Guinea-Bissau competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
Four athletes from Guinea-Bissau were selected to the team, competing only in athletics and freestyle wrestling. Half of its team had competed in Beijing, including sprinter Holder da Silva and freestyle wrestler Augusto Midana; both of them advanced past the first round of their events. Midana reprised his role to be the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Guinea-Bissau won no medals at the games.
Athletics
Men AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankHolder da Silva100 m10.693 q10.717did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankGraciela Martins400 m58.306did not advance
Wrestling
Guinea-Bissau has qualified two quota places.African/Oceanian Wrestling Qualification
Key: – Victory by Fall. – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points. – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAugusto Midana−74 kgW 3–1 L 1–3 did not advance7
Women's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJacira Mendonca−63 kgL 0–3 did not advance17
See also Guinea-Bissau at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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