Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

competed at the

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, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. The

Jordan Olympic Committee Jordan Olympic Committee ( ar, اللجنة الأولمبية الأردنية, IOC code: JOR) is the National Olympic Committee representing Jordan. Member federations * Jordan Athletics Federation * Jordan Badminton Federation * Jordan Baske ...

sent the nation's second largest delegation to the Games. A total of 10 athletes, equally shared between men and women, competed in 5 sports. Two Jordanian athletes made their second consecutive appearance at the Olympics: equestrian show jumper Ibrahim Besharat, and taekwondo jin

Nadin Dawani Nadin Dawani (born 20 April 1988) is a Jordanian Taekwondo practitioner who competes in the 67 kg category. She was born in Amman, Jordan on 20 April 1988. She became the first Jordanian Taekwondo player to be named Asian Champion after winn ...

, who became the nation's third female flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Former Olympic swimmer

Samar Nassar Samar Nassar (born 16 February 1978) is a swimmer from Jordan. She was born in Lebanon, and competed for Palestine at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and for Jordan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was the first woman to represent Palestine at the Olym ...

also led the Jordanian team as

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. Jordan, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics

;Men ;Women

Boxing

Jordan has qualified boxers for the following events. ;Men

Equestrian

Jumping

Jordan has qualified an athlete.

Swimming

Jordan has gained two "Universality places" from the

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. ;Men ;Women

Taekwondo

Jordan has qualified 3 athletes.

References

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Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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