Mauritius competed its eighth consecutive Olympiad at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012.
The nation had a contingent of 11 athletes, four men and seven women, to represent the nation in seven different sports. Mauritius did not win a medal, ending a streak started at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Background Mauritius made their Olympic debut at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States and they had appeared at every Summer Olympics since. The 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom marked Mauritius' eighth appearance at a Summer Olympics. Prior to 2012, Mauritius had won medals at the previous two games – the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
Competitors In total, 11 athletes represented Mauritius at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom across seven different sports.
SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 1 2Boxing 2 0 2Cycling 0 1 1Judo 0 1 1Swimming 1 1 2Triathlon 0 1 1Volleyball 0 2 2 Total 4 7 11
Athletics
In total, two Mauritian athletes participated in the athletics events – Fabrice Coiffic in the men's 100 m and Annabelle Lascar in the women's 800 m.
Men AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankFabrice Coiffic100 m10.621 Q10.597Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankAnnabelle Lascar800 m2:05.455Did not advance
Boxing
In total, two Mauritian athletes participated in the boxing events – Richarno Colin in the men's light welterweight category and Oliver Lavigilante in the men's flyweight category.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOliver LavigilanteFlyweightL 14–18 Did not advanceRicharno ColinLight welterweightW 16–10 L 12–15Did not advance
Cycling
In total, one Mauritian athlete participated in the cycling events – Aurelie Halbwachs in the women's road race.
AthleteEventTimeRankAurelie HalbwachsWomen's road raceDid not finish
Judo
In total, one Mauritian athlete participated in the judo events – Christiane Legentil in the women's −52 kg category.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankChristiane LegentilWomen's −52 kgW 1001–0101 L 0002–0020Did not advance L 0002–0101Did not advance 7
Swimming
In total, two Mauritian athletes participated in the swimming events – Heather Arseth in the women's 200 m freestyle and Mathieu Marquet in the men's 200 m freestyle.
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMathieu Marquet200 m freestyle1:58.9139Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHeather Arseth200 m freestyle2:07.8134Did not advance
Triathlon
In total, one Mauritian athlete participated in the triathlon events – Fabienne St. Louis in the women's race.
AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRankFabienne St. LouisWomen's19:510:391:06:540:3539:382:07:3742
Volleyball
In total, two Mauritian athletes participated in the volleyball events – Elodie Li Yuk Lo and Natacha Rigobert in the beach volleyball women's tournament.
AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankElodie Li Yuk LoNatacha RigobertWomen'sPool AL 0 – 2 (5–21, 10–21) L 0 – 2 (10–21, 11–21)L 0 – 2 (11–21, 10–21)4Did not advance19
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