| Nicaragua at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NCA |
| NOC | Nicaraguan Olympic Committee |
| inLondon | |
| Competitors | 6 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Osmar Bravo |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Nicaragua competed at the2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's 12th appearance at the Olympics.
TheNicaraguan Olympic Committee sent a total of six athletes to the Games, an equal share between men and women, to compete in four different sports, tying its record for the number of athletes at a single Olympics with the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, China.
Nicaragua made their Olympic debut at the1968 Summer Olympics inMexico City, Mexico and they had appeared at every Summer Olympics since. The2012 Summer Olympics inLondon, England, United Kingdom marked Nicaragua's 12th appearance at a Summer Olympics and the six athletes present was their joint-largest delegation ever, equal with the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, China.[1]
In total, six athletes represented Nicaragua at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom across four different sports.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |
In total, two Nicaraguan athletes participated in the athletics events –Edgar Cortez in themen's 800 m andIngrid Yahoska Narvaez|align=left|women's 400 m.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Edgar Cortez | 800 m | 1:58.99 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ingrid Yahoska Narvaez | 400 m | 59.55 | 6 | did not advance | |||
In total, one Nicaraguan athlete participated in the boxing events –Osmar Bravo in themen's light heavyweight category.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Osmar Bravo | Light heavyweight |  Drašković (MNE)W 16–11 |  Hvozdyk (UKR)L 6–18 | did not advance | |||
In total, two Nicaraguan athletes participated in the swimming events –Omar Núñez in themen's 100 m freestyle andDalia Torrez Zamora in thewomen's 100 m butterfly.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Omar Núñez | 100 m freestyle | 57.11 | 51 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dalia Torrez Zamora | 100 m butterfly | 1:05.32 | 39 | did not advance | |||
In total, one Nicaraguan athlete participated in the weightlifting events –Lucia Castañeda in thewomen's −63 kg category.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Lucia Castañeda | Women's −63 kg | 79 | 9 | 97 | 10 | 176 | 9 |
