Mauritius at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Mauritius competed its eighth consecutive Olympiad at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012.

Mauritius at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMRI
NOCMauritius Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors11 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Natacha Rigobert[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

This Olympiad had a contingent of 11 athletes, 4 men and 7 women, to represented the nation in 7 different sports. Mauritius distinctions of this Olympiad were : the repeat of sending more female than male athletes, the nation's debut at Olympic triathlon and beach volleyball, and breaking its medals streak started at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Beach volleyballer Natacha Rigobert was the eldest team member at 37 and was honored as their inaugural female flag bearer at an opening ceremony.

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Fabrice Coiffic 100 m 10.62 1 Q 10.59 7 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Annabelle Lascar 800 m 2:05.45 5 Did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Mauritius has qualified boxers for the following events.[2]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Oliver Lavigilante Flyweight  Micah (GHA)
L 14–18		 Did not advance
Richarno Colin Light welterweight  Aatakni (MAR)
W 16–10		  Mönkh-Erdene (MGL)
L 12–15		 Did not advance

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Aurelie Halbwachs Women's road race Did not finish

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Christiane Legentil Women's −52 kg Bye  Kelmendi (ALB)
W 1001–0101		  Heylen (BEL)
L 0002–0020		 Did not advance  Müller (LUX)
L 0002–0101		 Did not advance 7

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Mauritius has gained two "Universality places" from the FINA.[3]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mathieu Marquet 200 m freestyle 1:58.91 39 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Heather Arseth 200 m freestyle 2:07.81 34 Did not advance

Triathlon
Main article: Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Mauritius has qualified the following athletes.

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Fabienne St. Louis Women's 19:51 0:39 1:06:54 0:35 39:38 2:07:37 42

Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Beach
Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Elodie Li Yuk Lo
Natacha Rigobert		 Women's Pool A
 Juliana – Larissa (BRA)
L 0 – 2 (5–21, 10–21)
 Háječková – Klapalová (CZE)
L 0 – 2 (10–21, 11–21)
 Holtwick – Semmler (GER)
L 0 – 2 (11–21, 10–21)		 4 Did not advance 19

References
  1. Housy, Ryan (27 June 2012). Mauritius names Rigobert as the flag bearer for the Olympics – Volleyball News Archived 2012-07-03 at the Wayback Machine. Bettor.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. "Final African Olympic Quota Places revealed". Archived from the original on 2015-03-22. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  3. "FINA Universality Places" (PDF). FINA. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.


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