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NOC Comité Olímpico de Panamá Website www.copanama.com (Spanish) Flag bearer Irving Saladino (opening)
Omar Simmonds (closing) Medals Gold
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Panama competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1920. Panama did not compete in four different occasions, including the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support to the United States boycott.
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Comité Olímpico de Panamá sent a total of 8 athletes, 6 men and 2 women, to compete in 5 sports, tying its record with Montreal in 1976, and with Los Angeles in 1984. Two of their athletes competed at their second consecutive Olympics, including breaststroke swimmer Edgar Crespo. Long jumper Irving Saladino, who won Panama's first ever Olympic gold medal in Beijing, became the nation's first male flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 1992.
Panama, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal for the first time since 2004, following the nation's poor athletic performance at these Games, and Saladino's unsuccessful attempt in the qualifying rounds of his event.
Athletics
Panamanian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
Boxing
Judo
Panama has qualified 1 judoka.
Swimming
Panamanian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): Panama also has gained an "Universality place" from the FINA.
Taekwondo
Panama was given a wild card entrant.