| Maldives at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MDV |
| NOC | Maldives Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in London, United Kingdom 27 July 2012 – 12 August 2012 | |
| Competitors | 5 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Azneem Ahmed |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Asian island nation of the Maldives competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Olympics, the delegation consisted of two athletes each in track and field (Azneem Ahmed and Afa Ismail) and swimming (Ahmed Husam and Aminath Shajan). For the first time since their debut at the Summer Olympics, the Maldives entered one badminton player into the Olympics. Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed, the inaugural Maldivian badminton player to compete at the Olympics, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony with Azneem Ahmed carrying the Maldivian flag in the closing ceremony. All the athletes qualified for the games through wild cards from International Association of Athletic Federations FINA and Badminton World Federation. The Maldives however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.