| 词条 | Vanuatu at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NPC = VAN | NPCname = Vanuatu Paralympic Committee | games = Summer Paralympics | year = 2012 | flagcaption = | oldcode = | website = | location = London | competitors = 1 | sports = 1 | flagbearer = Marcel Houssimoli | rank = | gold = 0 | silver = 0 | bronze = 0 | officials = | appearances = auto | app_begin_year = | app_end_year = | summerappearances = | winterappearances = | seealso = }}Vanuatu is participating in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012.[1] The country initially hoped to send athletes to compete in wheelchair tennis and track and field.[2] Ultimately, however, its delegation was to consist in only one athlete, Marcel Houssimoli, in three sprinting events.[3] He was the country's flag-bearer during the Games' opening ceremony.[3] Athletics{{main|Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics}}Marcel Houssimoli, a right hand amputee, received a wildcard invitation to compete in the men's 100m and 200m in the T37 disability category, and in the men's 400m T38.[4][5][6] As the country's only competitor, he was also the country's opening ceremonies flag bearer.[7]In heat 1 in the 200m, he finished sixth and last, in 30.12 s.[8] He was the only athlete not to use the starting blocks, and finished more than five seconds behind fifth-placed Rhys Jones of Great Britain.[9] In heat 1 in the 400m, he finished fifth and last, in 1:09.03, more than fifteen seconds behind the other athletes; the crowd cheered him on to the finish line. He was the only T37 athlete in the race; his opponents, categorised T38, had a lower level of disability. Despite his slow time, he qualified for the final as a fastest loser.[10][11] He finished seventh and last in the final, improving his time to 1:07.61, fourteen seconds behind sixth-placed Marius Stander of South Africa.[10] In heat 1 in the 100m, he finished 9th and last, in 14.55.[12]
See also
Notes1. ^"All Oceania Nations to Head to London 2012 Together", International Paralympic Committee, 9 September 2011 {{NPCin2012SummerParalympics}}2. ^"Vanuatu Paralympic Committee Aims for London 2012", Vanuatu Paralympic Committee, 15 July 2012 3. ^"Hellen to carry our flag" {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20121216115618/http://www.solomonstarnews.com/sports/national/15836-hellen-to-carry-our-flag |date=2012-12-16 }}, Solomon Star, 26 August 2012 4. ^1 Vanuatu athletes, London 2012 official website 5. ^"VAN PARALYMPIC ATHLETE IN THE OLYMPICS", Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee 6. ^"Houssimoli i redi from London 2012 Paralympics", Vanuatu Daily Post, 13 August 2012 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/list-opening-ceremony-flag-bearers|title=List of Opening Ceremony flag bearers|date=August 29, 2012|publisher=Paralympic.org|access-date=July 2, 2018}} 8. ^Results : men's 200m T37, London 2012 official website 9. ^"Athlétisme - Qualifications et Finales", France Télévisions, 31 August 2012 10. ^1 Men's 400m - T38, London 2012 official website 11. ^"Athlétisme - Qualifications et Finales", France Télévisions, 2 September 2012 12. ^Men's 100m - T37, London 2012 official website 3 : Nations at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Vanuatu at the Paralympics|2012 in Vanuatuan sport |
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