Andorra
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competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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,
United Kingdom
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from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation marked its tenth appearance at the Olympic games.
The Andorra Olympic Committee ( ca,
Comitè Olímpic Andorrà) sent a total of six athletes to the Games, sharing the same record, both by gender and by overall, with
Athens
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. Sprinter
Cristina Llovera was the youngest athlete of the team, at age 15. Meanwhile, trap shooter
Joan Tomàs Roca, the oldest of the team at age 61, competed at his fifth Olympics since its national debut in
Montreal
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. For being the team's most experienced member, Roca was appointed by the committee to be the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Andorra, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.
Athletics
Andorran 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):
;Men
;Women
Judo
Andorra has qualified 1 judoka.
Shooting
;Men
Swimming
;Men
;Women
References
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Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012
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2012 in Andorran sport