Papua New Guinea's first ever Paralympic medal, a silver in the men's 100m, T46 category.[4] He qualified for the 2012 Games. The only other qualified athlete for London was Timothy Harabe, in powerlifting in the men's 75 kg event.[5][6]
As in 2008, Francis Kompaon was selected as his country's flag-bearer during the Games' opening ceremony.[7]
Papua New Guinea did not win a medal at these Games.
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Athletics
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Francis Kompaon competed in the men's 100m and 200m T46.[6]
In the 200m, he finished sixth (of eight) in his heat, with a new personal best of 23.05.[8]
In the 100m, he finished third (of seven) in heat 2, qualifying for the final as the fastest loser overall with a personal best time of 11.21 (fifth fastest overall over the three heats). In the final, however, he was unable to repeat his Beijing performance; he "injured his hamstring near the finish line" and finished seventh (of eight) in 12.28.[9][10]
- Men’s Track and Road Events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Francis Kompaon | 100m T46 | 11.21 | 3 q | 12.28 | 7 |
| 200m T46 | 23.05 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Powerlifting
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Timothy Harabe competed in the men's 75kg event.[6]
He lifted 160 kg, finishing 10th (out of 13).[11]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
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| Timothy Harabe | -75kg | 160 kg | 10 |
See also
- Summer Paralympic disability classification
- Papua New Guinea at the Paralympics
- Papua New Guinea at the 2012 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "All Oceania Nations to Head to London 2012 Together", International Paralympic Committee, 9 September 2011
- ↑ "Papua New Guinea Paralympic Committee choose Stoke Mandeville Stadium", Stoke Mandeville Stadium
- ↑ "South East to host Papua New Guinea Paralympic team", London 2012 official website, 18 September 2009
- ↑ "Kompaon a champ on our national day", Post Courier, September 16, 2008
- ↑ "Harabe makes London Games", The National, 5 April 2012
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 PNG athletes, London 2012 official website
- ↑ "Paralympic athletes praise Cardiff for warm welcome", Your Cardiff, 23 August 2012
- ↑ Results : men's 200m T46, official website
- ↑ Results: men's 100m T46, official website
- ↑ "Sport: PNG’s Kompaon misses out on medal in 100m final", Radio New Zealand International, 6 September 2012
- ↑ Powerlifting: Men's -75 kg, London 2012 official website
