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, London 2012 official website As the country's only competitor, he was also the country's opening ceremonies flag bearer. In heat 1 in the 200m, he finished sixth and last, in 30.12 s. He was the only athlete not to use the starting blocks, and finished more than five seconds behind fifth-placed Rhys Jones of Great Britain. In heat 1 in the 400m, he finished fifth and last, in 1:09.03, more than fifteen seconds behind the other athletes; the crowd cheered him on to the finish line. He was the only T37 athlete in the race; his opponents, categorised T38, had a lower level of disability. Despite his slow time, he qualified for the final as a fastest loser.Men's 400m - T38
, London 2012 official website He finished seventh and last in the final, improving his time to 1:07.61, fourteen seconds behind sixth-placedMen's 100m - T37
, London 2012 official website ;Men's Track and Road Events
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...
in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012. The country initially hoped to send athletes to compete in wheelchair tennis and track and field. Ultimately, however, its delegation was to consist in only one athlete, Marcel Houssimoli
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, in three sprinting events. He was the country's flag-bearer during the Games' opening ceremony
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Marcel Houssimoli
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, a right hand amputee, received a wildcard invitation to compete in the men's 100m
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and 200m
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in the T37 disability category, and in the men's 400m T38.Vanuatu athletes, London 2012 official website As the country's only competitor, he was also the country's opening ceremonies flag bearer. In heat 1 in the 200m, he finished sixth and last, in 30.12 s. He was the only athlete not to use the starting blocks, and finished more than five seconds behind fifth-placed Rhys Jones of Great Britain. In heat 1 in the 400m, he finished fifth and last, in 1:09.03, more than fifteen seconds behind the other athletes; the crowd cheered him on to the finish line. He was the only T37 athlete in the race; his opponents, categorised T38, had a lower level of disability. Despite his slow time, he qualified for the final as a fastest loser.Men's 400m - T38
, London 2012 official website He finished seventh and last in the final, improving his time to 1:07.61, fourteen seconds behind sixth-placed
Marius Stander
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of South Africa.
In heat 1 in the 100m, he finished 9th and last, in 14.55., London 2012 official website ;Men's Track and Road Events
See also
* Summer Paralympic disability classification *Vanuatu at the Paralympics
Vanuatu first competed at the Summer Paralympic Games in 2000, sending two athletes to compete in javelin events. The country was absent from the 2004 Games, returning to the Paralympics in 2008. Vanuatu has never taken part in the Winter Paralymp ...
*Vanuatu at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Vanuatu competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's seventh appearance at the Olympics.
The Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (VASNOC) sent the nation's largest ...
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Paralympics
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...