Honduras at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Honduras at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeHON
NOCComité Olímpico Hondureño
Websitecohonduras.com (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors27 in 8 sports
Flag bearers Ronald Bennett (opening)
Karen Vilorio (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Honduras competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Olympics, excluding the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of the American-led boycott.

Comité Olímpico Hondureño sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games, two more than Beijing. A total of 27 athletes, 24 men and 3 women, competed in 8 sports. Most of them qualified in men's football, the only team sport the nation's competed in at these Olympic games. The Honduran team also featured two hurdlers, Jeimy Bernárdez, who competed at her second consecutive Olympics, and Ronald Bennett, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Among the sports, Honduras made its Olympic debut in shooting, specifically in the women's pistol event. Honduras athletes did not win any medal and has yet to win an Olympic medal at any Games.