Suriname at the 2012 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	SUR
Nocname:	Suriname Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2012
Location:	London
Competitors:	5
Sports:	3
Flagbearer:	Chinyere Pigot (opening) Kirsten Nieuwendam (closing)
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

Suriname competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Olympics.

Five Surinamese athletes, three men and two women, were selected to the team, competing only in track and field, badminton, and swimming. All of them received their spots by wild card entries, without having qualified. Freestyle swimmer Chinyere Pigot, an accounting student at the University of Connecticut, was Suriname's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Suriname has selected 2 athletes by a wildcard.

Key

• Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Women

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Suriname was given a wild card.^[1]

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Men

Women

Notes and References

1. Web site: Badminton Men's Singles Olympic Selection . 3 May 2012 . . 3 May 2012 . 23 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221731/http://www.bwfbadminton.org/file_download.aspx?id=350114&tid=1 . dead .
2. Web site: UConn Swimmers to Represent Suriname at Olympics . 24 May 2012 . 2 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102193154/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/052312aac.html . dead .