| Npc: | SAM |
| Npcname: | Samoa Paralympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Location: | London |
| Competitors: | 2 |
| Sports: | 1 |
| Flagbearer: | Milo Toleafoa |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 2000 |
Samoa participated in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9.[1]
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.
See 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). 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 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. Her best throw was 5.32 metres, earning her 257 points; she finished a distant sixth and last.[8]