Honduras at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Honduras at the 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	HON
NOC	Comité Olímpico Hondureño
Website	cohonduras.com (Spanish)
in London
Competitors	27 in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Ronald Bennett (opening) Karen Vilorio (closing)
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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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, surpassing the record by just two athletes short from Beijing. A total of 27 athletes, 24 men and 3 women, competed in 8 sports. Most of them qualified in men's football, the nation's only team sport at these Olympic games. The Honduran athletes also featured two hurdlers, Jeimy Bernárdez, who competed at her second consecutive Olympics, and Ronald Bennett, who became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Among the sports played by the athletes, Honduras marked its Olympic debut in shooting, specifically in the women's pistol event. Honduras, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.

Athletics

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		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ronald Bennett	110 m hurdles	14.45	9	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jeimy Bernárdez	100 m hurdles	14.36	8	Did not advance

Boxing

Honduras has had 1 boxer invited^[1]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Bayron Molina	Light flyweight	Singh (IND) L RSC	Did not advance

Football

Honduras has qualified for the men's event.

• Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players.

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Honduras squad in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Coach: Luis Suárez

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	2012 club
1	GK	Mendoza, JoseJosé Mendoza	21 July 1989 (aged 23)	6	0	Platense
2	DF	Crisanto, WilmerWilmer Crisanto	24 June 1989 (aged 23)	5	0	Victoria
3	DF	Figueroa, MaynorMaynor Figueroa*	2 May 1983 (aged 29)	8	0	Wigan Athletic
4	DF	Colon, HilderHilder Colón	6 April 1989 (aged 23)	6	0	Real España
5	DF	Velazquez, JoseJosé Velásquez	8 December 1989 (aged 22)	1	0	Victoria
6	MF	Peralta, ArnoldArnold Peralta	29 March 1989 (aged 23)	6	0	Vida
7	MF	Martinez, MarioMario Martínez	30 July 1989 (aged 22)	7	2	Real España
8	MF	Mejia, AlfredoAlfredo Mejía	3 April 1990 (aged 22)	6	0	Motagua
9	FW	Lozano, AnthonyAnthony Lozano	25 April 1993 (aged 19)	4	2	Valencia B
10	MF	Lopez, AlexanderAlexander López	5 June 1992 (aged 20)	6	1	Olimpia
11	FW	Bengtson, JerryJerry Bengtson*	8 April 1987 (aged 25)	0	0	New England Revolution
12	DF	Peralta, OrlinOrlin Peralta	12 February 1990 (aged 22)	6	0	Vida
13	FW	Hernandez, EddieEddie Hernández	27 February 1991 (aged 21)	6	3	Platense
14	MF	Najar, AndyAndy Najar	16 March 1993 (aged 19)	4	0	D.C. United
15	MF	Espinoza, RogerRoger Espinoza*	25 October 1986 (aged 25)	0	0	Sporting Kansas City
16	DF	Leveron, JohnnyJohnny Leverón (c)	7 February 1990 (aged 22)	7	1	Motagua
17	MF	Garrido, LuisLuis Garrido	5 November 1990 (aged 21)	4	0	Olimpia
18	GK	Reyes, FranciscoFrancisco Reyes	7 February 1990 (aged 22)	0	0	Olimpia

* Over-aged player.

Group play

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7
Honduras	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
Morocco	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
Spain	3	0	1	2	0	2	−2	1

Honduras  v  Morocco

26 July 2012 12:00

Honduras	2–2	Morocco
Bengtson  56', 65' (pen.)	Report	Barrada  39' Labyad  67'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 23,421[3] Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Spain  v  Honduras

29 July 2012 19:45

Spain	0–1	Honduras
	Report	Bengtson  7'

St James' Park, Newcastle Attendance: 26,523[4] Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Japan  v  Honduras

1 August 2012 17:00

Japan	0–0	Honduras
	Report

City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry Attendance: 25,862[5] Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Quarter-final

Brazil  v  Honduras

4 August 2012 17:00

Brazil	3–2	Honduras
Damião  38', 60' Neymar  50' (pen.)	Report	Martínez  12' Espinoza  48'

St James' Park, Newcastle Attendance: 42,166[6] Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Judo

Honduras has had 1 judoka invited.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kenny Godoy	Men's −60 kg	Gourouza (NIG) L 0000–0100	Did not advance

Shooting

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Claudia Fajardo	10 m air pistol	348	48	Did not advance

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Allan Gutiérrez	400 m freestyle	4:09.10	28	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Karen Vilorio	100 m backstroke	1:06.38	41	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Cristopher Pavón	Men's −94 kg	140	15	180	16	320	18

Wrestling

Honduras has qualified one quota.^[8]

Key:

• VT - Victory by Fall.
• PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Brandon Escobar	−55 kg	Bye	Jaburyan (ARM) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance					12

References

2. "Luis Suarez presenta la Convocatoria Olímpica para Londres 2012" [Luis Suarez presents the Olympic team for London 2012]. FENAFUTH (in Spanish). 21 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
3. "Honduras – Morocco". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
4. "Spain – Honduras". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
5. "Japan – Honduras". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
6. "Brazil – Honduras". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
7. IntJudo – Invited Country to take part at the London Games
8. "Qualified countries in Wrestling for London's Olympic Games" (PDF). FILA. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.