Honduras at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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IOC codeHON
NOCComité Olímpico Hondureño
Websitecohonduras.com (in Spanish)
Competitors27 in 8 sports
Honduras at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeHON
NOCComité Olímpico Hondureño
Websitecohonduras.com (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors27 in 8 sports
Flag bearers Ronald Bennett (opening)
Karen Vilorio (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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, two more than Beijing. A total of 27 athletes, 24 men and 3 women, competed in 8 sports. Most of them qualified in men's football, the only team sport the nation's competed in at these Olympic games. The Honduran team also featured two hurdlers, Jeimy Bernárdez, who competed at her second consecutive Olympics, and Ronald Bennett, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Among the sports, Honduras made its Olympic debut in shooting, specifically in the women's pistol event. Honduras athletes did not win any medal and has yet to win an Olympic medal at any Games.

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: Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 2012 club
1 1GK José Mendoza (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 23) 6 0 National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Platense
2 2DF Wilmer Crisanto (1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 23) 5 0 National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Victoria
3 2DF Maynor Figueroa* (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 29) 8 0 The Football Association Wigan Athletic
4 2DF Hilder Colón (1989-04-06)6 April 1989 (aged 23) 6 0 National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Real España
5 2DF José Velásquez (1989-12-08)8 December 1989 (aged 22) 1 0 National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Victoria
6 3MF Arnold Peralta (1989-03-29)29 March 1989 (aged 23) 6 0 National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Vida
7 3MF Mario Martínez (1989-07-30)30 July 1989 (aged 22) 7 2 National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Real España
8 3MF Alfredo Mejía (1990-04-03)3 April 1990 (aged 22) 6 0 National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Motagua
9 4FW Anthony Lozano (1993-04-25)25 April 1993 (aged 19) 4 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Valencia B
10 3MF Alexander López (1992-06-05)5 June 1992 (aged 20) 6 1 National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Olimpia
11 4FW Jerry Bengtson* (1987-04-08)8 April 1987 (aged 25) 0 0 United States Soccer Federation New England Revolution
12 2DF Orlin Peralta (1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (aged 22) 6 0 National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Vida
13 4FW Eddie Hernández (1991-02-27)27 February 1991 (aged 21) 6 3 National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Platense
14 3MF Andy Najar (1993-03-16)16 March 1993 (aged 19) 4 0 United States Soccer Federation D.C. United
15 3MF Roger Espinoza* (1986-10-25)25 October 1986 (aged 25) 0 0 United States Soccer Federation Sporting Kansas City
16 2DF Johnny Leverón (c) (1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 22) 7 1 National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Motagua
17 3MF Luis Garrido (1990-11-05)5 November 1990 (aged 21) 4 0 National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Olimpia
18 1GK Francisco Reyes (1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 22) 0 0 National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Olimpia

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Honduras 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Morocco 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Spain 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Honduras 2–2 Morocco
 Report
Attendance: 23,421[3]
Spain 0–1 Honduras
Report
Attendance: 26,523[4]
Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Japan 0–0 Honduras
Report
Attendance: 25,862[5]
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Quarter-final
Brazil 3–2 Honduras
Damião 38', 60'
Neymar 50' (pen.)		 Report Martínez 12'
Espinoza 48'
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

Wrestling

References

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